Does anyone Really believe that a "terrorist" would stand and fight in Iraq?
86545
Yes, I do. Don't forget that these terrorists are raised from birth to hate westerners in general and Americans in particular. They are shown videos of Americans dying from a very young age in the madrassas. They are conditioned to believe that if you die in jihad, it is an instant ticket to heaven.\n\nNow what I am going to say next may seem a bit offensive to Americans, but it is not meant to be. In order to beat the terrorists, we have to start understanding them ... we have to start thinking like them. To a terrorist, conducting warfare as they do is not cowardly. It is cowardly by western standards, but not by eastern standards. Terror has been a part of Asian warfare for thousands of years. And this is not the first time Americans have seen these tactics. The Viet Cong used them first against France and then against the United States to beat both countries. Suicide bombers, roadside bombs, combatants dresses as civilians ... talk to any Viet Nam combat vet and they will tell you.\n\nAnd don't forget this, either: Back in the 1770s, our Founding Fathers were considered terrorists. They adapted a lot of tactics from the Indians which was unknown to European armies. We could not win in a face-to-face stand up fight, so we fought "dirty" - at least by the standards of the day.
551768
As "one man's terrorist is anothers freedom fighter" I suspect that it depends more on your point of view than any 'fact'.\n\nPeace out
1121806
I'm not a Democrat, but I can see that many of them don't think that way.  Most understand that we need to succeed, but they don't think Iraq is the right place to make our stand.  While I disagree, I do understand the difference of opinion.\n\nHowever, everyone should be aware that the terrorists in that region can't hold up forever.  Their strategy isn't to beat us with force.  They know that's not possible.  Their plan is to outlast us, hoping that our will to fight will cave.  What do you think the beheadings were all about?  Why were Gitmo detainees specifically trained to lie about their treatment in "every" circumstance?\n\nThey're fighting a propaganda war.  It's up to you whether or not you want to give into it.
486448
G.W. Bush calls "The Resistance" "terrorist" in Iraq. Or sometimes "the insurgency". The truth is that they are mostly fighting for control of the oil. All who fight the USA in Iraq are not terrorist. If China were to invade the USA as we invaded Iraq then I would fight to the death. I would not kill myself to kill others, that's a terrorist act. I would want to live to fight another day and "resist" longer.\nA terrorist will never fight our service men face to face, they know better. Terrorist do the dirty work behind your back. That's is why we lost 58,000 in nam.\nBTW, The NSA has recorded this question and all answers. They also have your old phone records. Do you feel safer now? I also read today they have pictures as small as 3.3 ft. of you in your back yard cooking hot dogs.
741536
on terror? yeah sure, but why here in iraq? we have nothing to do with terror..Bush has brought al-Qaida here, cause he couldnt face them in america, and the only victim here is us iraqis, and the us soldiers..i talk to them everytime, and they tell me that they dont wanna kill anymore innocents, cause they're not reaching the terrorists, they just shoot in the air anytime they're attacked, and only innocent iraqis die...
834987
Maybe...I heard W on the radio this morning saying that the choice between republicans and democrats was the choice between fighting terrorists or giving up (letting them win)! Does anyone (even hard-core republicans) really believe that any American would just give up the fight against terrorists?\n\nIs anyone STUPID enough to fall for this nonsense? I understand the whole lowering taxes, anti-abortion, anti-gay message (although I don't agree with it), but come on. \n\nIf this war in Iraq was diminishing world terrorism, even slightly, maybe Americans would be behind it. Recent reports show that the Iraq war is actually encouraging more terrorism!\n\nW said that democrats view the war in Iraq as a distraction but the republicans know that the war is the front against terrorists. So since the democrats want to leave Iraq, they're against fighting terrorists! What flawed logic. I miss having an intelligent, articulate president who didn't embarrass me. I'd MUCH rather have John McCain (whose views I don't share) than W who I don't agree with but also makes Americans look like idiots to the rest of the world.
164050
I'am always amazed by these fools that think if we were not fighting in Iraq, we would be fighting terrorists here at home. The fact is that King Bush has, with his ill timed invasion of a sovereign nation created a world wide network of people willing to die for a cause that heretofore they cared nothing about. If we spent even 10% of the money on homeland security that we do on blowing up Iraq, we would have an impenatrable border. King Bush is the most dangerous man on the planet.
749371
Erudite....Your question is based on a false premise. Have a little faith.\n\nThis whole area has been chaotic for centuries - we have only be there for a few years and our accomplishments have been pretty impressive. The vast majority of key players who ascribe to this radical faction of hatred have been captured or killed and a free election has been held. The Iraqi militia continues to train and grow and participate in many of the operations to rid this country of these Islamic factions that continue their tactics of terror and murder.\nHopefully, a democratic country in this region will help stabilize and secure this powder keg so the people can live in peace with a government that answers to them - instead of the other way around. \n\nIf only the media would be genuine in their "fair and balanced" reporting, perhaps our optimism would be a little improved.
1090096
This is an unusual question - I am not sure I understand your question, but if so, basically I think that what you are asking is, are the one's called terrorists, done so because of the way the media portrays them, rather than the cause they are fighting for.\nIf so, I would say no. Freedom fighters are normally labelled "rebels".\nIf they use tactics such as attacking civilians, mosques, churches community centres etc to try and make their point, ie scaring people into submitting to their will, or force people to act in a certain way, this makes them terrorists, ie the use of terror as a political means.\nTheir are two types of opponents to the USA in Iraq for example. The so-called "insurgents", who are rebels, who just want to remove the Allied forces from their country. And terrorists who are destroying mosques and killing civilians to ensure their religion is the most powerful one in the new Iraq, once the western powers have left.
731646
I will admit it- I don't find the motives of terrorists to make any sense whatsoever.  It just makes no sense to me why people would want to annihilate others for living as they were meant to live.  And I will agree with you about the lack of real logic found in terrorists.  After all, they've been brainwashed from an early age in those "madrassas", and hence don't reason as other people do.  They continue to do as they've been told, without question, as they have done for many years.  Without any ability to think for themselves.
823732
Not sure what the question is?\n\nI forgot the name of that recent report that officially stated the Iraqi War had created and was still creating more terrorists. So, you make a valid point.\n\nDo I care about what has happened and this creating terrorists? Of course I do... I want us to get OUT of there.
579842
There was a great essay I saw on this the other day, here:\n\nhttp://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/5/26/155350/677\n\nThanks to the original writer, I couldn't have said it better myself.  You can't wage a war against an emotion.  It's like the "war on love" or the "war on sadness", the "war on regret".  You just can't "win" or "lose", there is no goal.  I'm still trying to figure out how people got Iraq mixed up with "terrorism", despotic and tyrannical dictator and murderer, sure, but not a terrorist.
746245
The true terrorists are our very own government.  Iraq had nothing to do with this war, if anyone would take the time to think about it.
666381
I think what you're trying to say that there's many reasons people do terrorist acts but mostly it's people with psychological problems, and that they think their thinking is the most correct thinking in the world. Is that correct?\n\nBest I can figure out they think they've been wronged somehow and resort to violent methods to get revenge. I think they're uncivilized & big cowards to kill innocent people who had nothing to do with whomever they feel wronged them. You would have to be crazy to think God would like that!
776751
I'm afraid some people only understand military might.\nhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061110/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_061110174646\n\nBush knows it and tried to handle terrorists in the right way. Hard to say how the Left will respond, but we're stuck with them.
1014028
Well, I think your idea could make sense, but it's a bit of a strech.\n\nHow do you explain that all the hijackers were Middle-Eastern and were connected with Al-Qeada? When you're fanatical enough to join a militant group that fights for your religion it's very hard to buy you off.
716270
"I have a plan"\n\ncyndie yes I can. stay untill the iraqi people can defend them selves and have established a govt that is sustainable for atleast the near future.  And anybody that is against that "kill them" its not easy but world politics and world safety is not easy.  and it is going to take time.  a stability in the middle east will start in the world effort for stability