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2005-06-09 Iraq-Jordan

hammorabi has some background of interest...

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Posted by 3dc 2005-06-09 02:27|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 In many ways our policy is "the attrition of the war-like". Throughout the world there are large numbers of young men, but still a tiny minority of all young men, that fit one particular profile. They are fanatical *and* they are willing to do something about it. A far larger number are willing to support the "doers", but wouldn't ever do anything themselves. So the 'direct' war is an effort to both concentrate the "doers" and exterminate them, and the 'indirect' war is the far slower process of changing the minds of their supporters. Afghanistan was too brutal to be used as an effective concentrator for most but the extreme fanatics; but Iraq is far more attractive, they not realizing that it is a far deadlier trap. But in any event, this concentration saps the strength from terrorist *movements* worldwide, draining them of the muscle they would use in their home country for all sorts of mischief. The few that return home do so with tales of horror and great disdain for those who sent them off in the first place. All told, the final result will be to make the entire region less war-like, by draining it of its warriors.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-06-09 10:05|| 2005-06-09 10:05|| Front Page Top

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