>>>If you would hold on to your beliefs, then why think that brute force will cause anyone else to act differently.
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>>Len,
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>>It is not about their beliefs. It's about their actions. If they are unable to commit terrorist acts then I couldn't care less what they believe.
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>>Renoir
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>It so easy to commit a terrorist act - how difficult would it be to get hold of a gun in your country & go into a public place & shoot people ? How difficult would it be to drive a car into a petrol tanker in the middle of a town ?
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>You don't need to do something on a large scale, lots of small scale events can get people just as scared - and that's what terrorism is all about.
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>Don't forget that this is a war on terrorism, not only on Muslim fundamentalists - they're only a small part of the problem - will bombing Afghanistan, stop the next Timothy McVeigh ?

You focus a lot on fear, Len. Are you afraid? So afraid it will affect your judgement and lead you to believe you can work out a compromise to protect your life?