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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated

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To: unclewest who wrote (3494)7/18/2003 7:58:23 AM
From: alanrs   of 793743
 
>War is nasty business. To win requires beating an opponent to death or into total submission. We had them on an open battlefield, refused to defeat them, and let them retreat to the cities.<

I found it curious that war, particularly in Afghanistan, resembled our professional sports leagues, complete with free agents, player trades, signing bonuses and such. Someone blows a whistle, the first half ends, everyone gets released and rearmed in time for the second half kick-off.

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