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littletimmy ◴[14 Nov 15 01:40 UTC] No.10563930[source]▶
The war on terror has been going on for 15 years now - are there more terrorists in 2000 or 2015?

Sooner or later, we will have to come to the realization that terrorism cannot be eliminated by force. Stop destabilizing Arab countries, stop imperial interference in Northern Africa, and perhaps we'll see an end to this nonsense.

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rythmshifter ◴[14 Nov 15 02:29 UTC] No.10564135[source]▶
I'm curious, under what logic would this stop or get any better if we allow the cancer to grow?
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TeMPOraL ◴[14 Nov 15 04:56 UTC] No.10564523[source]▶
War on Terror is causing the cancer.
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eva1984 ◴[14 Nov 15 06:08 UTC] No.10564696[source]▶
So just give up and offer your good will???
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littletimmy ◴[14 Nov 15 06:21 UTC] No.10564723[source]▶
To be clear, "giving up" here means stop screwing with other countries. Yes, that's an outstanding strategy. While you're at it, also stop supporting terrorist regimes like Saudi Arabia.
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1. sampo ◴[14 Nov 15 09:50 UTC] No.10565121[source]▶
> stop supporting terrorist regimes like Saudi Arabia.

In your earlier comment you wrote:

> Stop destabilizing Arab countries

Isn't supporting the dictatorship in Saudi Arabia pretty much supporting stability? How can you stop supporting a dictator without a big risk of causing destabilization (as happened in Libya)?

Seems like you want two logical opposities simultaneously?

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2. littletimmy ◴[14 Nov 15 09:58 UTC] No.10565137[source]▶
Or it means that the US has a double-standard approach where it stabilizes favorable dictatorships (Saudi, Qatar, Kuwait) and destabilizes unfavorable dictatorships (Libya, Iraq) and democracies (Egypt 60s, Iran 50s).

How about getting out of other people's countries?