I have read some pretty frightening statistics regarding the Death Toll as a result of yesterdays tragedies. In all honesty my heart goes out to the friends and familes of those injured or killed in the attacks. Unfortunately I have also discovered some pretty scary posts of the "Bomb The Hell Out Of 'Em" variety. One guy said he was at a bar and some guys left with weapons intending to seek out retribution. Of course all air traffic was shut down and the people responsible more than likely do not live anywhere one could drive too, i.e. any acts of "retribution" are not in fact retribution but a hate crime. There is a difference.
Following up on this mentality are some of the Nation's "Shock Jocks". While I have not listened to Howard Stern since I was in High School, I have been informed that he (as well as many others) has completely adopted the "Bomb the Bastards" attitude. First of all CNN was indicating that new evidence points to Osama bin Laden. I just went back to CNN's site and that article appears to have been PULLED. I am not sure what is behind the article's removal. Let us say for a moment that bin Laden is responsible. He is currently thought to be in Afghanistan. Why should we bomb Afghanistan? All that would accomplish would be the murdering of thousands of innocent people the same as America experienced yesterday. The guilty might be killed as well, but at what price?
The other burst of brilliance I have encountered today (all sarcasm) is "Bomb the Palestinians". This statement is ridiculous because bombing Palestinian settlements is actually the same as bombing Israel. The Israeli Lobby is the most powerful international lobby operating in the United States, we will not (and as far as I am concerned) should not bomb any Palestinian settlements. Were there celebrations in what accounts for "Palestine"? Yes, there were. Should they be killed for celebrating? I strongly doubt it-celebrating is not a crime. The reason that the Palestinians and individuals such as Osama bin Laden are angry with the US, and take pleasure in seeing the US attacked, involves the United States involvement in the creation of Israel in 1947. Israel was set up on land that was, at the very least, partially belonging to the Palestinians. The US was instrumental in Israel's creation and the Palestinians are angry at the US as a result. They feel that their land was taken and given to people who they are theologically and idealogically oppossed to as a result of crimes they did not commit (i.e. the Holocaust). Palestine no longer exists, that is why the Palestinians are angry with the US and Israel. As near as I know it is difficult to bomb someplace that truly does not really exist. If we were to bomb the Palestinians we would either injure or kill thousands of Israeli citizens, and many Palestinians, who would technically be as innocent as the people in the World Trade Center and The Pentagon. Not a sensible solution. The Palestinians have been waging war on Israel itself for 54 years, and they hold us accountable as well for their loss of land. Are they now at war with us? Maybe--if this is indeed an attack carried out by a Palestinian Terrorist Group. The removal of the bin Laden article from CNN has certainly prompted me to wonder even more about the validity of the initial claims as to his or other Palestinian involvement. When all the intelligence information is in. I am confident that a swift and thorough assault will be directing at those guilty of the crimes. Our government is in place to defend us in situations such as these, and we all need to trust the government on this one. They are as eager for justice as the American public is, and they have the means to carry out this justice in the most effective manner possible with little to no loss of innocent lives.
Following up on this mentality are some of the Nation's "Shock Jocks". While I have not listened to Howard Stern since I was in High School, I have been informed that he (as well as many others) has completely adopted the "Bomb the Bastards" attitude. First of all CNN was indicating that new evidence points to Osama bin Laden. I just went back to CNN's site and that article appears to have been PULLED. I am not sure what is behind the article's removal. Let us say for a moment that bin Laden is responsible. He is currently thought to be in Afghanistan. Why should we bomb Afghanistan? All that would accomplish would be the murdering of thousands of innocent people the same as America experienced yesterday. The guilty might be killed as well, but at what price?
The other burst of brilliance I have encountered today (all sarcasm) is "Bomb the Palestinians". This statement is ridiculous because bombing Palestinian settlements is actually the same as bombing Israel. The Israeli Lobby is the most powerful international lobby operating in the United States, we will not (and as far as I am concerned) should not bomb any Palestinian settlements. Were there celebrations in what accounts for "Palestine"? Yes, there were. Should they be killed for celebrating? I strongly doubt it-celebrating is not a crime. The reason that the Palestinians and individuals such as Osama bin Laden are angry with the US, and take pleasure in seeing the US attacked, involves the United States involvement in the creation of Israel in 1947. Israel was set up on land that was, at the very least, partially belonging to the Palestinians. The US was instrumental in Israel's creation and the Palestinians are angry at the US as a result. They feel that their land was taken and given to people who they are theologically and idealogically oppossed to as a result of crimes they did not commit (i.e. the Holocaust). Palestine no longer exists, that is why the Palestinians are angry with the US and Israel. As near as I know it is difficult to bomb someplace that truly does not really exist. If we were to bomb the Palestinians we would either injure or kill thousands of Israeli citizens, and many Palestinians, who would technically be as innocent as the people in the World Trade Center and The Pentagon. Not a sensible solution. The Palestinians have been waging war on Israel itself for 54 years, and they hold us accountable as well for their loss of land. Are they now at war with us? Maybe--if this is indeed an attack carried out by a Palestinian Terrorist Group. The removal of the bin Laden article from CNN has certainly prompted me to wonder even more about the validity of the initial claims as to his or other Palestinian involvement. When all the intelligence information is in. I am confident that a swift and thorough assault will be directing at those guilty of the crimes. Our government is in place to defend us in situations such as these, and we all need to trust the government on this one. They are as eager for justice as the American public is, and they have the means to carry out this justice in the most effective manner possible with little to no loss of innocent lives.
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