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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (151478)	11/11/2004 4:42:36 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

The fact is you could find many people who can coordinated 12 individuals with box cutters to create great harm for almost any cause. They've had three years to stage a followup. Why has nobody managed it? The truth is, it's not that simple. Al Qaeda is only a small subset of potential future terrorist groups. To fight this like a conventional war is not the answer. We heard this song when the Israelis went into Jenin - "Ooh, mustn't fight them, it will only make them mad, 10 more will spring from the ground for every one you kill." It's not that simple either. Trained men are not so simple to replace, and a cause that has been handed a stinging defeat is not so glamourous as one that can boast of a bloodless triumph over the "cowardly Zionists" or the "cowardly USA" take your pick. It is imo quite necessary to poke holes in the immense Arab capacity for self-delusion and purely rhetorical triumphs, and give those brave jihadis a reality check.