"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Sylvain" wrote in message
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"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote:
Well actually back in '79 Iran did attack US territory. We just failed
to
respond. Is there a statute of limitations on an act of war?

actually, wasn't there a 'rescue operation' that failed miserably?
that looks like a response to me, even if the outcome is not what
you might have wished.

Yep. It was further punctuation of the lack of a creditable response to
the attacks against US citizens. They kept coming at us. Then you get
9-11.

I do not understand why Martin and some others can not see, that doing
nothing only encourages the attacks to continue, and escalate.

Maybe this will clarify it:
http://europundits.blogspot.com/2005...63676789 9582


You want to stop a bully? Punch him in the nose. Keep hurting him, until
the cost to him is too high.

Then hit him again just to be sure.