"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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I don't see "hunting them down and killing them" as either feasible or
effective. For every one you kill, there are 10,000 more
waiting to take his place with greater fervor and comittment.

Well, Lee, I understand that the POTENTIAL for terrorism will always be
with
us. That is a sad fact of life.

However, I will argue that the reality of terrorism can be crushed to a
large degree. Madrid is a wonderful case in point -- did you see the
demonstrations today? Millions of Spaniards have now come to hate and
despise the terrorists worse than ever before -- a reaction that is
diametrically opposed to what the terrorists sought.

When it becomes obvious that their barbaric tactics have accomplished
precisely nothing -- AND they are picked off, one by one, and are jailed
or
dead -- then (and only then) will terrorism cease to be a significant
threat.

To think otherwise plays completely into the terrorist's hands.


Terrorist / freedom two sides of the same coin.

The world is full of them - and it is totally dependent on which end of the
telescope you look out from.

After all were not the founding fathers terrorists seeking to overthrow the
legitimate government?