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To: Win-Lose-Draw who wrote (81828)	9/16/2001 12:37:09 PM
From: Razorbak	Respond to of 99985

Win-Lose-Draw: If you don't adopt a permanent war footing against terrorism, it will slowly eat you alive. A measured and considered response is doomed to failure. What you ask for is impossible. With all due respect, that's what everybody said about piracy in the early 19th century, too. This isn't punishment of a criminal action; this is war. War means the use of disproportionate force. That's what it took during the Barbary Wars against the pirates in the 1800's. Look it up. Look up is the sheer number of U.S. military deployments in the history of this nation that involved actions against pirates in the first half of the 19th century. Focus on the period between 1800 and 1850, and you'll be amazed. 1. Barbary Wars fas.org 2. Instances of Use of United States Forces Abroad, 1798 - 1993 fas.org [Search document for the keyword: "pira" to capture all instances of "pirate", "pirates", and "piracy".] And then ask yourself the following question: Have you seen any pirates off the Barbary Coast lately? Razor