I think the point is that people who were not motivated to become "jihadists" before the Iraq war are now motivated to become suicide bombers. I don't portend to know what goes through someone's head when they decide that blowing themselves up along with a group of innocent people (including children) is a good idea but I do think there there is some credence in the idea that the Iraq war pushed some of these people over the edge...
Howie --- On Monday, July 18, 2005 10:30 AM, Larry C. Lyons scribed: --- > > It would seem to me that they've mainly looked at the foot soldiers > and not the leadership. Its those people commanding the foreigners > entering Iraq that received the training in Chechnya, Afghanistan and > Bosnia. The ones that manage to survive (the foot soldiers) most > likely go on to become the leaders in the next area of jihadi > conflict. > > larry > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Now thereâs a better way to fax. eFax makes it possible to use your existing email account to send and receive faxes. Try eFax free. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=63 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:165039 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
