[Lazamataz]

You've posted facts basically supporting my position, and I thank you for it.

But getting back to the original point, do you have any reason to doubt the reasons the terrorists themselves give for attacking America?

Simple: Palestinians claimed they would be peaceful if only Israel would make all these major concessions.

Israel made most of those major concessions.

Palestine began one of its most bloody terrorist attack periods.

Terrorists lie.

[sixmil]

You've posted facts basically supporting my position, and I thank you for it.

Simple: Palestinians claimed they would be peaceful if only Israel would make all these major concessions.

Israel made most of those major concessions.

Palestine began one of its most bloody terrorist attack periods.

Terrorists lie.

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My point is not that we can get these terrorists off of our backs by meeting their demands. No way. Negotiating with terrorists encourages terrorism just as appeasement encourages aggression. We must completely destroy them now without remorse or hesitation. My guess is that we could have avoided this. I am a firm believer that lying with dogs gets you fleas everytime. Too bad we can not go back in a time machine to see if I really am right. I look at our troops in Korea and I know that they are, in general, not welcome there. If a country can not even appreciate our help, then why should we be there? What is in it for us? Why is it our job to police the world and then get little more than spite in return?