Tehon
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How do you quantify that? The reasons for terrorism are many. Terrorism exists because it is a proven method of affecting change in governments. It does not legitimize, it does the opposite.but that is the most common reason, and without that motivation, there would not be enough people joining for any terrorist group to survive.You are correct in the complexity of the issue, why trivialize that with a simplistic view of terrorism? Terrorism exists for a multitude of reasons, it is not merely a cry for legitimacy.I am going to post one common response to all the comments who say that this deal is bad because Iran has sponsored terrorists is not really a full democracy (the shah). it was explained in my essay above, but you do not seem to understand.the only reason why the people and countries who support terrorism do is because they are marginalized and desperate.A starving person living in their tiny hovel in the slums of Iran isn't going to worry about the quasi-dictatorship countries. all they care about is surviving, and when they hear that more sanctions have been put on Iran, it makes them hate the west.the only way to stop terrorism is to address its root causes by helping the desperate people most likely to become terroristswith the exception of ISIS, which is a special case).Iran is not a nation of radical religious zealots. these people are just as capable of rationality as any of us, and by NOT driving them to terrorism, we will (obviously) reduce terrorism. Content people do dot sign up to suicide bomb innocents. also, by allowing Iran to become a member of the global community, it has no reason to fund terrorist groups. Countries do this to have be heard when they are ignored and marginalized. You must think more deeply about the problem. Further punishing the Iranian people will only make more terrorists. In addition, if the Iranian people are allowed to join the global community, they will most likely attempt to change the government, separating it from religion. at the moment, that is not the most important issue for most Iranians. let go of your old, comfortable "us vs. them" mentality and realize that the issue is much more complex than that.