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Iran-Contra Affair was about the USA SELLING small arms to Iran while they were at war with Iraq. That's not terrorism.
It is when, at the same time, the US was providing Saddam Hussein with chemical weapons in Iraq to fight Iran with.
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The Taliban never got a penny from the USA nor did they get arms. The NORTHERN ALLIANCE was who we supported (the Muhajadheen) and they were sworn enemies of the Taliban.
Learn your history. The US is the entity that put the Taliban in power in order to stick it to the Russians.
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Panama? A crazy man was in charge there dealing in drugs....we went in a got rid of him. He was convicted of international drug trafficking.
And what black ops did we do leading up to that? One could say a crazy man was in charge of ANY country, and some other country went in and got rid of him - either publicly or privately. You don't think W or Obama wouldn't be convicted in a number of countries?
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Cuba? We tried to overthrow Castro a few times in the 1960s. Mostly under Democratic Presidents. But I don;t know of ANY acts of of terrorism the USA engaged in.
Really? You honestly believe the US government never infiltrated Cuba in any capacity by which to overthrow the government from within? Hey, I've got some North Dakota oceanfront property to sell you...
See, here's the problem: You're one of those people who is an apologist for anything the US does and justifies it as "spreading democracy" or "making freedom" or some other flimsy rationale for making it acceptable for us to conduct acts that we consider terrorism when performed upon us....and then you chicken hawk and revile any other country who does the same. You're not logical. You don't think logically. You don't think rationally. Therefore, you are what is kindly referred to as "bat**** crazy", and your opinion is discounted, as such.
Cuba? We tried to overthrow Castro a few times in the 1960s. Mostly under Democratic Presidents. But I don;t know of ANY acts of of terrorism the USA engaged in.
Obviously, no one here actually has the intelligence to know what constitutes terrorism.
Terrorism is when you PURPOSELY TARGET innocent civilians for murder without any warning.
Military targets by another military doesn't not constitute terrorism.
I thought you were leaving the thread to talk to people on par with your own intellect level.
BTW, the definitions of terrorism for you, since you seem confused on what they are.
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the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.
2. the state of fear and submission produced by terrorism or terrorization.
3. a terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government.
On 1: Providing support to rebels trying to overthrow a government which is merely fighting back against attacks started by the rebels? Check.
On 2: Trying to frighten the Syrian government into allowing itself to be overthrown? Check
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Do I even need to explain how this one is an automatic checkmark?
Obviously, no one here actually has the intelligence to know what constitutes terrorism.
Terrorism is when you PURPOSELY TARGET innocent civilians for murder without any warning.
Military targets by another military doesn't not constitute terrorism.
Under that definition wouldn't Bush's shock and awe bombing campaign be considered terrorism? The US government knew that a certain number of innocent civilians would be killed by the bombing and subsequent invasion.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Dresden
It seems to me that using your own definition, the US and our allies have participated in some of the deadliest acts of terrorism the world has ever seen.
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