ok you're right, so let's validate their worst fears about us instead. On 11/10/06, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Incredibly naive" is how I would categorize is thoughts on this subject. > Attacking the roots of terrorism would require fundamental changes in > societies where we have no influence- Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Yemen, > Somalia, Iran, etc. And I'm not talking about influence with the > government, I'm talking about influence with religious leaders and their > legion of followers. > > What exactly can we do to influence these people? We're going to buddy-up > with the Ayatollahs and suddenly they will realize what good people we are? > NOT > > On 11/9/06, Gruss wrote: > > > > An unacknowledged and unpleasant reality is that a more militant > > approach toward terrorism would, in virtually all cases, require us to > > act violently and alone. No other power will join us in a crusade > > against terrorism -- in fact, some ''friendly'' governments protect > > their countries against terrorism by cutting deals with the groups, > > allowing them operational freedom. No political or economic sanctions > > would work. Only violence. Only alone. And only if we can figure out > > how and against whom to retaliate. > > > > A third reality is that retributive violence, no matter how massive, > > almost inevitably begets more violence against us in response. We > > will never prevent all -- or even most -- such acts. In the world of > > real choices, we can protect ourselves better. We can bring some > > terrorists to justice. But, above all, we can pursue policies and > > strategies that in the long term weaken terrorism's roots. > > > > This mix of force and diplomacy, this reliance on patience and > > planning, the painful realization of more casualties to come, is not > > satisfying emotionally. It does not quench the thirst for revenge or > > justice; it does not offer beguilingly simple answers to complex > > problems and difficult choices. In reality, though, it is the only > > sustainable course. > > > > -- Secretary of Defense nominee Robert Gates, August 1998, commentary > > in the New York Times. > > > > -- > --------------- > Robert Munn > www.funkymojo.com > > >
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