Re: Ron Paul is an idiot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The problem with Paul's argument (at least as I have heard it in sound bites...I haven't read any longer articles), is that is fails to acknowledge the the evil and irrationality of the terrorists, such that while US policy may be in some sense a cause of the 9/11 attacks, it has such a remote logical connection to the attacks that it cannot be said to share any moral responsibility for them.
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Far from being a "remote" cause, I would argue that it is the primary cause. At a minimum, it's a much more logical explanation than the "evil, crazy terrorists hate us because we're free" garbage. The last time I checked, many other countries (Australia, Canada, etc.) had freedom of religion, freedom of speech, democratically elected governments, etc. So why do the "evil, crazy terrorists" single out the U.S. as the object of their "evil, irrational hatred of freedom"? Could it be because Australia, Canada, etc. don't go around acting as international bully (or "policeman", if you prefer)?
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