Quote Originally Posted by Dobry
(heavy sigh)

"He who is without guilt may throw the first stone."

This is a fundamental principle of my faith.

Has America done wrong? Yes.
Has Russia done wrong? Yes.
Has Iraq done wrong? Yes.
Has France done wrong Yes.
Has Germany done wrong? Yes.
Has U.K. done wrong? Yes.
Has Spain done wrong? Yes.

...and the list goes on and on.

No nation is clean and blameless. Are you arguing, then, that "terrorists" are justified? No, I don't think this is your argument.
You're right, I would never argue that those attacks are justified. I'm arguing that there are more complex reasons behind the conflict than just "they're evil". That's not the same thing as saying the actions are justified.

Quote Originally Posted by Dobry
It pains me as an American, living in Europe, to constantly be told.."The U.S. is bad, and deserves to be hurt." Or, "The U.S. has caused most (or all) of the World Problems.
I am sorry that you are meeting people who say the USA deserves to be hurt. I don't think those kind of attitudes are helping any of us. I have never said anything like that.

Quote Originally Posted by Dobry
Every nation has blame. And terrorists are evil, in my opinion.
I'm happy to use the term evil to describe these movements and what they are doing but what I'm saying is there are real political issues which they are manipulating and exploiting to fuel the conflict. In the same way that there were political issues and circumstances which allowed a virus like Nazism to flourish in German society in the 1930s. To think that evil just springs up out of nowhere and thrives without any causes just doesn't make sense in my view.

Quote Originally Posted by Dobry
The U.S. is not perfect...and it never will be. But most Americans are normal, nice, kind, and decent people...same as Russians, French, British, Spanish, etc....who do not deserve to be blamed for everything wrong in the world, and all of the problems.

Does anyone here really believe that most Americans sit at home, watching ther children play, or reading a book, or spending time with friends...and also are wishing non-Americans to die, or to suffer tragedies???

Anyone believing that knows very little of the American people.
You said earlier you agreed with DDT. Do you still agree with DDT and his opinions on Muslims in general? I'm afraid that many people in America do, I think people with those views are making the wrong decisions in these difficult times.