[lit-ideas] Re: Punitive Expeditions

  • From: "Judith Evans" <judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 7 May 2006 22:46:14 +0100

LH>What we would probably engage in is what Ralph Peters
> refers to as punitive expeditions  
>(Peters)But there also will be instances when, faced not only 
>with an oppressive regime responsible for American deaths, 
>but with a population that broadly supports its bloody-handed 
>government, we simply will need to send in our military on 
>a punitive expedition to exact a price that discourages further 
>attacks on our homeland or on our interests, 

The Kick Butt theory of international relations.  But at least it
wouldn't have justified the War on Iraq

Judy Evans, Cardiff


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