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Old 07-13-2005, 11:04 PM   #7
russotto
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Oppression is the reason for the bombings. They want more oppression and they want to be the oppressors and the 1st world stands in their way. Arguing over whether that's because 1st world governments are less oppressive or that they want to do the oppressing themselves is beside the point.

You can talk about root causes, but if the root cause is basically that they -- the terrorists -- want Western governments to act in a way that isn't acceptable to anyone else, then the root cause can't be fixed. If they won't give in either, then the only solution to the problem is removing their ability to commit these acts in the first place.
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