08-13-2017, 10:12 AM
(08-12-2017, 02:42 PM)John J. Xenakis Wrote: > That's like blaming the Chicago police for the 2290 shootings in
> Chicago so far this year.
> http://heyjackass.com/
> America is policeman of the world. When Russia invaded Crimea, it
> was to annex it. When the US invaded Iraq, it was for benevolent
> reasons - to save millions of people from WMDs. It was never to
> annex Iraq.
(08-12-2017, 07:56 PM)Warren Dew Wrote: > I don't disagree with what you say. However, even justifiable
> events can contribute to the general escalating trend, or be the
> final precipitating event.
> It's like the Los Angeles riots after the Rodney King incident - I
> wouldn't say we could blame the police for the riots, but one can
> still say it was the police action against King that precipitated
> the riots.
I agree with you.
Another example is that when the World Trade Center was bombed
in 1993, the reaction was to put the perpetrators on trial.
But when the World Trade Center was attacked on 9/11/2001, the
reaction was to invade Afghanistan.
