Terrorist attack

[ImperialSun]

War is one thing. As terrible as it is, both sides know what is at stake. Terrorism is something else entirely and is completely despicable. My aunt runs this marathon every year and I even have a friend whose dad finished 10 minutes before the bomb went off. This is a fun event for people of all ages and backgrounds to participate in and it's sad to see it marred by some lunatic's agenda. If it's Muslim extremists, I get it. The USA is just as bad. Our so called "war on terror" is actually terrorism itself. The number of civilians killed by US soldiers and the people we have contracted is unacceptable. But an eye for an eye killing each others' civilians is just wrong. If it's some form of domestic terrorism on the other hand, what's the excuse? Protesting the government? How is killing everyday people a good way to protest power hungry, abusive politicians? Go after the people who are actually to blame. When you kill innocents you undermine your own agenda because you instantly go from a peaceful, potentially respectable, activist, to a radical extremist who no one will sympathize with.

Okay, enough of the rant. I know no one here is to blame but it just makes me depressed to read about things like this...