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To: TimF who wrote (197297)	8/14/2006 4:18:20 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

No one is willing to route out guerillas as it was done in the old days. Apparenly no country wants to sacrifce a large number of its own soldiers in that effort or commit acts that cause large collateral damage and propaganda victories for the terrorists/guerillas/freedom fights--call them what you will. Assymetric warfare plays to the advantage of these folks and not the established nations and democracies of the world. It is ironic that only Russia does what seems to be necessary to defeat these folks and then they talk like doves to everyone else. We need a new text book on how to fight these folks that takes the new realities into account. Are there ways to do it that take the casualties and collateral damage into account?

To: TimF who wrote (197297)	8/14/2006 4:20:21 PM
From: GST	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

So, Israel should not be prosecuted for its war crimes -- neither should the US. Rule of law is one of the bedrock institutions for democracy. You cannot have democracy without the rule of law. The US says it promotes the rule of law, but when it comes to one of the most basic and important aspects of law -- the prosecution of war criminals -- Israel and the US suddenly lose their taste for rule of law. Israel and the US must be held accountable -- you spend you time thinking up reasons why Israel and the US should be allowed to commit war crimes without any consequences. You are doing a great job Tim -- the guys who served under Hitler could have used a buddy like you.