"Corky Scott" wrote in message
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On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 02:30:15 GMT, Larry Dighera
wrote:


Your question seems to presume that the behavior of those who commit
irrational acts is guided by successful results. I'm not so sure that
is the case. Terrorists are obviously not constrained by rationality,
so expecting a rational response seems unwarranted.

Larry, please don't take this as an attack because I don't intend it
that way, but you should not assume that because the Islamic
terrorists have had a series of successful attacks against civilian
targets that they are not rational.

To them, the attacks are extremely rational. It's literally the only
attack they can be successful at. It doesn't matter if western
thinking cannot comprehend the point of such attacks. THEY think they
are useful, or they would not be making them.

You've got a pretty strange definition of "rational". Don't confuse it with
the verb "rationalize", which is pseudo rationality (i.e., making excuses).