What happens then? Fewer total casualties than are incurred by Labor Day weekend traffic accidents. That's what the examples you cite amount to. And what's silly about the fact that a combination of containment, military preparedness, endless, often seemingless worthless negotiations did in fact avert the mutually assured destruction that was widely expected through most of the second half of the 20th century? When the enemies were larger? Every bit as bent on our destruction? Did, in fact, have weapons of mass destruction? Think before you spew. John On 1/13/07, Eric Yost <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
John: Get real, Eric. We have plenty of evidence of what happens when boys with toys start talking about vaporizing terrorists. If, as they are, the terrorists are like Maoist guerrillas, concealed in a civilian population whose members are inclined to vendetta, every new example of "collateral damage" recruits new members to their cause. Would have responded sooner, but John's original post is on my laptop. At first I thought it was too flip and silly to respond to, but I guess his filter is still on. I suggest John review the thread he's pointing to when quoting "vaporizing terrorists." If he reads my remarks, he'll realize I was talking about active terrorists. If he realizes this, and continues with his position, then I suppose he would have opposed bombing Zarqawi. When boys with word processors start talking about "police action" ... we have plenty of evidence (WTC '93, African Embassies, The USS Cole, 9/11) what happens then. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html
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