What is your reasoning that suicide bombers are cowards?
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It does take balls to kill yourself, or your life is so miserable that death is better. I remember Patton saying Don't die for your country let that other poor son of a bit*h die for his
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At least they are not strapping explosives to themselves and walking into a crowded mosque. Where is the honor in that???\nOr hiding around the corner and detonating a dead goat stuffed with explosives as convoys drive by.
506396
Yes. Only cowards is not the word I would use. I'd probably call them-\n\nA bunch of hypocritical p*ssies who didn't mind when their countries were bailed out during WWII when they were getting their *sses kicked by the Axis.\n(That would be for the Europeans).\n\nAnd for the Americans:\nA bunch of left wing bigots who are more concerned about the price of gas than they are about the lives of the people who live on the land above their precious crude oil.
401507
No religion supports suicide bombings. In Islam it is forbidden to kill yourself, hence tobacco is not allowed as it is deemed to be a form of suicide. Suicide bombers are not and never will be Islamic. Islam is a tolerant religion that has been bastardised in the same way as Christianity was in the days of the Inquisition. It would pay for more moderate Muslims to speak up on this subject, but Peace and love do not sell news copy as well as fear and hate.
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A suicide bomber's faith can be found just as true as any other man's faith. It's quite ignorant for you to make such an assertion.\n\nI never claimed that it would justify his cause, I am simply stating that you can not prove that his faith is false. It is just as true as anyone else's. Maybe you should try reading sometimes. It really helps.
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No...It is not the same thing!  They are not committing suicide for their country...they are committing suicide for their religion - not country! Americans who die for their country are making that sacrifice to defend the liberty and freedom that our nation and its people hold dear. A muslim commits suicide to instill fear and to kill and maim innocent men, women and children on purpose. There is a definite difference. They claim "death to the infidel". Do you know who an infidel is? It is anyone who does not bow the knee to allah...they are an infidel. They will even kill there own people to espose their view and impose their will. According to their own teachings...an infidel is not worthy to breathe the air that allah has provided. There is a difference and you'd better know it. It's not the same thing. There will come a day when it will matter. Don't believe the hype...our greatest threat is radical Islam.
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No I don't. Anyone that insults someone over the net for no good reason is a coward.\nI can't believe some of the things people say over the net, I've been on a chatroom and been told I was 'going to die' for example.
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I'm sorry, but the only way I know to defeat terrorism is by killing them. They are already killing themselves, so it doesn't seem to be a problem killing them off before they kill themselves and us both. You don't offer any other suggestions, so you must not have an answer.
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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.
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Note: A martyr, by definition, does NOT kill other people in the process of their martyrdom. so suicide bombers are not exactly martyrs.
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How about because they have had women freely sign up to be suicide bombers children as young as eight have been suicide bombers as well. In Iraq families are praised by their neighbors for sacrificing themselves or their children for the cause. It is always sad to see but it does happen the rules of war over there are very different from our own beliefs. And yes sadly enough some are just innocents that are killed. \nConsider though these people are usually mistakenly killed whereas they target us specifically. They have tortured, mutilated, and beheaded both men and women over there, and those people were not even a part of the war in many cases. In fact most were there as peace workers to help provide aide.
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Probably for the same reason you don't blow yourself up... instinctive self-preservation. Although the world would probably be a better place without them, I'm sure mass suicide isn't in Al-Quaida's plans anytime soon.
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First of all, the true members of the Muslim religion condemn these acts. They are not smiled upon.\n\nSecond, most suicide bombers are pretty brainwashed. They are told that they will live an exuberant life in heaven with a bunch of virgins. The suicide bombers actions are of greed not faith.\n\nThird, remember that, no matter what, suicide is the greatest act of selfishness that one can act upon. All of the religions I have studied teach this in one way or another. Fanatics always twist religion to their own purpose.\n\nSo, while it is true that people blow themselves up to kill others, it is far from true that it is a noble act, rewarded in Heaven. It is more a damnable act to be rewarded in Hell.
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those who chose the easy way are cowards
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Because that is what cowards do. A shame that so many brave american men & women have died in a war that advances an ideological and financial agenda. Blood is on Bush & Co.'s hands.
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It's quite obvious you are Moslem, and I shouldn't dignify this by answering it, but I will. \nThose so-called innocents are nothing more than villagers caught up in helping to hide the Taliban, aide them in their fight by providing food and shelter to the enemy of the People of Afghanistan and the legal government.  The Taliban are the cowards and do not stand a chance in a head-on confrontation with US soldiers.  The fighter bombing helps save American and Afghani lives. Collateral damage caused to innocents is minimized by precision bombing and rules of engagement exercised expertly by our forces. If you have any inkling of how much scrutiny these troops are under from the media, you could just be under too much influence by Al-Jazeera and other pro-Islamic newscasts.\nIf you are a Moslem in America planning to be a citizen here, you are not on the right track in understanding our people
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I find it distubing that you would label such ilk as freedom fighters.. thats my opinion.. everyone has pointed out why.. \n\nas to terrorists being labeled as such.. because generally "freedom fighers" commit acts of TERRORISM\n\nthey use methods of unconventional warfare .. ergo. they will do anything it takes even if that means killing innocents intentionally.. which american soldiers have not done in iraq.. \n\n\ni doubt you will change your opinion.. as far as im concerned there is no way possible to rationalize with someone like you.. but here is the wikipedia take on terrorism..\n\nalso.. forcing extremest islamic law on other individuals is hardly fighting for "freedom".. do you realize what these people want to do to us?.. or are you so blind to it all..\n\nwhy dont you ask Daniel Pearl or Nicholas Berg what they think of your freedom fighter analogy.. ?