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To: Cactus Jack who wrote (42976)	10/7/2001 7:52:10 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

<<Tony Blair has impressed me more than I thought possible since September 11...>> I couldn't agree more...He is a class act all the way -- and a very powerful communicator. It's great that Blair and Bush are so united in their effort to battle global terrorism. Regards, Scott BTW, I just saw where Bonds hit his 73rd home run... msnbc.com

To: Cactus Jack who wrote (42976)	10/7/2001 8:25:25 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 65232

Sebastian Junger Under Fire nationalgeographic.com The author of 'The Perfect Storm' recently went to Afghanistan and met with the leader of the Northern Alliance (Ahmad Shah Massoud) and has created an amazing documentary that I saw highlights of...It should be on MCNBC or the National Geographic TV Station soon. I only wish The U.S. had more actively supported Massoud's Anti-Taliban efforts more aggressively earlier this year...He was after Bin Laden and his network but lacked the support he really needed...In August in a meeting in Paris he warned The U.S. that some massive terrorist acts could come to our country -- he had a hunch that Bin Laden and his network were planning something big (yet, he didn't know the details). Unfortunately, Bin Laden affiliates assasinated Massoud 2 days before they launched the massive September 11th strike against the U.S. I hope we now are ready and willing to partner effectively with the Northern Alliance and use Special Forces to decisively and surgically eliminate Bin Laden AND all of his key lieutenants. I pray for our troops as they launch a big offensive. Yet, we must go beyond the military action and work to de-legitimize terrorism and help the people in Afghanistan rebuild and develop a more stable and free government. The other terrorist cells in dozens of countries around the world will also need to be dealt with...The new global war on terrorism is almost like the cold war -- lets hope it won't last as long though. Everyone should say prayers tonight for our leaders, our troops, and for the coalition as it moves into a new phase of activities. The world will never be the same again after what's happened in September of 2001. Best Regards, Scott

To: Cactus Jack who wrote (42976)	10/8/2001 4:59:53 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

Taliban left U.S. no choice: Attacks were risky but necessary [The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 10.08.2001] If the Islamist terrorists who struck Washington and New York nearly a month ago had hoped to provoke the United States into a quick and clumsy retaliation, they badly misjudged. After President Bush spent weeks rounding up allies around the world and planning a careful but wide-ranging assault, U.S. and British forces launched the first military strikes in the war on terrorism on Sunday at around 12:30 p.m. Eastern time. Attempting to soften up Taliban targets to allow the opposing Northern Alliance to push through, they fired cruise missiles at airports, military and communications facilities and suspected terrorist training camps inside Afghanistan. The attack was carefully and precisely targeted. Further underscoring his message that this war is not being waged against the Afghan people or the Muslim world, Bush Sunday announced that humanitarian assistance will begin immediately. In addition to providing funds to assist the refugees who have already fled to the Pakistani border, the United States is using military forces to airdrop food, medicine and other supplies to civilians caught in the crossfire. Still, it may prove impossible to avoid chaos among the civilian population or civilian deaths. It is likely, as well, that U.S. forces will sustain casualties eventually. In the days ahead, as special forces are deployed to search for Osama bin Laden and his minions, the campaign will grow more treacherous and unpredictable. But the Bush administration was left with no choice but to pursue military action. After the Taliban was given weeks to surrender bin Laden and allow inspection of terrorist training camps, its leadership first used delaying tactics and, finally, grew defiant. With the Taliban's refusal to surrender its ally, there was simply no other reasonable option. Many Americans are understandably anxious that the U.S. retaliation will lead to another terrorist attack, sparking waves of terror and reprisal that are all too familiar in the Middle East. Indeed, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other agencies responsible for homeland defense are already beefing up security of civilian installations such as nuclear power plants and dams, apparently believing another attack is likely. As frightening as that is to contemplate, the sight of bin Laden on television, apparently thanking Allah, in a pre-taped harangue, for the horrific deaths of thousands of Americans on Sept. 11, is still more unsettling. Given bin Laden's pledge to destroy the United States, the dangers of inaction were greater than the risks of military action.