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To: Bilow who wrote (6670)	10/12/2001 10:37:39 PM
From: epsteinbd	Respond to of 23908

The right questions, + the Tal's blackmail, + will they be able to draw anyone else into the conflict, how, etc ?

To: Bilow who wrote (6670)	10/13/2001 12:38:46 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 23908

Bilow, Question 3 was so easy that I had to take a whack at it. (3) Does the U.S. have the Will to break the Taliban? Break them? At this point our forces are praying that they don't run for the hills and/or switch sides in the next week, since we don't have any replacement ready. No one considers the Northern Alliance an improvement, except for the Tajiks.

To: Bilow who wrote (6670)	10/13/2001 7:28:34 PM
From: Machaon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

<< What I mean to suggest is that the debate over the morality of the various parties is a waste of space. >> On the contrary. In order to understand the Muslim mind, one needs to look at the Muslim hatred towards the tiny nation of Israel. In every statement from the Arab nations, about supporting America in the war against terrorism, there is a statement against Israel. For some reason, the Arab nations consider all Arabs saintlike. Arab child molesters? Arab wife killers? Arab terrorists? Arab robbers? They are all the best of humanity, to the Arabs, if they are Muslims. But a Jewish doctor, who treats the sick, is an enemy worth killing, to the Arabs. Ten thousand years of Muslim history, and Afghanistan doesn't have one tree growing. Speaks volumes......