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Yep, let's start with the country that harbored their training camp (Florida). Then the country of residence and where they were attending a technical college (Germany). Not to forget the country of origin (Saudi Arabia)... Hm... wait a minute... so may be we DO have to turn on our brains after all? I'm all for punishing those who were responsible, conspiring or otherwise tolerated these activities. If it takes a war effort - so be it. Those who tell themselves there is a quick fix to the problem are running through the world with their eyes and ears closed. Nothing is more certain then that any reaction will lead to an even bigger counter-reaction two to five years down the road. That doesn't mean that punishment should be avoided - just don't lie to yourself that eliminating terrorists is somehow equal to eliminating terrorism. Just like other areas of civil and political unrest in the past 100 years: As long as a region is not at peace and the U.S. finds itself forced into taking one or the other side and actively supporting one or the other party, they will just as certain piss off the opponents and be vulnerable to their hatred. Why some Americans assume that the U.S. can dictate the battlefield of its foreign policies is beyond me. For every American-made or financed weapon fired somewhere in the world, there is some family member who instantly became your biggest enemy. Most of them will never have the financial and logistical opportunity to act out their revenge - but given enough decades in time, there will always be a few who are determined enough to bring devastation back to the U.S. So do strike and strike hard - just do it knowingly that this is only another step in a bloody escalation that will go on for a least the next generation. It is as certain as hell, that more building will tumble in the decades to come - for a change, it will no longer just be abroad. In the long run, it is the peace process in the Middle East that is the only hope for a solution where countries in that region can address their own matters - without the U.S. being savior to one side and devil to the other. -----Original Message----- From: Brad Wilson [mailto:ac4bw@ya*.co*] Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 03:06 PM To: techdiver@aquanaut.com Subject: Re: Lines in the Sand Jim may sound harsh, but you have to realize what just happened to us. We have tried to be nice and these jerks have attacked us over and over again. They blew up embassys, and we did little. Some jerk on a raft took out a billion dollar warship, and we did NOTHING. Now, they kill thousands. And that doesn't even count the monetary damage to those who's businesses were destroyed, people who now have no job, and the massive amount of just property damage. We are in a state of total rage. I agree with what I heard my own Senator, Zell Miller (D-Georgia and a former Marine) said: "Bomb the HELL out of them." He continued saying, So what if there is collaterial damage. They obviously didn't care about innocent civilians, why should we care about theirs. If they get in the way, that's just too bad. I say we turn those countries who harbor or have anything to do with terrorists into a freaking parking lot. And if the innocent civilians don't want to be hit, then they better dig in or get outta town. Brad --- Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*> wrote: > No, no joke. This is all being funded by our oil > dollars. We just go over > there and take the damn oil, the fundamentalists > have no more funds, problem > solved. > __________________________________________________ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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