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Politics : America Under Siege: The End of Innocence
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To: Lola who wrote (483)9/12/2001 12:47:57 PM
From: George Papadopoulos  Read Replies (2) of 27666
 
>Everybody fears something ... even these nuts. They may be stupid enough to die for
their cause but I suspect not all their family members feel the same way.

So, what are you saying? Round all up their family members and lock them up indefinitely, kill them all? What? Remember, we do not know WHO they are and WHERE they are...

>You sound like you are afraid of them ... that is definitely not a good attitude to have if you plan on conquering your opponent. Fortunately American soldiers are made of stronger stuff.

Yes I am afraid of them, there is something about a Boeing paying you a visit in your office to say good morning. So, how many American soldiers are you willing to sacrifice to "conquer" them? Who the hell do you "conquer" anyway and how?

>Your fear is no reason for the U.S. to surrender. You need to deal with why you feel this fear and deal with it. Handing over the keys to the kingdom is not really an acceptable solution in this case.

You are right we all must deal with it, I advocate a different response than the military solution which IMHO will not solve the problem and instead worsen it.

>There are cultures that would have been wiped out by these people if they took your attitude. Your solution to this
problem is simply WRONG.

This is not the Nazis or the Japanese attacking us. This is not an enemy you can define, identify and effectively "conquer" without addressing the root causes of the problem by EFFECTIVE INTENSE DIPLOMATIC efforts (combined with surgical effective limited strikes against well defined terrorist targets)
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