[pbleighton]

"We cannot complain if kamikaze attacks us with the only means they have (kamikaze attacks) if we have no scruples bombing them, especially when we all know most of the issue revolves around oil and not humanitarian reasons."

Chamaco, you obviously underestimate the power of denial.

Peter

[Chamaco]

pbleighton, on Apr 20 2006, 03:42 PM, said:

"We cannot complain if kamikaze attacks us with the only means they have (kamikaze attacks) if we have no scruples bombing them, especially when we all know most of the issue revolves around oil and not humanitarian reasons."

Chamaco, you obviously underestimate the power of denial.

Peter

I do not understand which denial you are referring here

If you mean that we can indeed complain because of the violent reaction to our violence, fine, we can, but that would be rather paradoxical:
the situation would be like a boxer complaining because the other boxer refuses to stand still and be kicked until the KO :-)

And in this battle there are no rules, we cannot say that arabs "play dirty", they use the only ways to react they have: self-sacrifice.

Don't get me wrong, I do not support the use of violence from neither part: I am just stating that everytime we bomb one country we automatically increase the number of future kamikaze who will attempt terrorist attacks against us.

Working for peace without violence is, in my opinion, the way to go.

[Sigi_BC84]

Chamaco, on Apr 20 2006, 04:50 PM, said:

pbleighton, on Apr 20 2006, 03:42 PM, said:

"[...] especially when we all know most of the issue revolves around oil and not humanitarian reasons."

Chamaco, you obviously underestimate the power of denial.

Peter

I do not understand which denial you are referring here

He's referring to the denial of the fact that it's about resources and not humanitarian reasons. Many people and many leaders live in denial about that fact.

--Sigi