tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152221.post112902218246505249..comments2024-03-23T07:49:50.940-05:00Comments on The Middle Ground: Two Views of the War on Terror: Part IUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152221.post-1129338369850083892005-10-14T20:06:00.000-05:002005-10-14T20:06:00.000-05:00A day late and a dollar short, here is the link I ...A day late and a dollar short, here is the link I promised<BR/><BR/>http://www.strategypage.com/dls/articles/20059240226.aspTom the Redhunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01989584196825992054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152221.post-1129140563498434182005-10-12T13:09:00.000-05:002005-10-12T13:09:00.000-05:00Saddam and OBL were never allies. The Iraqis are r...Saddam and OBL were never allies. The Iraqis are rejecting the Occupation and consequent defilement of their nation.Low Flying Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092284437675919695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152221.post-1129113904216844872005-10-12T05:45:00.000-05:002005-10-12T05:45:00.000-05:00Good post Kat! Far more objective than I could be...Good post Kat! Far more objective than I could be. One thing which doesn't seem to be addressed however, is the potential change in the nature of the terrorist threat. At some point in time, we are not just going to be worried about a handful of terrorists flying planes into buildings and killing a few thousand innocent civilians. A "Dirty" bomb, nuclear, chemical or biological weapons in the hands of terrorists would have the potential to impose enormous casualties and long term havoc on our economy. Waiting for this threat to develop could be fatal, on a national scale. If 9/11 taught us anything, it should be that terrorists with a global reach would have no inhibitions, in terms of needing provocation to attack this country and destroy a world superpower. IF we are going to err on this, it needs to be on the side of caution (read "be proactive not reactive"), and that always has adverse consequences of it's own. The question is "Are these consequences worth it?" I'm thinking they are. <BR/><BR/>Point-blankAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152221.post-1129083313787670912005-10-11T21:15:00.000-05:002005-10-11T21:15:00.000-05:00Actually, Norm, Kat is correct. They did hope tha...Actually, Norm, Kat is correct. They did hope that we'd invade them. Their strategy was to "draw us in" like they did the Soviets (damn, I can't find the link just now. Strategypage.com has an article on just this). They hoped that our reaction would result in a recruiting boon for them. Which it did, sort of. <BR/><BR/>What they did not count on is that our attack <EM>would be successful</EM>.<BR/> They could not imagine that we would not make the mistakes the Russians made. <BR/><BR/>They also did not count on a few other things, that we would deprive them of an ally in Saddam's Iraq, and that the Iraqi people would reject them in favor of democracy.Tom the Redhunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01989584196825992054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152221.post-1129081372163144282005-10-11T20:42:00.000-05:002005-10-11T20:42:00.000-05:00Good post. But I do not agree atall. Firstly, #7...Good post. But I do not agree at<BR/>all. Firstly, #7 is totally wrong.<BR/>Al Qaeda never dreamt of provoking<BR/>the US into a overreaction. They<BR/>thought we would throw a few cruise<BR/>missiles at them and do a lot of<BR/>talking. What America actually did<BR/>is their worst nightmare come true..they woke the sleeping giant.<BR/>No. 10 is ...forget it. Now the<BR/>funniest is the one about using the<BR/>international community...oh, that will work...what happened to the tribunal that was supposed to try almost 50,000 people in Rwanda for<BR/>crimes?..at the rate they are going<BR/>most of the prisoners will be dead<BR/>from old age. And the eternal trial against Milosevic...going on<BR/>since February of 2002. He has turned that one into a joke. Good<BR/>Grief! Lastly, open your eyes...Iraq IS the strategic center of the mideast...and they are creating a wonderful democracy<BR/>right in front of your face. Help<BR/>them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com