War on Terrorism Question for CNN/YouTube Republican Debate

So, if terrorism is a tactic of using violence against noncombatants to achieve political objectives that means some American acts like the World War II bombings of Dresden and Hiroshima qualify as terrorism while an attack on a military target like the Pentagon would not. Which leads me to ask:

Do you accept this definition of terrorism that includes some past American actions but not an attack on the Pentagon, and, if not, what alternative definition of terrorism would you offer?

and

How do you fight a war against a tactic?

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• terrorism
• cnn
• youtube
• republican
• debate
• gop
• hiroshima
• dresden
• military
• september
• 11th
• 911
• 9/11
• pentagon

[Lonyguy]

(0:27) FUCKING YES!

This "war on terror" is an eternal war!

There will ALWAYS be someone who threats to use violence.

Remember how Hitler used the communists by accusing them for burning the "Reichstag" to get into an eternal emergency situation?

By accusing the communists of "terrorisem", Hitler got the ability to state any rule he desired!

American citizens are not aware that their home can be searched without a court warrant because of the suspicion they might be "terrorists"...

[ironwork92000]

Why would you ask a question like that? Those Arabs are terrorists! We as Americans need to back President Bush and his war-mongering crew 100 percent! The government has told us nothing but the truth and all of the evidence is there that 911 was not an inside job on both the towers and the pentagon. I'm just kidding. We shoulda impeached Bush and gotten rid of his click 5 years ago!

[minnesotastategop]

WTF? Bombing bloodthirsty jap rapists who commited worse attrocities in the Phillipines and China than the nazis is terrorism but not flying planes into buildings?

WTF! Im gonna remember this video. This video proves that liberals are unamerican.

[JacobPhilipRenae]

So, I normally agree with most of what Liberal Viewer presents; but on this video I have to point out: the Al-Qaeda attack on the Pentagon was an attack on two targets, one civilian (the airplane and its occupants) and one military (the Pentagon and its occupants). Since at least one target was civilian, it does count as terrorism under this definition.

I do agree that Dresden and Hiroshima were terroristic actions, though.

[TouchofSyu]

Agreed



[ulquiorra438]

lol Amricans dont know what we are talking about when we say we are fighting a war on terrorism,if was was we would have to kill our selfs then,I mean we call our selves fighting for freedom and crap,and we go over there and rape there women and kids.............ill jsut stop there,I dont wanna risk it and be called communist for telling the truth, teh dumb asses.

[arzama1]

I know right!... How do you fight against terrorism!? IS THAT EVEN PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE!? So let's get this straight... War itself is already terrorism, meaning US militaries based in almost Afghanistan killing innocents is FUCKIN TERRORISM! So howbout we either call it war or terrorism... because WAR=TERRORISM! it's the same shit!

[bsnowman]

If you want to look for terrorist attacks conducted by Americans one has to look no further than the lynchings, beatings, etc committed against blacks during Jim Crow.

[CapsFan33]

U guys r fuckin idiots... Matthews and Queef Olgerman are the most bias reporters on tv. They stick 3 people up there to talk ab a topic and not 1 shows my opinion.. WTF when did it become cool 2 be a big Liberal Douche...

p.s. fuck Maddows 2... Shes a fuckn dyke...

Hahahahaaahaahaa

[govolsuh1n]

Perhaps, but to think that it isn't a military target seems absurd. Also, b/c it seems to me you qualify the Pentagon as an unlawful target, I'm interested---

Is an act of aggression such as that on the Pentagon on 9/11 on a moral par with Israel bombing the house of Hamas' rocket launch commander, even though his family also lives there? I'm asking this only in terms of there being both combatants and non-combatants who must go to those respective places every day...

[therevolutionscript]

You raise some good questions. Kudos. Although the pentagon is filled with civilians and other non-combatants.

[13otany13ay]

I agree with you, absolutely.

Trouble is, that 70 percent of the american population favoured Bushs war. How do we take a whole nation accountable?