> I guess if we wanted to give in to the wants of the masses, we should
stop
> supporting Israel.  Perhaps they would be satisfied with a small
Palestinian
> state, but by all appearances the fanatics who bombed the WTC are
extremists
> who wouldn't be satisfied unless Israel is destroyed.  Is that what
you mean
> by "paying more attention to the wants and needs"?  Probably not.
The
> main problem is that what one person wants is often diametrically
opposed to
> what someone else wants.  C'est la vie.
>
The bottom line is that we have to act according to our own principles
and interests.
Sometimes that means going against some governments or cliques. We (the
USA) are
the policemen of the world because of our power (economic and military)
whether
we like it or not.  Sometimes a policeman turns his back on an action
sometimes he
reacts.  We influence by just being what we are.  We have to stamp out
terrorism
even if it will spring up again (you clean your house even if it will
get dirty again).

This applies even if the acts are done in the name of religion.  I will
not accept or
condone such acts as female circumcision  or stoning even if  the
perpetrators
claim a religious motivation!

Nick D.

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