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Has nothing to do with my views. It has to do with the historic record compared to our very own definition of what terrorism is.
Terrorism, as a legal term, was first established in 1984 in the US Army Tradoc Pamphlet 525-37. In it, they define terrorism as "the calculated use of violence or threat of violence to attain goals that are political, religious or ideological in nature. This is done through intimidation, coercion, or instilling fear." Incidentally, this was around the time that the US was involved in its terrorist war against Nicaragua. The principle strategy they used was labeled "low intensity conflict" that focuses on "soft targets." Check out how the Pentagon defined those terms and you'll notice that they're almost word for word the precise and exact definition of terrorism. That was the chief tactic the US used, not only in Nicaragua but in Central America more broadly. It's also the same tactic they've used in Iraq, Afghanistan, Grenada, and other comparatively defenseless nations. They're not alone in that regard, except for one thing: the US is the first and only country in world history that's ever been convicted by the ICJ of international terrorism (they termed it "excessive use of force," but that's exactly what it is).
Ah yes, the Love it or Leave it fallacy.