Bob,
I don't often agree with you, but on this point, you make sense.
ppro
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bob Blakely
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 10:05 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Terrorist attack against the U.S.
>
>
>
> The old rules don't apply. Today, self proclaimed nations without lands
> declare War against states as they please and hide within other harboring
> nations who support and shelter them and claim innocence. The
> cowards hide,
> but send brave (though deluded) dastards to die for their state's
> cause. To
> date, we have treated such as criminals, or international criminals. I now
> am of the opinion that we treat these groups as the states or
> states armies
> they claim to be.
>
> Now, this country has well demonstrated it's desire to win wars by
> destroying the enemy's ability to wage war. Non participants are not the
> desired targets of the wrath of this nation. In the last war in Europe,
> certain nations practiced war on civilians indiscriminately. The
> Allies went
> after these nations ability to wage war. This means soldiers, munitions,
> ordinance, fuel, the factories that produce munitions, ordinance,
> fuel, and
> the transport systems for such. We didn't have the weapons we have today.
> Bombing such things resulted in a great deal of spillover and errors in
> targeting. Nevertheless, the sole goal of the US is to destroy the enemy's
> ability to wage war. During the Gulf war, those allied against Iraq
> demonstrated the this goal via strikes so surgical that even the US was
> amazed at the success. Did civilians die? Damn right they did.
> War is messy
> business and any country or state that leads it's people into
> such an action
> leads it's people into harm's way. They bear the responsibility for their
> people's deaths, and the same is said for nations that harbor the war
> makers.
>
> The munitions this country uses are too expensive to waste on
> nonparticipants. Economics alone dictates that they be used only against
> soldiers, munitions, ordinance, fuel, the factories that produce
> munitions,
> ordinance, fuel, and the transport systems for such.
>
> We may still differ, nevertheless, this is my belief and the
> general belief
> of those around me.
>
> We are growing weary of being f*cked with, and we are very tired
> of the "why
> can't we all just get along" folks who deliver nothing but talk
> while people
> die. Further, 225 years ago, we gave up thinking what Europe
> thought of us.
>
> If you have a solution, do it quickly. We are probably about to attempt
> ours. Not prepared? Why? It's been going on for years! As long as the
> results of terror were on others soil, it was others business.
> Now it is on
> our soil. It's our business. Someone will suffer the consequences of their
> actions.
>
> Regards,
> Bob...
>
> From: "Martin Trautmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
> > On Tue 2001-09-11 (20:41), Ernest Alejandria wrote:
> > > Justice is a remedy associated for the commission of a crime. Todays'
> tragic
> > > event is much more than a crime, it is an act of war perpetrated by a
> > > foreign power against Americans and American properties on American
> soil.
> >
> >
> > Please STOP this! That's not a WAR! It's not something that a state
> > declared to another state. But declaring it a war may be the
> first step to
> > bomb innocents.
> >
> > I feel sorrow with all Americans and friends
> > Martin
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