John, if you REALLY believe that these terrorist movements exist independent of the support of foreign governments, you're deluding yourself.
Nothing like a friendly post to start my afternoon read of the thread. And how are you, Hawk? Well, if you feel so strongly about this issue, please offer some evidence of government support for Al Q, right now. Not three or four years ago. That's not Hezbollah and not Hamas and not several other groups. Just Al Q.
If your reply is that they are all tied together, then I ask for evidence? Not something on the level of we think Atta met with Iraqi agents, but something that is supportable.
As for Al Q being a kind of coordination center, I've read that, too. But that hardly means that every group labeled "terrorist" by someone is a part of that coordination. That would require, again, a bit of evidence.
SH's nature is to do whatever he thinks he can get away with, as well as that which adds to his prestige (or fearful respect).
And so long as we're willing to permit him to "get away with it", he'll continue to be a thorn in our side in greater and greater degrees..
I gather the use of "nature" language is to get this issue beyond the point of debate. You have it on good authority and don't wish to discuss it. However, if you look at his actual behavior rather than his "nature", he seems to care far more about survival than being a thorn, and, apparently a great many military experts agree, far too toothless to be much of a military threat.
As for the rest of your thunderbolts you seem to love to hoist, that's not a conversation, just shouting. |
