To: Mannie who wrote (41660 ) 9/15/2001 11:02:12 AM From: Jim Willie CB Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 65232 Scott, Afghanistan is not the problem.. I realize that their nation is already very closely living in the Stone Age and their people are under the thumb how does one root out rats from caves? one by one, unfortunately I expect to see much chest-pounding over bombing raids but it will accomplish only... RE-ARRANGEMENT OF ROCK AND SAND and growing resentment by Islamic nations the less the United States uses weapons of mass destruction, the more likely we keep other Islamic nations out of a war Afghan people have been victimized I will never forget the cover picture of National Geographic about 1988 some 14-yr old boy, handsome, with sterling green eyes he was a young Afghany living amidst Soviet occupation the binLaden camps are not only 1000 miles from the ocean, but they are easily moved bomb them, and you bomb sand and rock use the Koran to our advantage Moslems are a peaceful people I was stunned to see a soccer game in Teheran, Iran the players and entire stadium stopped to pay tribute not to the hyjackers, but to the NYCity victims in 1995 I had the pleasure of meeting an Iranian named Koveh it was (of all places) at Sunday River ski resort in Maine he is a biotech scientist in Boston, an Iranian immigrant he said 95% of all Iranians love America and they did so all during the Iran Hostage situation he took me offguard though he said the Iranian people thought the US Army would come to rid their country of Khomeini and the evil Mullahs I told him he was dreaming, that we misunderstand Iran very consistent strains of thought many Islamic led nations have citizens who feel imprisoned true of Afghanistan, probably Iran still, even Iraq under Saddam so complicated, DuckMan simple solutions will not work simple views will lead to more violent incidents those who call us The Great Satan are themselves Princes of Satan we need to focus more attention on non-profit firms working in this country, our country, the USA they are fronts for terrorist groups, operating as cells they coordinate, they organize, they facilitate right under our noses strangely last night, I wondered if any NYCity Mafia were killed at WTC they can get far more done against binLaden than the USArmy they know how to deal with people like binLaden we dont / jim