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To: Conan who wrote (9125)11/12/2002 10:47:15 AM
From: Jim Willie CB  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 89467
 
Conan the Destroyer, dont you think the theatre of operations might quickly extend to the entire Islamic world?

I cite Bali, Yemen, Moscow, and Qatar as examples
this wont just be about Iraq and Soddomy
it will end up with numerous counter-attacks
but they will occur in soft spot zones

reminds me of the mob
I take out your lieutenant
you take out my sister's little boy
it becomes more than just me and that lieutenant

my main concern is the expected breadth of attacks
like somewhere in Texas or some other soft spot
as in hitting public targets with symbolic significance

we in the USA prefer to think in "our terms with our weapons where we target"
instead, we should think in "their terms with their weapons where they target"
so we can feel as though all our military might will dominate
but WTC demonstrated their asymmetric capability and willingness to extend the theatre

appreciate your perspective and experience
I havent thought in our terms for 14 months now
their next attack should focus on the USDollar and petrodollars conversion, or stock markets
but the our currency and crude oil trade are the big vulnerabilities
they are our weakest points

as usual we underestimate our adversary
the problems next will not be where we attack
I expect destabilization in Saudi Arabia very soon
/ jim



To: Conan who wrote (9125)11/12/2002 10:56:56 AM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 89467
 
Afganistan IS a quagmire.

Rat