No, I didnt miss your point at all![b said:Quote[/b] (schloaty @ Aug. 03 2004,9:15)]My dear Scotty, you missed the point of my post....You ARE right about those who are ALREADY extremists. They are a lost cause, and they need to be stopped. HOWEVER the average Iraqi is just like the average American. They don't really want to kill anyone. Some of then are even eager to learn how to rebuild their own country. THOSE are the ones, I would argue, should be given education.
As for any that do raise arms against us, well, they should be dealt with. However, you cannot condemn the masses for the actions of a few. It seems like your perception of them as all evil, death seeking pschopaths may have been slightly colored by propoganda. Only bad news makes money, so all you'll ever hear about are the bad people over there. You won't hear about the average Joe just trying to feed his family.
I wasnt talking about "the masses"..
I know perfectly well that the majority of average Iraqi citizens are happy we toppled Saddam! (which goes against some *other* propaganda we all have heard!
[b said:Quote[/b] ]It seems like your perception of them as all evil, death seeking pschopaths may have been slightly colored by propoganda.
no, it has not been colored by propaganda.
it has been colored by cold hard facts..
I have been to lower Manhattan since 9/11.
those towers really are gone.
3,000 innocent Americians really did die.
thats where my "perception" of them as "evil, death seeking pschopaths" is coming from..
Scot