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>>And, to be blunt, you are either with the USA in its fight against terrorism, or you are for the terrorists. There is nothing to negotiate. The Islamic fundamentalmentalist want us convert to their form of religion, as demonstrated by the Taliban, or they want us dead. You negotiate by surrendering. As Bush said, "There is NO middle ground. " Pacificism is not the 'higher moral ground", it is folks enjoying liberties paid for by other people's blood and sacrifice.
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>Jerry;
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>The Islamic fundamentalmentalist do not want us to convert to their religion. They only want us dead and for our system of government to not exist.
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>Tom

The only question that remains is "how large is the gap between Islamic orthodoxy and fundamentalism?" I suggest it is not as large as some people think, or hope.
JLK