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To: zonder who wrote (715)12/18/2002 1:53:11 PM
From: KLP  Read Replies (2) of 15987
 
Remember before 9-11 and the Taliban were "killing" the ancient statues of Buddha? I said, and am sure most of us did at the time, that "if these people could do that to something that really belonged to all mankind, what on earth would they do with real people if they could...." If SI's search was anyway what it used to be we could actually find those remarks....I believe we all knew it psychically, anyhow.

So I believe your statement about US strategy is just the opposite of what the US strategy REALLY is.... We are no longer going to roll over and let the "crazies" kill Americans at will without trying to stop them. I know that strategy will be difficult for some people to deal with, as for the last 10 years, or more, the concept is new to them.

Beware of people and civilizations that try to physically enforce their beliefs on yours. If someone here in the US isn't happy with how the US is, they are always free to return to whatever country they came from. This concept is not true in many of the countries of the world. Those people aren't free to return to their own country....they are already there. The only thing they can do is try to gather forces within and fight the tyrants.

I honestly believe that America is a beacon for the people of the world. People fight and risk their lives to come here. We do not have guns and barriers to keep the citizens here. People are free to leave if they wish. People are not free to try to kill America. Americans will no longer tolerate that thought. 9-11 changed that. Forever.

US strategy over the threat of religious fundamentalism boils down to "Let's kill the crazies". That could work in a video game where you shoot terrorists as they appear from the windows and come down the rooftops, but we need a real strategy that addresses the causes of the conflict and at the same time cuts support for these religious nutcases from their moderate but frustrated public. This is where I find the current US administration's strategy inadequate, and frankly, quite dangerous.
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