Thoughts on the terrorists by Dave in Phoenix

I have read two types of responses to the terrorists attacks that bother me since both make no sense at all.  1) Bomb Afghanistan into the Stone Age which is pointless  2) Somehow this was about the big bad U.S. government policies or how somehow its our own fault for not making sure all the world is as rich as we are and all the world values human rights.

The Taliban backed terrorists have nothing to do with U.S. policies or wealth. There may be rejoicing by some extremists in Palestine since now we feel the terror they have felt for years from Israel. They hate the U.S. for our support of Israel, but the terrorists that hit the U.S. seem to have no direct relation to the Israel situation but rather to the fanatic cult of Taliban.

The terrorists believe they are going to heaven with special rewards for being martyr because of the U.S. immorality in how we treat women with equal rights,  allow women to work, use cosmetics etc.  And the immorality of our culture for watching movies, even flying kites. They are in a Holy War to support their perverted psychotic beliefs they think are from God and they must force the World to follow what they think God wants. It is a religious war against Western values and freedoms vs their God's will.

Follows are 3 articles that might help in our understanding

1) MARTYRDOM In Islam

2) Example of Taliban restrictions and punishments which they believe are from God. It is their holy duty to destroy the West and all that believe differently in the name of Allah (God) who supports their perverted religious beliefs over all others.

3) Very practical knowledgeable view of Tamim Ansary an Afghani-American writer of the issues and painful solutions. As he says, "The Taliban are a cult of ignorant psychotics who took over Afghanistan in 1997. Bin Laden is a political criminal with a plan.  When you think Taliban, think Nazis. When you think Bin Laden, think Hitler. And when you think "the people of Afghanistan" think "the Jews in the concentration camps."   It's not only that the Afghan people had nothing to do with this atrocity. They were the first victims of the perpetrators.  They would exult if someone would come in there, take out the Taliban and clear out the rats' nest of international thugs holed up in their country."

I further want to add we must not equate the extreme beliefs of the terrorists supporting and training of the Taliban with other Muslims who follow Islam.  Most Muslims are just as upset with the extremist Taliban ideas as we are and it is a terribly inaccurate protrail of most Muslim beliefs.  It is terrible that some Americans are striking out against anyone who looks Arab, Muslim business etc.  The war is not with Muslims or Islam, but with the Taliban cult which trains and supports terrorists for martyrdom in support of their twisted beliefs.  Most Muslums respect all religious beliefs and their basic theme is love not war.