Chime in if you remember how the "press" in this country pushed for war

[dreamnightwind]

104. Nice links. I have read a little Blum in the past,

but hadn't seen the WaPo article. For anyone not wanting to read it, here's a taste:

"In a chapter called "Why Do Terrorists Keep Picking on the United States?" Blum lists as possible reasons everything from support of Middle East dictators, including the Shah of Iran and Saudi rulers, to occupying military bases in the region, to favoring the Israelis over the Palestinians. "

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"When it is pointed out that terrorists target innocent civilians, which is not U.S. policy, he replies that U.S. tactics in Iraq have led to the deaths of thousands of civilians. "We bomb homes and these people have families, and the U.S. refuses to apologize for these civilian deaths," Blum said. "The absence of concern makes their actions almost equal to a deliberate targeting of civilians." "

I had expected more of this kind of thinking and analysis after 9/11. Unfortunately, we just went on a self-righteous rampage to kill all the bad guys. Looks like we'll be doing that for awhile, since we refuse to question our own policies and actions.