"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 9/24/13 9:05 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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Wouldn't it be nice if the United States and Iran had a
rapprochement, a
re-establishment of normal diplomatic relations and Iran rejoining
the
list of reasonable nations?

There may be a chance for this. Let's hope so, eh?

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We can hope and we can talk but I don't think it's likely. Iran
isn't
the only worry either. It's one of several countries where Islamic
Fundamentalism and it's belief in the eradication of all who are not
Muslim not only exists but is flourishing. It seems that there is
little hope that the Fundamentalist movement is going to die away.
It's been around since the 11th Century and is growing in strength
with
no indication of a willingness to adjust to or accept a peaceful,
civilized position in the modern world.

The "Fundamentalism" movement is similar to some Christian
fundamentalist beliefs in the sense that the Koran (like the Bible
in
the Christian world) is interpreted literally. The difference is
that
Christian fundamentalism is on the decline while Islam is the
fastest
growing religion in the world. The number of "Fundamentalists" who
are
responsible for terrorist attacks is growing proportionally.

We tend to think terrorism started on 9/11, but there's a long
history
of attacks on US and other western countries' sovereign interests .
It
goes back to ancient times when religious Islamic zealots were
trying to
obtain a working knowledge of gunpowder from the Chinese. (The
Chinese
made fireworks, not weapons. The Islamic Fundamentalists had other
ideas.) The risk today is the ability of any of these groups to
acquire chemical or nuclear weapons. I don't think there's any
question that eventually they will and they will be used.

There have been 21,620 terrorist killings *since* 9/11. The
incredible list just for 2013 is he

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/attacks-2013.htm



Pretty bad number, but a drop in the bucket compared to the 8,000+
firearms murders in this country every year since 9/11...12 times
8,000
= 96,000, and that's just murders by firearm. Our fellow Americans
kill
themselves at a much higher rate than terrorists kill others.

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Actually, I miss spoke. 21,620 is the number of terrorist
*attacks* since 9/11. Most resulted in numerous deaths.