A response to <i><b>Bomb Them with Butter</b></i>

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A response to <i><b>Bomb Them with Butter</b></i>

An SI Board Since September 2001

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Emcee: Pullin-GS	Type: Unmoderated

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I got the "Bomb Them with Butter" chain letter in
my mail today (9/26/2001) and was totally taken
aback by the irresponsibility of the persons who
started and pass on such a letter that can only
cause divisiveness among the American People, at
a time when unity is a must.
Anyway, Here it is. My response (I'd love to be
able to send it to all those who passed on "Bomb
Them with Butter") follow as the first post.

Enjoy.

> I like this idea: bomb them with butter!
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> A military response, particularly an attack on Afghanistan, is exactly what
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> the terrorists want. It will strengthen and swell their small but fanatical
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> ranks.
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> Instead, bomb Afghanistan with butter, with rice, bread, clothing and
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> medicine. It will cost less than conventional arms, poses no threat of US
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> casualties and just might get the populace thinking that maybe the Taliban
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> don't have the answers. After three years of drought and with starvation
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> looming, let's offer the Afghani people the vision of a new future. One that
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> includes full stomachs.
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> Bomb them with information. Video players and cassettes of world leaders,
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> particularly Islamic leaders, condemning terrorism. Carpet the country with
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> magazines and newspapers showing the horror of terrorism committed by their
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> "guest". Blitz them with laptop computers and DVD players filled with a
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> perspective that is denied them by their government. Saturation bombing with
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> hope will mean that some of it gets through. Send so much that the Taliban
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> can't collect and hide it
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> all.
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> The Taliban are telling their people to prepare for Jihad. Instead, let's
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> give the Afghani people their first good meal in years.
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> Seeing your family fully fed and the prospect of stability in terms of food
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> and a future is a powerful deterrent to martyrdom. All we ask in return is
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> that they, as a people, agree to enter the civilized world. That includes
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> handing over terrorists in their midst.
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> In responding to terrorism we need to do something different. Something
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> unexpected..something that addresses the root of the problem. We need to
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> take away the well of despair, ignorance and brutality from which the Osama
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> bin Laden's of the world water their gardens of terror.
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> Please pass this along. It is important that we learn to think in NEW ways.
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> If we continue attacking in the old ways we will get the same old results.
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> Look at what has been happening the middle east for thousands of years to
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> see what we can expect if we attack with bombs and military force.
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> Do we want to live a life of fear as people in the middle east do?
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Reply	Message Preview	From	Recs	Posted
2	I like your idea of Bombing them with butter instead of bombs. it does make sens	uu	-	9/30/2001
1	A response to "Bomb Them with Butter" chain letter. To start, I truly	Pullin-GS	-	9/26/2001

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