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To: Walkingshadow who wrote (202103)	11/12/2001 7:02:14 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Well cite away, Let see you so called evidence from those who have lived under accurately targeted tons of 500 lb bombs that arrive within seconds. Past wars sent bombs that were dispersed and not targeted on combatants. The ability to target is the secret and it puts hundreds of times more explosives on the combatants and not here there and everywhere. All these called fighting for years Afghans never fought in fixed positions against anything like carpet and precision bombing delivered by the US. It is entirely possible that those who dug the defenses having only known artillery and smaller explosives did not provide for a carpet of 500lb bombs. But I expect your inability to see the process difference will leave you in your blind belief in how right you are. tom watson tosiwmee

To: Walkingshadow who wrote (202103)	11/12/2001 8:22:29 PM
From: Srexley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

You are one weird dude if you think our bombing campaigns do not cause fear. Really. Be serious. When there is blood coming out of your ears it is hard to be brave. Also - how do a few thousand soldiers chase off 15,000 plus of Taliban's best? And why didn't they do it before we started bombing? You seem to be low on the old common sense scale.

To: Walkingshadow who wrote (202103)	11/12/2001 11:13:28 PM
From: Dan B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

If you don't think Americans felt panic and terror when the towers and Pentagon were hit, you ought to rethink, seriously. You are right about attacks galvanizing people, including the American people. But dead people don't galvanize. Carpet bombing galvanizes the enemy you say, and history proves it beyond contention, you say? Huh. Think Dresden. Or perhaps Hiroshima- that was a pretty good carpet bomb. Fear breeds bravery. Yup. To a point, anyway. But the fear IS real on all sides, trust your common sense in this. And again, the dead don't galvanize. Ever hear of the concept of being dejected and depressed in defeat? Realize, it's just the natural way of things. Tough talk from one crazed "leader" who imagined the whole Muslim world would fight to the death to defend his perverted ideas, won't change the fact that the common Taliban soldier WILL be either dead or dejected in defeat(cowering head down in hiding, with the realization that most Afghans by far, despise and disagree with what he stood for), when this is done, IMO. Dan B