>The terrorists want a Holy War. Bush promises to fight the terrorists, giving them the fight they want.
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And fight them we shall.

>Whether or not we win the war, the fact is the terrorists have received their war. They win that much, which is undeniable, and that might be too much to afford them. We'll see if thats the case or not.
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>He continues:
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>What's more important than bin Laden and Bush wanting the war is that John Harvey wants the war. I don't mean "John Harvey" as in you specifically, but anyone with your mindset. Including radiacal Ismalmic extremists.
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>For every John Harvey in the United States, there is a John Harvey in Iran, and Syria, and Saudi Arabia. That John Harvey knows that his homeland, and his religion, have been attacked by the United States, he and wants nothing more than the chance to fight them. Just as the John Harvey in the US knows that his homeland, and his world-views, have been attacked by terrorists, and he wants nothing more than the chance to fight them.
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>As long as there is a John Harvey is on both sides, the cycle of violence will not stop.
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>A Palestinian attacks Israel.
>Israel and the US attack Palestine.
>Muslims see this as an attack on their relgion.
>Muslims attack the US.
>The US sees this as an attack on their freedom.
>The US attacks muslim nations.
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>When does it end?
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When the terrorists attacked at 9/11 the line was drawn. I know you are a smart guy, so you probably have connected the dots from Bin Laden to the training camps in Iraq, and Saddam. If you haven't, maybe you need to rethink that. Iraq WAS a safehaven for terrorists. It isn't anymore. The ones who are there are in hiding, not out in the open running training camps. Granted there are other countries that are engaged in terrorism, but one thing at a time. The facts are that terrorism is on the run. That is evidenced by the fact that Bin Laden was reduced to sending a videotape, when he would have loved to have sent a missle.

>I don't have answers. I'm not anti-war. I don't think we should pull out of what we're doing in Iraq because I hope that we will look back and say that we did a very good thing.
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>But the beliefs, the emotions, the loyalty, and the pride that stand in the way of crtical thought cannot be ignored much longer.

True, therein lies the reason Bush won. He has been steadfast, whereas Kerry was all over the map. Fortunately, we will now be able to stay on course and I hope and pray our guys kill Bin Laden tomorrow! Attack our country, pay the price!