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WcdNEsdAy, OcTobER 10, 2001
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Terrorists want us to go to war
War will further unite us
CHRISTINA MCFARLAND
Staff Writer
No one likes the idea of war,
however, in certain situations it
just may be necessary; and I be
lieve America has just found it
self to be in one of those situa
tions.
This is simply my opinion, I
cannot pretend to know all the
facts concerning this tragedy. I
can only give you my ideas
based upon the information I
know. The United States has
been directly and purposefully
attacked. Over 5,000 innocent
people have been murdered
whether it be for reasons of reli
gion, or the freedoms and liber
ties possessed by the United
States. Neither of these serve to
be sufficient enough to justify
one life lost, let alone 5,000. The
terrorists that shamefully and
barbarically killed those thou
sands of Americans must be
given a consequence. Punish
ment is due. We cannot allow op
posing forces to threaten and in
timidate the American people.
The United States needs to be
the one to serve justice for these
senseless killings. We cannot al
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low these murderers to walk
away from this unpunished.
Something must be done.
This was not only and attack
on American civilians, but an at
tack on the “American Way of
Life.” -
Both of these crimes are pun
ishable by war. Waging war on
those responsible will serve as a
consequence for those who have
wronged the United States. It
may possibly provide some sort
of compensation and closure to
all affected. Maybe not so much
compensation, for there is noth
ing to make up for this horrific
act. War will also serve as a warn
ing to the rest of the world.
America cannot and will not be
broken. Going to war will
strengthen the bonds
tion.
In the past few weeks
our country come
and sorrow. Perhaps some good has
come of this event in the sense that
it has brought everyone in the
United States closer. War will fur
ther unite us and demonstrate to ev
eryone the faith that we, as Ameri
cans, have in our country and the
pride we possess in everything that
we stand for.
Staff Writer
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President George W. Bush is in a
very sticky situation. He’s painted
himself into a comer by using words
like “revenge,” “hunt down” and
most distressing, “war.”
President George W. Bush is
smarter than most people give him
credit for, but this thing is building
into something bigger than him, big
ger than the Presidency, and beyond
what the United States is capable
of. The people he’s preparing to
have slaughtered “en masse” are fa
natical beyond all reason. Not a
single one of them has any problem
with walking into a major U.S. city
with a nuclear warhead strapped to
his back. You may think that it’s im
possible, but up until a month ago,
it was impossible to crash planes into
the World Trade Center and bring
.......... . < them to the ground. Nothing is im
possible to people who believe in
their cause.
The’United States can’t fight
what it can’t see. President George
W. Bush, Vice-President Dick
Cheney, Secretary of State Colin
Powell, Congress, and the armed
forces know this, but they also know
that a war will boost plummeting
opinion polls. Only one solution
therefore, presents itself: Extensive
bombing to flush out the enemy,
followed by ground troops with or
ders to neutralize any signs of resis
tance. By neutralize, I mean kill.
They will kill anyone who disagrees
with their presence. After having
bombs dropped on them by a coun
try on the other side of the world, 1
think they’re going to be a little dis
gruntled, to say the least. Could it
get worse? Of course it could. The
armed forces are going into a coun
try that is already resentful and an
gry about the U.S foreign policy and
the affect the United States has on
it’s culture. Do you see where I’m
going here? Hie people of Afghani
stan are proud, and not likely to wel
come troops with open arms.
A war is not what the U.S. wants,
not what Afghanistan wants, and
definitely not what the innocent
people trying to in Afghanistan
want. Who wants a war? The
people who brought the World
Trade Center and the innocence of
every
American
crashing
down. What kind of memorial would
it be for the thousands of innocent
people killed in the attacks if we were
to go to war where thousands more
innocents die?
Do YOU THINK THE U.S. SHOULD GO TO WAR?
Charlie Riddle
"It depends on what kind of war
that would be."
"I think we should do what we
have to do in order to end it If
that includes war, then so be it."
Photos and Quotes compiled by
Liesl Muggii
Attention:
Please note these quotes were
taken before America's strike.
Elena Warmer
KristalPuel^^^^^^^^
"I don't think so because too
many innocent people would die.
It would be more an act of
revenge than really finding out
who is responsible for it"
"I think we should. It would be
sad if we killed innocent people,
but that's what they did too."