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To: Mannie who wrote (41829)	9/16/2001 6:14:27 PM
From: Jill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 65232

This piece makes a convincing case for Hussein/Iraq sponsorship of BinLaden, the 1993 and the current bombing. It makes a lot of sense to me thenewrepublic.com

To: Mannie who wrote (41829)	9/16/2001 6:23:24 PM
From: BirdDog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

A showcase nuke is definitely not the place to start. I would agree. Although limited tactical nukes would do a good job of taking people out who can run into caves quickly. I still had another idea come up in my head today... I think this is extremely effective! That is to use snipers. You'd be impressed at how good these guys are. You can read a book about a guy named Carlos Hathcock. He was probably the best sniper we've ever had. For him, an 800 yard, one shot one kill was easy with a 30-06. He used a browining 50 cal machine gun for sniping over 2000 yards. There are now rifles in 50 caliber for just such long range sniping...If I remember correctly...in the right hands...they are effective out to 3000 yards. We could have roving teams (2men make a team) of snipers in Afghanistan. Then provide backup through attack helicopters, jet fighters, and missles. Even feed the teams input from real time satellite imaging. This would be a utterly brilliant and effective means of attack against this enemy. One shot...one kill... Bear in mind! These guys were so good in Vietnam that our own troops hated them! BirdDog