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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (56937)	11/13/2002 2:10:08 PM
From: epsteinbd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

There is a serious flaw in Nichols demonstration when he states that the 9-11 was an AQ strategical mistake: AQ assumed that all the air attacks will succeed, thus that the US will be left with no leader alive. Inchalla, was Bin saying prior to the attack, just like at the end of any wish. Just like kids do. So may be there is no Allah, or may be He know better and only permitted enough destruction to mobilize the world against his most dedicated followers... Could it be that by the same token, the Japanese Allah told your flat tops to get the hell out of Pearl on time ?

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (56937)	11/13/2002 2:27:52 PM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 281500

Thanks for linking that insightful article, Nadine. Why are our opponents so politically ungainly, so unable to comprehend the consequences of their actions? My thoughts: They are abysmally stupid and think they winning. They clearly have no sense of tactics or strategy as they are planting the seeds of their own destruction. The point about Putin is telling. How could they have not thought of the effect the operation would have on Putin's plans to go to the summit and deliver a harsh message to Bush? The timing of the operation prevented Putin from traveling and steeled him against AQ. But the Putin point is not the only one. As the article noted, there are many examples of this lack of tactical thinking. The point Nichols makes is not limited to AQ and OBL. Saddam and Arafat--though both are wily survivors--have made incredible tactical mistakes, too. One cannot say that stupidity is pervasive in the Arab political class--Sadat belies the point--but it does seem endemic.