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Politics : America Under Siege: The End of Innocence
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To: Teresa Lo who wrote (2218)9/15/2001 12:54:30 AM
From: SirRealist  Read Replies (2) of 27666
 
Per the Bin Laden 8/96 treatise, the thing feared most by the extremists is the burning of the Saudi oil fields. I suspect that really means Bin Ladin fears losing his money supply.

As to the Taliban, they are emboldened by Bin Ladin's successes in repelling the Soviets. Now I imagine they are emboldened by the attack on the US.

The only way they can win is drawing fresh recruits, and making it a holy war is the only draw. If we can demonstrate convincingly that our quarrel is solely with murderers and that Islam is not the enemy, it can help stem the recruitment call.
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