Just like Jim on the sitcom "Taxi", I have my moments.
From: "Paul M. Provencher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 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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