With the Arab/Islam idealeology, which I've tried to study closely since before Reagan sent our Marines into Lebanon, I've learned that the only thing they understand is supreme, ruthless force. Anything less is turned into a martyr's paradise. Iran doesn't invade Iraq, because they know Hussein will happily use bio-chem warfare; or Syria's occupation of Lebanon. They only understand a Mongol-like invasion, which totally devastates them. America couldn't do it, because we just aren't ruthless enough. Yes, we can push them back for a time, but their anger only grows. Why did we have the Afghanis fight their own war with us doing back up? Because they could do things in that war we couldn't. Isn't interesting how the Nephites never could quite get rid of the Lamanites. At most, they could get them scared to invade (for a time).
K'aya K'ama, Gerald/gary Smith gszion1 @juno.com http://www .geocities.com/rameumptom/index.html "No one is as hopelessly enslaved as the person who thinks he's free." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Marc: Nothing is as it appears in the Middle East: when Egypt's Gammel Abdul Nasser was dealt what we thought was a humiliating defeat in the Six Days' War in June 1967, he was actually hailed as a hero in the Arab World. We don't understand why this should be so, but until we figure it out, we will continue making the same mistakes over and over. Unless we really enjoy cuddling up to snakes, we had best leave the countries of the region to sort out their own affairs. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
