so good to have you back. I am not offended about the terrorism issue, but I'd like to clarify for you that I do not believe that America is "to blame" for the terrorism in mumbai. I think you misunderstand me. I meant to express to Reena that I understand her feeling as though our foreign policy, which has destabilized the middle east, has endangered others. And while I don't totally agree with her that the attacks in Mumbai were just because of Iraq, I wanted her to know that many people here are as frustrated by the issue as she is. Frankly, terrorism out of Pakistan is related to many factors... India and Pakistan's serious disagreements over the past 20 years, our refusal to engage Pakistan in diplomatic negotiations to insist on them cleaning up their act, and yes, the war in Iraq diverting resources from us finding Osama Bin Laden and breaking up Al Quaeda in Afghanistan and now Pakistan.
I also have friends in Afghanistan and Iraq. And I concur about terrorists being their own devils, not devils we made. My point is that our government has not made us safer abroad with their response to terrorism, they have made us less safe and this is partly an example of that.
Hope that helps..
xoxo
MaryStarr
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