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Re: Some other perspectives on the tragedy
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Thu, 13 Sep 2001 11:36:39 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dan Boger writes:
> Erik Olson wrote:
> > I believe the concepts that should guide America's response are: deterrence,
> > and anti-appeasement.
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> > There has been too much appeasement of terrorists by the US, and perhaps
> > other countries. No retribution was ever exacted for the USS Cole attack,
> > because we insist on this policy of bringing individual terrorists to
> > justice (as if they were in an American courtroom.) This kind of appeasement
> > encourages more attacks. It must stop.
> >
> > Deterrence means: Anyone who has declared that they have the intention, and
> > the means, to attack Americans should be the targets of retribution. That
> > includes any of bin Laden's troopers, and any other terrorist organization
> > known to be operating against America, whether they participated in this
> > week's attack or not. Take them all down. Otherwise, they will make the next
> > move. Justice calls for sufficient deadly force to be used against known
> > terrorist organizations. If other deaths are unavoidable, so be it. No
> > terrorists would feel sorry about doing it to us.
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> exactly. well said.
Sure. Create more martyrs. Great Idea. This sounds like the Israeli model to
deal with terrorists. Does it work for them?
Scott A
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> Dan
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| (...) Israel has been doing the exact thing the US has been, which is not working - limited responce. They bomb a street, Israel attacks a command post. They shoot at a schoolbus, Israel takes out a training camp. It's the _limiting_ of that (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Some other perspectives on the tragedy
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| (...) Just in case you didn't notice "they" (terrorists) just made Martyrs out of thousands of people on 09/11/2001. That was as much a mistake for them as it was for Japan to attack Pearl Harbor 12/07/1941. We have Martyrs too and we will take (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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