"Judah" wrote:
Sure it is.

The way to do it is to show them that the families they left
behind will not be rewarded for their actions. The way to
do it is to show that the punishment for suicide bombing is,
for example, the destruction of their home and the exile
of their families.

No. That is precisely what the terrorists are attempting to goad us
into doing. Their goal is the radicalization of the whole Ialamic
world. The destruction of their homes and the exile of their families
would be an immense propaganda victory for them.

Indiscriminate vengeance and retaliation are their game; we'd be fools
to play it.

That's what worked in Hiroshima and Nagasaki...

Not analagous. For one thing, no one is in a position to "surrender"
for the terrorists. If Bin Laden, for instance, were to reach an
accomodation with the U. S., he would be denounced as a sellout and
replaced by other radicals eager to assume the title of Supreme Defender
of Islam.
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Dan
C172RG at BFM
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