Not sure about Korea but the as far as Vietnam is concerned I have to bring
to your attention that the US carpet bombed North Vietnam indiscriminately
dropping a considerably higher tonnage of bombs than on Germany in WW2.
They also used napalm and dropped highly toxic defoliant, the infamous
"agent orange" to destroy the jungles that harboured the Vietcong.
I hate to point it out but it was all for nothing as the Vietcong did not
give up and in the end won anyway.
No offence intended but it is important to get the facts right before
suggesting a course of action for the present.
Nenad
----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel J. Matyola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: Bombing Japan - private
> I disagree most strongly, sir.
>
> These terrorist, and those who attacked the WTC previously and various
embassies, have
> the full support of several nations. These states provide them with
shelter, money,
> training and encouragement. The religious leaders and political leaders
of these
> countries tell them the US is absolute evil, and promise them eternal
glory in heaven
> if they die killing Americans. THEY have made civilian populations the
target, just as
> Hitler did. Giving them safety only fuels their beliefs that the US is
weak, and that
> God will help them to prevail if they persist in this course.
>
> These "civilized rules of war" prevented the US from attacking the source
of the
> opposing forces in Korea and Viet Nam, with disastrous results for our
American
> troops. This time, they have attacked our civilian population. To
respond by rounding
> up a few of the "usual suspects" and ending it there will lead to an
enormous tragedy
> in this country.
>
> Dan
>
> Frank Theriault wrote:
>
> > The subject of this thread was brought up due to many calls to punish
not only the
> > perpetrators of yesterday's horrid deeds, but the countries who "harbour
and
> > finance" such monsters.
> > As many on both sides of this argument have said, reacting to, and
fighting
> > terrorism, requires a new set of rules. And one of the new realities is
that
> > bombing civilians of the country that the terrorists may have come from
will not
> > deter them. It will result in dead innocents, and a more resolved bunch
of
> > terrorists.
>
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