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To: i-node who wrote (150379)	8/26/2002 11:01:36 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1586288

I consider the bombing that occurred in Afghanistan to be wholesale in which bombs were dropped throughout the country. Anything with intensity beyond that I consider to be carpet bombing. You're entitled to it, but it is a totally distorted view. Perhaps you're not familiar with how "Carpet bombing" got its name. Even when it was last done (Gulf War), it was highly targeted at military targets and "dug-in" Republican Guard units. Even when we bombed Hanoi I'm not sure it would have been called "carpet bombing", as the targets were decidedly military. The whole meaning of my original post, which had little to do with the type of bombing used, has been lost because both you and Tim are fixated on redefining what I meant by the different bombing terms I used. I don't give a flying fukk whether its carpet bombing, wholesale bombing or balloon bombing. My original point was that I think there are better ways to hunt for terrorists than to bomb a country in any of the ways of bombing you and Tim have mentioned. I know this will be hard but to understand what I am saying you have to stop thinking war and military terms for a little while.