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To: bentway who wrote (186026)	5/2/2006 10:34:36 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

You are unable to see that what you do, what the chimp Caesar does, only makes the terrorists stronger, and us weaker. Let see, so you're saying that the Bush administration's policies have made Al Qai'da stronger, not weaker. I believe that one could correctly argue that Al Qai'da reached its peak on 9/11, was able to directly strike the American homeland, while commanding the resources of an entire country (Afghanistan) to provide it sanctuary and logistical support. But where is Al Qai'da base of operations now? Pakistan? During the previous administration, it was unable to convince the previous Pakistani government to stop supporting the Taliban, or providing support to Al Qai'da. Yet, since 9/11 Pakistan has captured over 750 Al Qai'da members, many of them high level leaders, including Abu Mus'ab Al-Suri, a Syrian born terrorist leader/trainer who Pakistan just announced they have captured. During the '90s the previous administration did very little to confront Al Qai'da, DESPITE the fact that Bin Laden's people had attacked US overseas Embassies and had actually declared war upon the US. And despite having an indictment against Bin Laden in 1998, they did practically nothing to capture him, nor to dismantle his capability to attack the American homeland. THIS IS WHAT ENCOURAGED AL QAI'DA to attack the US.. The perception that the American people reflected the same kind of spineless lack of resolve that you commonly display, and that we could be easily intimidated to retreat in the face of their aggression. It's funny.. but even in nature, when confronted with a wolf, or a bear while walking in the woods, the last thing you want to do is run or show fear. That will just entice the animal to treat you as prey and attack you. And the second worst thing you can do is throw small stones at it, or attempt other forms of ineffective acts of intimidation. This will just convince the predator that you're impotent, and it will trigger their instinct to dominate potential rivals. No.. if you're going to confront an aggressive animal, you'd better be prepared to launch such an act of counter aggression that the animal is forced to realize that he has nothing to gain, and everything to lose, by pushing you further. But fools like you don't understand that. You consider folks like Bin Laden, despite their unprecedented attack upon the American homeland, to be mere "mosquitoes" to be swatted at. But these mosquitoes carry the potential of killing us. And people like don't believe should bother ourselves to make the effort to drain the swamps, and exterminate all signs of remaining larvae, and to convince your neighbors that it is their stagnant economic/political "waters" that are creating the conditions that create these swarms of disease carrying mosquitoes. If anything, by stirring up the swamps where these mosquitoes reside, we're finally achieving some recognition amongst our neighbors that these mosquitoes are as much of a threat to them, as they are to us. But you? Nope.. you're just content to ignore the cause of the problem because you don't believe the expense is worth it. If anything, you're willing to ignore the problem because your other neighbor, whom you personally despise, has taken action to confront this infestation, while you sit on your @ss and complain because he's doing something about the problem, and you don't have a solution of your own. This is the crux of your problem Chris.. Your btching and moaning is merely an outward manifestation of your frustration in not having a viable solution of your own. You hate Bush more than you love your country.. You'll criticize every action he takes, regardless of whether visible progress is actually being made. You'll undermine the mission and morale of our soldiers because criticizing their efforts and/or mistakes provides you a convenient avenue to pursue your political partisanship. As for me.. I love my country (and its values) more than I love ANY leader who's temporarily in office. I just happen to believe that the Bush administration has the right idea about what needs to happen in the Mid-East.. I just don't applaud many of the mistakes and lost opportunities that they've experienced, some of which has aggravated the situation... But I still believe their goal of attempting to create democratic reform in the Mid-East is the only manner in which groups like Al Qai'da will not have the "swamp" full of disillusioned and impressionable (brainwashable) youths from which to recruit. But hey.. I'll be perfectly willing to provide you the opportunity to tell us all about your alternative solutions and strategies...* Hawk