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2003-02-28 Iraq

’The British do the diplomacy, and the Americans write the cheques’

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Posted by Steve 2003-02-28 02:39 pm|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Kind of an ad hoc coalition, isn't it? Once the American government was aware that it was mostly Saudis who carried out the Sept. 2001 massacres, the administration should have used nuclear blackmail to force the liquidation of the entire jihadi movement. Bush said that the counter-terror could last "ten years" while Cheney later said "fifty."

Why don't we attempt consensus here: Americans are not going to shell out trillions of dollars on smart bombs and civil policing methods, over a protracted period of time; polls in Islamania, consistently report direct support for al-Qaeda, of 40-60%; the Imams and Muftis of the highest order in Islamania, all call for the destruction of America,etc, and refer to Americans as "pigs and monkeys"; it is almost impossible to de-program a Muslim because, they are indoctrinated against receiving communication which challenges the alleged truth of Islam; "liberal Islam" cannot endure, because the common denominator of Islam is the identity of "slave-of-allah" (abd-allah) as prescribed by the self-proclaimed "prophet" (nabi, they stole that term from the Jews).

CONSENSUS: Muslims are a mortal enemy, and mortal means are needed to pacify them, and WMD are the most cost-effective.

Posted by Anon 2/28/2003 8:47:22 PM|| 2/28/2003 8:47:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 "Japan, a leading trading partner, has also been trying to persuade Chile to back the US position."

Well how about that!!!!!!

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-02-28 15:06:01|| 2003-02-28 15:06:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Kind of an ad hoc coalition, isn't it? Once the American government was aware that it was mostly Saudis who carried out the Sept. 2001 massacres, the administration should have used nuclear blackmail to force the liquidation of the entire jihadi movement. Bush said that the counter-terror could last "ten years" while Cheney later said "fifty."

Why don't we attempt consensus here: Americans are not going to shell out trillions of dollars on smart bombs and civil policing methods, over a protracted period of time; polls in Islamania, consistently report direct support for al-Qaeda, of 40-60%; the Imams and Muftis of the highest order in Islamania, all call for the destruction of America,etc, and refer to Americans as "pigs and monkeys"; it is almost impossible to de-program a Muslim because, they are indoctrinated against receiving communication which challenges the alleged truth of Islam; "liberal Islam" cannot endure, because the common denominator of Islam is the identity of "slave-of-allah" (abd-allah) as prescribed by the self-proclaimed "prophet" (nabi, they stole that term from the Jews).

CONSENSUS: Muslims are a mortal enemy, and mortal means are needed to pacify them, and WMD are the most cost-effective.

Posted by Anon 2003-02-28 20:47:22|| 2003-02-28 20:47:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Never use a sledge hammer when a fly swatter will work. Threatening to vaporize anyone at this stage of things would only scare potential allies and make the job harder. Besides which you have the reaction from not only the Arab street, but the European street to worry about, as well as all the 5th columnists here in the US.

You don't force someone to change their mind, and that is what we are trying to do. Terrorism has its roots in a mind set, a set of ideas. Minds don't get changed unless that mind wants to change.

So we starve them of funds, of WMD, of influence, and in turn give them something else they want better.

Posted by Ben 2003-03-01 03:09:12|| 2003-03-01 03:09:12|| Front Page Top

#5 Not bad been,but needs a threat of devestating,deadly force to work.

Posted by raptor 2003-03-01 06:43:33|| 2003-03-01 06:43:33|| Front Page Top

#6 Not bad been,but needs a threat of devestating,deadly force to work.

Posted by raptor 2003-03-01 06:43:59|| 2003-03-01 06:43:59|| Front Page Top

#7 Not bad been,but needs a threat of devestating,deadly force to work.

Posted by raptor 2003-03-01 06:46:05|| 2003-03-01 06:46:05|| Front Page Top

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