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To: Alan Whirlwind who wrote (12358)	10/23/2001 12:05:09 PM
From: Ahda	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81266

I do not feel most people wish terrorism on occupants of any nation. It is rather like having a bomb in the field instead of removing the bomb you blow up everything and anything near it. Chances are high the bomb has been removed and is stored for safe keeping elsewhere. The Taliban is one thing people are another thing. There are things i cannot answer. Are we sure the food we drop doesn't feed the Taliban? Once we are sure we have destroyed communications, do we think runners in sneakers are going to take the place of rapid communication and continued strategy? Terroism is catchy stuff there is a macho in this that has it's own world of kudos. Terror actions goes far beyond bin Laden there is a whole world of bullies out there wanting trophies. Peace? In the mean times China's growth rate is forecast for about 7 percent. We continually see higher unemployment figures. We will continually have to create a more secure environment for our people. The Anthrax issue is going to be major costs to us. The internal division that will occur as times goes on as we Americans place a high value on life. It is hard for us to see suffering children in a land that values life. Most of us here revere God for his creations not destruction . I feel when you cut the lines of communication lines open there is not too much that any war group can coordinate. Would it be so unwise to feed the people with us based provision given to the people by the us forces? Would it be so unwise to halt bombing and keep tabs on communication?

To: Alan Whirlwind who wrote (12358)	10/23/2001 2:38:37 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81266

Alan, with respect, I think you have missed the point in the article. Committing (quasi-)terrorist acts on innocent people in the name of finding or killing bin Laden is as much unjustified as killing people in the WTC because one disapproves of the US policy towards Israel/Palestinians or Saudi Arabia. The idea that bystanders and innocents can or should be killed while the US pursues its retribution on whoever is completely unacceptable to many people even though the US administration likes to use the euphemistic term "collateral damage", as if that makes it OK. In actual fact, killing innocents only aggravates the already awful situation and increases the resolve of the "terrorists". What makes this present "war" different from others is that it's a form of civil war. The enemy is within each and every country of the world. For example, who would have thought that a few envelopes containing anthrax bacteria would have had such a devastating effect on the US postal service? One shudders to think what damage a hundred such envelopes would cause. Globally! Frankly, I don't know what the answer is. I only hope that the world situation doesn't become like the Israeli/Palestinian one which, now, can never be settled unless, of course, one side completely eliminates the other. There is no longer a voice of moderation or reason --- each side claims justification in pursuing its relentless destruction of the other. The real tragedy is that Israel, and now the world, is being dragged into war because of the greed, stubborness and religious fanaticism of a few right-wing settlers who have built their homes in Palestinian land.