On Sun, 9 Nov 2003, Andrew Crystall wrote:
> On 9 Nov 2003 at 9:11, Gautam Mukunda wrote:
>
> > Our responsibility is to stop being enablers. Since
> > September 11th of 2001, the US and its allies have
> > taken up that responsibility. It's time for the rest
> > of the world to do the same.
>
> 9/11 is not a turning point in the way a lot of people seem to think it
> is. The difference is purely in perception. Yes, you Americans thought
> you could fund terrorists for decades and not have it rebound. Well, us
> Brits learned that lesson long ago, and the IRA made sure we never
> thought we were immune.
I'd like to have the US look at Britain's handling of the IRA problem and
note what worked and what didn't, and use that to help the US avoid making
mistakes that don't have to be made.
Julia
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