I can see this getting to the point where it is like the movie Brazil. Where an explosion would go off a few meters away from you and no one would care. One thing I hear a lot is the Muslims want to change how we do things here (western world). NO, they want us to stop what we are doing in their country. Big difference.
Phil: It was more the thought of "what if we used the same methods they do". Just a hypothetical scenario. Though if they seriously posed a threat to our existence I don't doubt such extreme measures would be taken. Fortunately terrorists are just a bunch of delusional idiots that believe they have the power to control an…
Last night on the news they had someone who is a former terrorist who was caught and was in jail for a few years. He said that the biggest deterrent was "life as usual". Basically he was saying that after something happens all the increased security, the patriot act here in the US, all these reactions that occur that are…
[ QUOTE ] FEMTO: You are a gentleman and a scholar, sir, and I'm glad someone with a background such as yours is here to give us ignorant Yanks a view from the other side. I applaud all of your remarks, especially those having to do with educating us about Islamic culture. There are some things I would like to ask you, and…
These people believe in eye for an eye, right? They consider this a holy war, right? We should take them up on their offer and take a few "hostages", like occupy Mekka and threaten to completely annihilate the city if there's one more terrorist attack on a western nation with a "jihad" group claiming responsibility. If…