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Bad guys. That brings forth a pretty strong image in the mind of most people, usually of a wicked man clad in a black cape, possibly wearing a top-hat and monocle depending upon the timeframe. But what are bad guys, really? Who are they? Not the silver screen villains, but the real world “bad guys?”
A Social Studies teacher at my high school responded with “I support the Patriot Act and the war in Iraq because it helps us catch and beat the bad guys.” Who are they, may I ask? The terrorists, yes, are “bad guys” no matter how you look at it. This isn’t about the Patriot Act or the terrorists or President Bush’s special way of taking the English language and turning it into an entirely different animal. It’s more about the “bad guys” the United States and its allies are facing in Iraq.
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