First thing......DjV. We Brits have suffered decades of attacks by IRA cowards. It doesnt matter how many people have died/been maimed by these attacks. One is too many. To anyone who's been involved and lost a loved one it really doesnt matter how many other people were involved or how much wanton destruction there was. Believe me because I speak from personal experience here.
And in each and every one of those attacks.. what was the international response? Like I said... the feeling on a personal level is going to be severe no matter what the size of the attack. To group this in as just another terrorist event is misguided to say the least.
I dont give a toejam how many terrorists there are in the world. I just know that they all have to be stopped from harming anyone ever again. Anyone who supports or even claims to support ANY terrorist group should be ashamed of themselves.
I totally agree.
On my last visit to the states I happend to pull up in traffic behind a gentlemen with a bumper sticker displaying pro IRA feelings......the girl I was with had to talk me out of committing assault.....but that's just my reaction. I sincerely hope that that gentlemen now realises what it is he stands for. There is no distinction.
And how do you think we feel when we see "this was deserved" displayed by our own citizens? It is the price you pay for allowing this level of freedom in a nation. Insensitivity is protected too.
Whether it be a nail bomb in Harrods or a biochemical device deployed in water systems, the effect on a personal level is the same......you've lost someone you love and would dearly love to find and kill the perpetrator.
On a personal level yes. Now, the issue is wether or not the rest of the world is going to join you in your hunt. Once again... this is the distinction.
We've hunted people down before. We've had terrorist acts commited here on our soil before. This is the first time I know of any scenario where a terrorist act has brought virtually the whole world together. Russia has offered troops to support any military acts we deem necessary. China has offered to send aid to N.Y. Think about that.
Secondly, if you look past the terrible acts committed in the last few days, past the awful death toll and outragous destruction........what this has accomplished is to unite the world against such bastards. Doesnt matter what language you speak, your skin colour or your political affiliation.......right now the world will no longer stand for the killing of innocents.
You got this part 100% correct. But what your not fully realising this is after all the terrorist events that have happened all over the world for the last 50 years... why is this the one that brought it all together?
This event is not like anything that has happened before. The entire world realises that. The entire world has experienced terrorism on their home-front and know of its effects. The fact that this event happened in America is irrelevant. The fact that it happened at all is.
So.. this is not the first act of foreign terrorism to occur in the US.
This is not the first act of terrorism that has resulted in loss of life in the US or anywhere else.
This is not the fist act of terrorism that has prompted international retaliation.
This is the first act of terrorism that has actually united the world in its resolve.
AKDejaVu