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<blockquote data-quote="donner" data-source="post: 1917721" data-attributes="member: 277"><p>I think the differences you're asking about are very similar to the difficulties in dealing with terrorists vs states. People likely didn't view hitler as a threat, felt bad for germany after the treaty of versailles, didn't want to get involved in internal german politics, etc. Standard reasons why we stay out of what is going on in other countries (to a degree, obviously). Plus we now view hitler's rise with 20/20 hindsight. We know what he did and we ask why more wasn't done to stop him, but given the communication limitations at the time, i think few people had heard the rumors of what was going on and those that had couldn't imagine the atrocities. It was too far beyond comprehension. </p><p></p><p>Terrorists aren't states and dealing with them is far more complicated. Who would we target? Who is the 'hitler' of our enemies right now? I don't think it's fair to say that people aren't concerned with the rise of islamic fundamentalists, i think there are just real limits on 1) what can be done and 2) who to do them to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donner, post: 1917721, member: 277"] I think the differences you're asking about are very similar to the difficulties in dealing with terrorists vs states. People likely didn't view hitler as a threat, felt bad for germany after the treaty of versailles, didn't want to get involved in internal german politics, etc. Standard reasons why we stay out of what is going on in other countries (to a degree, obviously). Plus we now view hitler's rise with 20/20 hindsight. We know what he did and we ask why more wasn't done to stop him, but given the communication limitations at the time, i think few people had heard the rumors of what was going on and those that had couldn't imagine the atrocities. It was too far beyond comprehension. Terrorists aren't states and dealing with them is far more complicated. Who would we target? Who is the 'hitler' of our enemies right now? I don't think it's fair to say that people aren't concerned with the rise of islamic fundamentalists, i think there are just real limits on 1) what can be done and 2) who to do them to. [/QUOTE]
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