In article ,
Larry Dighera wrote:

On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:26:21 GMT, Orval Fairbairn
wrote in
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It seems to me that we "turned the other cheek" too many times in the
past: Lebanon, Khobar Towers, Mogadishu, the embassy bombings, the USS
Cole, etc.

Can there be too many times? Aggression only spawns more aggression.
Isn't that the wisdom behind Christ's words?

IMHO, you have to "turn the other cheek" only once. If he hits you
again, you flatten him, which is long overdue.

That's not a very enlightened attitude, IMO.

I think that it is a very enlightened approach -- it assures survival to
promote further "enlightened attitudes."

J.C. never mentioned what you do after the other guy hits you again.

Some people and groups respect only superior force.