Re: [atlarge-discuss] the root and the terror

[Holger Steiner <h.steiner@scharr.de>]

Richard Henderson schrieb:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Holger Steiner <h.steiner@scharr.de>
> Cc: <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 7:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [atlarge-discuss] the root and the terror
> 
> > Is it the purpose of the possible future bombing to terrorise and
> > demoralise the civilian population of Iraq?
> >
> > Then it would be wrong.
> >
> > Otherwise they are the victims of acceptable collateral damage.
> 
> Will it be "acceptable" to *them* ?

That is irrelevant.

If you think about it that way, every bloody dictator can easily
defend himself by taking his own people as hostages.

 
> And why do people these days use the hygienic term "collateral damage" for
> the reality of bombing wholly innocent people?

Because those people are NOT the target, they are just in the
vicinity of the real target.
Its bad luck.

 
> Over 80% of people here in Britain do NOT want this war to go ahead (unless
> the case becomes so persuasive that the UN itself endorses it, then the
> figure drops to 65%.
> 
> Please note that Tony Blair does NOT have the backing of the British people
> for this war.

Yes, the british people have a real good historic record with
appeasement
politics.

 
> If you really don't like Saddam, just kill him. Don't tell me the CIA isn't
> capable of that.

I really dont know what the CIA is capable of.
But I am sure I couldnt kill Saddam, so that is out.
;-)


> Meanwhile, as far as the recipients of our "terror" is
> concerned, it will certainly *feel* like "terror" to them, and that's REALLY
> going to help discourage future terrorists isn't it?

Is there really anything the west can do to dicourage islamic
terrorists?
They wont stop until they have the world in their hands or they are
killed.
I prefer the second solution.


greetings
Holger 

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