Egads. I go away for a couple of days and this is what happens? Eric, John, Andreas, Lawrence, Judy, Marlena............. make nice! You're too smart not to. Julie Krueger ========Original Message======== Subj: [lit-ideas] Re: Fw: Re: Re: Max Boot Date: 1/4/2007 4:15:50 P.M. Central Standard Time From: _eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) To: _lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Sent on: For every one you kill, dozens are created, more energetic than ever, while it depletes us. Sort of a cross between Cadmus' dragon's teeth and the Sorcerer's Apprentice methinks. How did you come to this arcane knowledge? Did you conjure it from sources like this TIME report: U.S. intelligence officials say they now believe Iraq is a magnet for fanatical Muslims around the world. "It's become the proving ground," says a senior U.S. intelligence official. The jihadists are convinced they can continue fighting indefinitely. "Jihad is not made by us," says a midlevel insurgent leader. "It is made by the Prophet and will continue to Judgment Day." <snip> Asked what the jihadists will do if U.S. forces finally pull out, one of Abdullah's comrades offers this answer: "We will follow them to the U.S." http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,658290,00.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html