The Logic Off Topic list

On Fri, 12 Oct 2001 GAmoore@... wrote:

> >No, to hear the cheerleaders summarize it, faultless innocent USA suffered
> >a horrible unprovoked attack by misguided cowards, so we're bombing their
> >country because they won't surrender a suspect.  What's not to understand?
> 
> I heard a commentator today describe it nicely. Imagine a factory that 
> turns out terrorists like Al Quaeda. They take in Allegerians, Egyptians, 
> etc and turn them into terrorists. It takes a lot of work and luck to 
> catch each one of these guys as they enter the US with bombs or try to 
> bomb something. We really can't keep up with all of them. So its 
> necessary to shut down the factory. 
> 
> Each 5,000 pound GBU-28 'bunker buster' ordance is a good start on 
> curtailing the output of the factory.

No effort that focuses on destruction of soldiers, politicians, weapons,
or facilities will succeed in preventing future attacks.  So long as there
is such anger, determination, and misunderstanding on both sides, the
conflict will continue.

> By the way, who voted for the Taliban anyway? They are no different than 
> Al Capones taking charge of the place by force.

Agreed.  But isn't that the way things usually work?  Doesn't might make
right?  Did the Native Americans vote for Europe? :-)

-Denizen