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To: zonder who wrote (52129)	10/15/2002 8:38:12 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I would much rather see the 007s or their CIA equivalents go in and get the terrorists one by one. Blanket bombing was a little too much for me, but hey, that's perhaps just me... I would love it too. I always enjoy the Super-Heroes wiping out everybody bloodlessly in the Major Movies. But it is Utopian to expect that in real life. What was outstanding about the Afghanistan campaign was how few casualties there were. The Taliban were really "Bad Guys", no doubt about it. A bunch of Religious Fanatics that were so terrible that the people in Kabul danced in the streets when we liberated them. War is Hell, zonder. We don't live in a world where we can be rid of it. the lesson we have learned in my country is that the best way to fight terrorism is to cut off the terrorists' support from the population by improving their lives, diminishing the reasons for which they support the terrorists, so that you will now know where the terrorists are and where the civilians are. Again, a great idea, that I feel is Utopian in our present situation. By the end of '03, I think we will have made enough of a success of our fight that we can then turn to this type of program.

To: zonder who wrote (52129)	10/15/2002 9:03:29 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Blanket bombing was a little too much for me, but hey, that's perhaps just me... The only carpet bombing took place over the Taliban front lines. Is that what you're complaining about? The rest of the bombing was more accurate than previously seen in the history of war, and the Afghans, who have long experience with bombing, could certainly tell the difference. They also knew when the Taliban put their anti-aircraft guns on top of civilian housing.

To: zonder who wrote (52129)	10/15/2002 9:06:57 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I have said this before, but let me repeat - the lesson we have learned in my country is that the best way to fight terrorism is to cut off the terrorists' support from the population by improving their lives, diminishing the reasons for which they support the terrorists, so that you will now know where the terrorists are and where the civilians are. Great if you can manage it. Unfortunately it usually has the unfortunate side-effect of rewarding the terrorism. History shows that when you reward something you tend to get more of it. Also, it's only appropriate if most of the population ever supported the terrorists -- do you think most Balinese supported the Islamists?