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Such tit-for-tat arguments seem prevalent today. As the U.S. struggles with the question of how to combat terrorism at home and abroad, it has run into the sensitive task of defining terrorism and separating a “just military response?? from terrorism. Only this kind of distinction enables the U.S. to justify the killing of hundreds in Afghanistan while decrying any attacks on American citizens...
...moment, increased security is a short-term response to terrorism, and I think it’s to the detriment of all of our citizens,” he said. “I’m not even sure it’s the best response??an airplane wasn’t going to be stopped by a Jersey barrier in front...
Only at Harvard would a mainstream political organization seek to distance itself from those who extol patriotism and a thirst for justice—let alone at a time when those values unite this nation in a way never seen in our lifetime (News, “Students Back Response?? and “Student Rally for Patriotism Draws Few,” Sept...
...outbursts soon after the bombing, all of our leaders condemn acts that smack of “indiscriminate violence,” and unlike the terrorists, none of them support the needless killing of innocents. Who would be opposed to “a reasoned, just and forward-looking response?? to our national tragedy? The important question is what responses are reasonable, what actions are just—and on this question, the speakers were silent. In order to affect the decisions of America’s leaders, our public debate needs to move beyond the clich?...
...writes she found the “‘response?? basically nonresponsive...