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Re: Some other perspectives on the tragedy
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Thu, 13 Sep 2001 13:33:35 GMT
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Scott Arthur wrote:
> Sure. Create more martyrs. Great Idea. This sounds like the Israeli model to
> deal with terrorists. Does it work for them?
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 responce that makes it ineffective, I believe.
But I'm in no way objective here, I admit.
Dan
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| (...) The limiting of the response limits the cost of committing these acts acceptable. Make the cost unacceptable, and the people willing to commit them will decrease, either through their own choices, or by the choices of their neighbors who don't (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Same here, Dan. As a student of history, I've always said two things-History always repeats itself and a limited war is a lost cause. Why is Israel having problems with terrorist activities? Because they won't deal with the problem. The keep (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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