This I don't understand. We free the Afghans from their oppressive but
ineffective government.
Some of them die as a result, but the rest are much better off with time,
especially if we help
them recover. Thousands of Americans and others Chinese, various Europeans
etc. have been killed
because they were directly targeted. What would it take for you to accept
military action? The
death and or rape of your sister at the hands of these people? (Yes I know
this is inflammatory,
however there seems to be a call to inaction here, is it fear). What
happened the idea that to
die on your feet is better than to live on your knees? Right now the
Afghans are living on their
knees. The people who keep them there want us on ours.
At 06:13 PM 9/13/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Sadly, I fear that we'll find out if you are right. I hope that you are.
>
>You know, most Afghanis have trouble feeding themselves and their
>families. They don't
>care about world politics, the US or much of anything else except stopping
>their kids from
>starving. They don't support their regime, which only really has power in
>the Kabul area
>anyway.
>
>If it does turn out that Bin Laden is connected, and "surgical strikes"
>are made on
>Afghanistan to get rid of him and the Afghani regime, there will be
>"collateral damage".
>These thousands of poor destitute people who will end up "collateral
>damage", either from
>direct hits or in the months that follow from drinking filthy water and
>disease will have
>done nothing to deserve their fate. Just as the victims of this week's
>atrocity, they will
>be innocent victims.
>
>You think that's okay. I don't. I don't think there's much room for
>further discussion on
>this matter, do you? You aren't gong to change my mind, and I'm not going
>to change yours,
>and history will let us know who is right.
>
>I think that's about it from me on this subject.
>
>regards,
>frank
>
>"Daniel J. Matyola" wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
>
>--
>"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The
>pessimist fears it is
>true." -J. Robert
>Oppenheimer
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