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2004-04-17 Home Front: WoT

Europeans Should Feel They Impose Consequences on Al-Qaedaâs Actions

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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-04-17 12:14:04 AM|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 He could just as easily decide to blow up your trains for protecting Christians, Jews, Shiites, or women as for occupying Iraq.

And the list is interminable. Cooperation now means absolutely nothing to those who can change their mind on a whim. It is not any sort of quid pro quo that the terrorists seek, only blackmail. Once terror's ends are granted even a single iota of legitimacy, you give them the means of extorting whatever they determine to be important at the moment.

Meet all stated demands about Iraq, and suddenly their goals will include Afghanistan. Meet all of those and the goalposts will merely be moved to include Saudi Arabia or Pakistan. Once you are cowed the war already has been lost. Just ask Spain.

Posted by Zenster 2004-04-17 1:12:19 AM|| 2004-04-17 1:12:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The question boils down to if Islamic terrorist manage to attack a city in Europe or America with a nuclear weapon will you convert to Islam to stop any further attacks?

Posted by Canaveral Dan 2004-04-17 10:47:27 AM|| 2004-04-17 10:47:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 He's trying to drive a wedge between the US and Europe--something that will be easier for him to affect due to the arrogance of this administration ("Old Europe", chocolate makers, etc)

Posted by Not Mike Moore 2004-04-18 2:19:50 AM|| 2004-04-18 2:19:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 And under a Kerry administration we might as well get our prayer rugs out and munch carpet five times a day.

But Europe would like us a lot more, so at least we'd have that going for us, which is nice...

Posted by Raj 2004-04-18 2:36:32 AM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com/] 2004-04-18 2:36:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Perfect and hilarious retort to NMM, Raj! ROFL...!

Posted by Jen 2004-04-18 2:44:41 AM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2004-04-18 2:44:41 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Carl Spackler from Caddyshack's a warped role model, but then, so's Billy Jack.

Did I mention that AMC's rerunning Patton right now?

I gotta stop drinking soon...

Posted by Raj 2004-04-18 2:51:30 AM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com/] 2004-04-18 2:51:30 AM|| Front Page Top

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