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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (184922)	3/16/2004 8:17:40 PM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1575614

Ten, re: And so when can we declare victory? I think when we're no longer having these online discussions. When it's no longer at the forefront of our consciousness. Terrorism's been around in its modern form since the '60s and '70s, and it's not going to go away. It's a problem that can be managed -- once we can manage it, then we can declare a sort of victory. And you think Bush policies are moving us towards these goals? Bush is the poster boy for terrorist recruiting. John

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (184922)	3/17/2004 11:08:29 AM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575614

The war on terrorism is clearly a metaphorical war The administration wants to use more than a war metaphor. Even though this action cannot be fought as a war, they want the power and lack of accountability that might be acceptable if this were really a war. It's a problem that can be managed -- once we can manage it, then we can declare a sort of victory. Once again, this is a prescription for fighting crime, not waging a war. This is the same kind of deceptive wordplay used to define Saddam as a terrorist, when he was in fact a rather ordinary despot as despots go. There are real concepts that were formerly distinguished by these words. It does not do the country or international relations a service to reduce literacy to Bush's level. TP