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2005-09-22 Arabia

Recruiting Suicide Bombers Gets More Difficult

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Posted by Steve 2005-09-22 09:18|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Itâs going to take a generation to eliminate the attitudes that provide all the pro-terrorist attitudes.

I would think it would take longer than a generation. Just think how a parent's attitude often influence a childs outlook. Bigotry and ignorance can be reduced in each generation, but some of it always continues along.

How about the opposite side of the coin? The islamofascists are engendering a lot of wariness and hostility among many believers in Western pluralism and democratic priciples. That attitude may, as well, take generations to pass.

Posted by DO 2005-09-22 11:02|| 2005-09-22 11:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Trouble recruiting volunteer boomers? Maybe on Career day at the local mosque you could have famous, successful suicide bombers show up and give inspiring talks to convince.... ah, never mind.

Posted by SteveS 2005-09-22 13:26|| 2005-09-22 13:26|| Front Page Top

#3 The article recognizes the important point, and one missed by the left, that for every thousand radicals, maybe one has the intestinal fortitude to get trained, pack up and move to another country to commit some act. Their supply is finite.

When something happens that discourages terrorists, the effect is not on the one, but on the other 999. This means that the one still has to be dealt with directly, but the other 999 are less inclined to cheer loudly to the instigators.

Eventually, enough doubt is planted with the 999 that they lose interest in cheering altogether, and just prefer to dwell on other, less violent, things.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-09-22 20:08|| 2005-09-22 20:08|| Front Page Top

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