From: Spudboy100@aol.com
Date: Fri Jan 24 2003 - 00:02:09 MST
Kai suggested:
<<No, but your president and his fellows should think a little bit further.
It's not enough to throw some bombs, when this just feeds the troops of
another enemy.
War against terrorism is not comparable with conventional wars. It means
fighting against belief systems and against the causes for the motivation
of those people. Wars like this can not be won with bombs. You either win
them in the minds or not at all. Therefore, the only intelligent idea of
Mr. Bush so far has been the "coalition against terrorism". He now is
going to destroy this coalition for no sensible reason.>>
It is comparable, in some ways, to every conventional war. Look at
Afghanistan. Consider that the war against saddam is also a war against the
Wahabbis in Saudi. If Iraqi oil competes in the marketplace with Saudi oil
(even in OPEC) then funding is cut to madrassahs and militant orgs. Less cash
from oil will put a pinch on the ruling regime as well as the Mullahs that
they themselves willingly fund. This war is closer to a cold war, then a hot
one, but somehow, pressure needs to be placed on the worlds Islamic regimes
to act better-whether they like it or not! Right now W Bush is the only game
in town.
<<Mr. Bush so far has been the "coalition against terrorism". He now is
going to destroy this coalition for no sensible reason>>
Theres no coalition, if all one wishes to do is avoid pissing-off the Islamic
militants and their political and financial supporters. One has to break eggs
to make an omlette.
<<There are a lot more countries known to have
or manufacture ABC weapons, which are a lot more unstable, unpredictable
and would sell anything to anyone. Former GUS states, Pakistan, North
Korea, Jemen, Sudan, etc. So why isn't there an international coalition
against proliferation, lead by the US, but instead only one focus on one
of the most unlikely terrorist supporting countries in the world?>>
No. Iraq is a supreme player in the game of state terrorism. Wasn't Abu Nidal
assasinated by Iraq agents in Bagdad, just 3 months ago? Iraq being depicted
as a monor player is like-wise depicting Iran as a "good world citizen",
whatever that means. Iraq, has surely played a clearing house for a variety
of terror groups, including providing Air Iraq jetliners to practice on, for
several of the 19, 9-11 thugs, back in 1998.
<<The US are not going to war for moral, ethics and democracy - or not any
longer. Would that be so, other countries than Iraq would be top on the
list. Countries where people die of hunger, while a small elite sells
their country for their own profit.>>
Ok so were the baddies. :-) On the other hand, I don't wish to hear any
gnashing of teeth from Europe when it comes their turn to be the target of
spectacular attacks.
Count me as one of those who are very comfortable with the colapse of Islamic
regimes, and inhibiting of Jihadist culture.
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