All Hank, all the time.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
But do you think that is a reasoned statement? Are the two type attacks "equal"? in your mind? An attack to kill Hezbollah fighters that inadvertantly (or maybe with knowledge of the liklihood) kills women and children is the equivalent of walking onto a train with bombs to kill dozens of civilians, is the equivalent of shooting rockets at towns in Israel, is the equivalent of walking into a JCC in Seatlle and gunning down people?

Did the July 2005 bombers pick a train with some British soldiers in it Ty? how could you not be disgusted with these guys trying to equate the two?

I am really depressed because I sort of saw the future last week- armed guards at a kids sporting event.

With percetages like Slave cites isn't it realistic that 1 % would be willing to blow up innocent people? You bitch about what Bush has or has not done re. planes, but i see that as almost irrelevant. We all agree a homocide bomber could walk onto the NYC or DC subway today- 100% chance of getting to a crowded platform. How do we stop that?

Shouldn't these "leaders" be doing everything they can do to make clear that there is no justification for the 1% crazy, and doing everything they can do to root them out? Does it make sense for "leaders" to publish a statement that implies they sort of understand why some people might blow some other people up?

I said "sounds in equality" because I didn't want to make a stronger statement about equivalence. I should have anticipated that you or someone else here would have put other words in my mouth anyway.

It's odd to me that these folks essentially said, attacks on civilians are wrong wherever they occur, and for this they are attacked for not condemning terrorism strongly enough. WTF?