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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (96547)	4/27/2003 8:08:05 PM
From: Sig	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

<<Hardly the answer to my questions Sig. I am after historical facts.>>> I have followed your stimulating conversations and will be curious where you end up fact-wise. The words will be there OK, but will there be any proof. We have dealt with lower level Terrorists of one form or another every day inside the country and there is an irreducible minimum that will occur. They change the game, we have to try to counter. <<<The real solution is respecting others' needs, education, and prosperity. These are the weapons that will yield long term success.>>> A mans home is his castle. Possession of personal property is high on the list for stability in a region so I would add that one as a must for Iraqis Sig .

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (96547)	4/27/2003 8:53:19 PM
From: broadstbull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

<<< wouldn't bet on that. Terrorism is not the kind of problem that goes away with such methods. At most you can keep it dormant until a more dangerously mutated version comes to life. The real solution is respecting others' needs, education, and prosperity. These are the weapons that will yield long term success.>>> C'mon Sun...you really think it is possible to change Arab/Islamic sentiment against the west with the use of handouts and niceties. I personally believe once someone hates you, there is little you can do to change that. Unless you have unlimited time and a face to face contact on a regular basis. We are talking about deep hatred, developed over generations, often based on false pretences, derived from a bias media. Tough nut to crack with kindness. Until the flow of anti US reporting is stopped we'll never stand a chance of changing anything, IMO.