Should We Bomb Syria and Iran?

"John Mullen" wrote in message ...
"Evan Brennan" wrote in message
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"Emmanuel Gustin" wrote in message
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"Evan Brennan" wrote in message
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Terrorism is a local phenomenon only if all the funding, weapons,
training, personnel and other forms of support are "centralized
locally". A modern terrorist group cannot hope to survive if it's
structured like an octopus. That model is vulnerable and obsolete.

That model has never been obsolete, precisely because it
is the least vulnerable model.


You've got it backwards. That model is not used by global terrorist
groups because it is obsolete. Al Qaeda has no centralized system
of supply and support. They rely on multiple sources.

Hence the octopus analogy.


The tentacles of an octopus branch out from one, very centralized head.
Hence the lunacy of your response.



Groups like al Quaeda are not big monolithic corporations;

Exactly. But that statement conflicts with your previous one.

Tip: always *read* the post you're replying to I know it wastes time you
could be spending on building Airfix models, but you may avoid looking like
a t**t.


Obviously, you and Gustin cannot even count to one.
Must be a British and European thing. : )

"Evan Brennan" wrote in message
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"John Mullen" wrote in message
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"Evan Brennan" wrote in message
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"Emmanuel Gustin" wrote in message
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"Evan Brennan" wrote in message
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Terrorism is a local phenomenon only if all the funding, weapons,
training, personnel and other forms of support are "centralized
locally". A modern terrorist group cannot hope to survive if it's
structured like an octopus. That model is vulnerable and obsolete.

That model has never been obsolete, precisely because it
is the least vulnerable model.


You've got it backwards. That model is not used by global terrorist
groups because it is obsolete. Al Qaeda has no centralized system
of supply and support. They rely on multiple sources.

Hence the octopus analogy.


The tentacles of an octopus branch out from one, very centralized head.
Hence the lunacy of your response.

I see what you mean. I read the octopus analogy as meaning that it has many
tentacles, and that even cutting off one or two doesn't guarantee you kill
it. Perhaps that's what Emmanuel meant as well. I think I agree with you
both, now that I properly undersatnad what you were actually trying to say.

I would count that as misunderstanding rather than lunacy.

Groups like al Quaeda are not big monolithic corporations;

Exactly. But that statement conflicts with your previous one.

Tip: always *read* the post you're replying to I know it wastes time you
could be spending on building Airfix models, but you may avoid looking
like
a t**t.

This was unnecessarily rude and I apologise.

Obviously, you and Gustin cannot even count to one.
Must be a British and European thing. : )

One I can usually manage

John