jvquarterback wrote:
There were [about] 2,200 suicide attacks across the world from 1980 to [2009]. As the United States has occupied Afghanistan and Iraq, which have a combined population of about 60 million, total suicide attacks worldwide have risen dramatically -- from about 300 from 1980 to 2003, to 1,800 from 2004 to 2009. Further, over 90-percent of suicide attacks worldwide are now anti-American (it had previously been about 10 percent). The vast majority of suicide terrorists hail from the local region threatened by foreign troops, which is why 90-percent of suicide attackers in Afghanistan are Afghans.
Thanks for proving my point that it was good for us to be in Iraq since they are mostly attacking our military and not our civilians over here. Also, we were not officially "at war" with radical islam at the time (although it is not radical but actually islam). Those bombings are their way of fighting this war. Not sure if you noticed but I have yet to see an Al Qaeda or Hamas fighter jet or tank.
jvquarterback wrote:
Prior to 9/11, the expert debate on the causes of suicide terrorism was divided largely between two explanations -- religious fanaticism and mental illness. In the years after 9/11, new research on who becomes a suicide terrorist showed that virtually none could be diagnosed as mentally ill, while many were religious and, most striking, nearly all emerged from communities resisting foreign military occupation.
ince Israel withdrew its army from Lebanon in May 2000, there has not been a single Lebanese suicide attack. Similarly, since Israel withdrew from Gaza and large parts of the West Bank, Palestinian suicide attacks are down over 90 percent..
What country were we occupying when they bombed the WTC twice, the Cole, the Embassy bombings? Also notice that nearly all the attacks are over there. Aren't you glad that our leaders were able to take the fight to over there instead of doing it here at our malls and pizza shops. Or do you really believe they would stop attacking if we just pulled out and said we were sorry. But who am I, just a guy with his head in the sand.
Also you failed to mention all the attempted attacks along with the thousands of rockts now launched at Isreal from that wonderfully peacful area called Gaza. You know the area that all the intellectuals said would stop the violence if Isreal gave it to the Palestinians. Or the rockets that continue to be launched from Lebannon. And did Pape take into account that Lebanese suicide bombers no longer have easy acess to Isreali soldiers?
BTW isn't the deffinition of "occupying a country" when you establish a presence w/o the consent of the government? So how do Germany, Italy, England, S. Korea fit into that?
As for Dhimmi Pape, yeah I take the word of a guy who is was keynote speaker for a fundraiser for Muslim groups. I also noticed in his article how he discounts Islamic tenants of the suicide attacks (martydom). I would love to debate this guy on
his area of expertise because he appears to be one of those intellectual giants that can't seem to see the forest through the trees. And here is a nice little blurb for Mr Pape
"Osama Hamdan, the Hamas representative in Lebanon, told Iranian television that suicide bombing attacks against Israel were justified, especially attacks in buses. He rejected the historical Jewish connection to the Land of Israel and stated that Hamasâ avowed intention was to wipe Israel off the face of the map."
Also the statistics don't mention all the attempted attacks along the border and at checkpoints, or the thousands of rockets now launched at Isreal from that wonderfully peacful area called Gaza. You know the area that all the intellectuals said would stop the violence if Isreal gave it to the Palestinians. Nor does he mention the rockets that continue to be launched from Lebannon. Yep it's definitly peaceful over there now. Just don't ride any school buses because a misfired firecracker might hit it. You know I should just take my head out of the sand and accept that if we just left the middle east it would turn into paradise.
So lets drop the middle east hates us cause were there. They hate us because they hate all non-muslims and intend to take over the world. The USA is their biggest obsticle so we get the lion's share of it now because nobody else has the balls nor the strength to stand up to this evil idiology. Did you know england now has around 85 Sharia courts? Suckers!
