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OT (It's even controversy free) Here is an interesting scenario. . .
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/...ain/index.html Now suppose terrorist group B claims the $25 million bounty on al-Zarqawi? Do we pay? On the one hand paying shows we keep our word and could encourage further work by the "enemy of my enemy". On the other hand it could put $25 million in the cofers of terrorists (be they on "our side" or not). Glad that one's not my decision though I suspect there could be a middle-man to grease the wheels. Technically if we paid we'd be supporting terrorism or at the very least a vigilante group. Of course here in the US our superheros tend to all be vigilantes (Can we say Spiderman :-) ). Any thoughts? |
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http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/...ain/index.html
"The Arabic-language TV network Al-Arabiya said it received a taped statement from an organization that calls itself the Rescue Group warning al-Zarqawi and his followers to leave Iraq or face the consequences." That Rescue Group is probably the CIA itself. Quite ridiculous. |
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Tamas Feher wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/...ain/index.html "The Arabic-language TV network Al-Arabiya said it received a taped statement from an organization that calls itself the Rescue Group warning al-Zarqawi and his followers to leave Iraq or face the consequences." That Rescue Group is probably the CIA itself. Quite ridiculous. Actually, Tamas, the only thing ridiculous is your denial of the fact that some of the Iraqi people could grow so tired of the terrorists targeting and killing Iraqis that they would decide to do something about it themselves. The recent tapes showing how many of the suicide terrorists are from outside of Iraq probably didn't help matters any, either. Sounds like a very positive step to me. They are likely to have access to better intelligence than the US forces, and potentially be more effective because of it. |
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"Scott Ferrin" wrote in message
... http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/...ain/index.html Now suppose terrorist group B claims the $25 million bounty on al-Zarqawi? Do we pay? On the one hand paying shows we keep our word and could encourage further work by the "enemy of my enemy". On the other hand it could put $25 million in the cofers of terrorists (be they on "our side" or not). Glad that one's not my decision though I suspect there could be a middle-man to grease the wheels. Technically if we paid we'd be supporting terrorism or at the very least a vigilante group. Of course here in the US our superheros tend to all be vigilantes (Can we say Spiderman :-) ). Any thoughts? We should make the bounty decline, quickly. It starts at $25M and is cut in half every week or month. Frankly I don't like the bounty, I like Roman-type ruthless pursuit of the enemy. Give those on the fence a choice between ****ing off our enemies or us and make it clear we can make them one thousand times more sorry they ****ed us off. We need a General Sherman to conduct operations. The people in my part of the world didn't like that stark choice but it put a stop to the fantasy of resisting. A quick decisive war will kill fewer people than a generation-long small war. We need more victory and less concern. Make the locals race each other to turn in the people we are after. -- Scott "The enemy is radical Islam and state-sponsored terrorism; the obstacles to success are the French and American liberals.." - Joseph A. Klein |
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