For those who don't have the sharp eyes of a genuine TexKan and might be interested in What TF's going on; I read the following and thought it was posted by agnostic on
this thread. So I pounded the keyboard somewhat. I posted it and then realized lurker was a lost puppy.
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Originally Posted by agnostic why can't everyone win? |
So believing in the power of goodwill and friendship, of handshakes and agreement and compromise, of trusting to the good and noble in mankind was easy for me, for the consequences of being wrong in that belief cost me nothing at all. I’d never been robbed, raped, beaten or victimized in any way. That belief in goodwill, compromise, concession and trust grew as a result of being surrounded by decent people in a well-ordered, lawful society, with a long history of compromise and cooperation. That was many yesterdays ago.
I had to take a hardline position against being soft or a laggard. These terrorists want to exert total power over everyone and are willing to kill themselves as their final act of destroying those they deem not to be of their beliefs; much like a predator goes after their laggards.
At death, every-
body is equal. That's what the terrorists want.
What goes for other Nations should also go for our Nation's people:
"Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime." GWB