The word Terrorist has become a cheap moniker to label any brown person

we dont like to justify any sort of military action. This is the same story we were fed for the disaster that was Iraq. Its a selective term used by whoever to justify whatever you like. Remember, Saddam was our ally before he was a "Terrorist". Osama Bin Laden was a "Mujahid" before he was a terrorist. Iran/Iraq were both allies/enemies at varying times in the last 50 years.

Saudi Arabia, the biggest funder and source of all that is Evil in the middle east, is apparently not a state sponsor of terrorism. Wahhabism comes from them; ISIS follows their ideology. But we are buddies with them.

Like any country Iran furthers their geopolitical influence just like we do. We just choose to throw around terms to label them so that a conflict can be sold, and the military industrial complex can thrive. Thats the bottom line.

Id suggest you broaden your lens; there is a lot more to this, than simple administration talking points.

In response to this post by EDGEMAN

Posted: 05/28/2019 at 09:44AM

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The word Terrorist has become a cheap moniker to label any brown person -- vt_mughal 05/28/2019 09:44AM

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Read this one years ago -- TomTurkey 05/27/2019 08:09AM

The word Terrorist has become a cheap moniker to label any brown person

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