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To: Robin Plunder who wrote (107223)	8/26/2014 6:24:03 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219903

the chinese proverb clearly stated that "when striking a snake, first strike its head" the chef did not heed ancient advice the difference between religious fanatical terror and snake is that, for the former, a strike against the head merely result in two new heads, hydra-like difficult situation

To: Robin Plunder who wrote (107223)	8/28/2014 2:30:58 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219903

an interesting dynamic is developing in syria / iraq where team usa is engaging both the isil / isis as well as the local authorities am wondering how the locals of all flavours play their pieces, whether they would unite to fend off the outsider first before the wet-work each other, or go to the mattress as the broader conflict plays out, or adopt some other stratagem more appropriate to the local conditions if the last iraq-afghanistan war cost was USD 3-6 trillion war-to-date depending on accounting methodology, than am guessing that, given inflation and given that the opponents are better armed and sport enhanced training, and is in effect going global and can do damage outside of the traditional war zones, the coming around the corner war w/o definite borders and w/o possibilities of negotiations would cost more over the next ... say ten years (no need to project out the 30-40 actual needed years) ... say USD 30-60 trillion, and that estimate does not take into consideration of any likely cyber engagements or airborne ebola weaponisation. should such a war be financed by the traditional ways of taxation and means of inflation, the burden would be heavy for all members of the coalition of the willing whomever they might be especially as the war would almost certainly be fought on home turf of all of the willing