I should add that selective removal of ALL concerned in world terrorism is the correct action in Afghanistan............inCLUDing Sadaam and ALL of his gang. Throw in Khadaffi and crew for dessert.
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He makes it sound pretty hopeless. The problem is they aren't going to stop anytime soon. There are no olive branches for the Taliban or terrorists. They won't listen and they don't scare. They distort the word of God and religion. So sending in ground troops and freeing these people seems like the only answer. It isn't about winning it is about changing the thought process of the people their. Let some free enterprise and free speach and some commerce back into their lives. The people of Afganistan and the Middle East must be freed from the twisted demented minds of their leaders. And don't kid yourself. Many will die but it will mostly be their soldiers. They are mostly inept, ill equiped and poorly trained. Something like Saddamms army. If we bomb that is a poor way to get your point across. Too many women and children and you allow their propoganda to work against you. Drop thousands of leaflets in their language into the streets. Fighting them face to face is the only way you can beat them. The free world did not make them like they are. It is their leaders greed, a lust for power and twisted set of morals that made their world. And that has to change. This won't be another Vietnam. Why? Because you have been attacked. They started a war on America's turf. Every man, woman and child in the free world is now in danger. Not from bombs but from the errosion of our freedom. I am hoping the day you go in that my country is alongside yours.
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In a sense (and probably a warped one at that), sending in troops into Afganistan to get Bin Laden and his cohorts may end up being the best thing for Afganistan.
If we look back at history, every country defeated by the US and her allies came back richer and free'er. Japan and what was East Germany would be my example. Afganistan is poor. That is part of what gives the Taliban and Bin Laden its power. I hope that when this is over, that the free nations of the world will work to help Afganistan and its people experience true freedom and true self-determination.
Please don't misunderstand me, I want to see everything done to bring the culprits to justice. I also know that its a fact of life that some innocent people are going to die. And for that, I deeply regret. But, the price of freedom, peace and justice has never been cheap.
My prayers are with the men and women of the US and allied military. We are going to lose some of them as well.
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That's what is so sad. I have a good friend whos son's unit is scheduled to leave for Afganistan very soon. It makes me scared and sad for the young people of our country.
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I didn't know they had already committed troops for Afghanistan. Is that in the news ?
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Jim.....all I do know is his son joined the Army about 5 or 6 months ago. He called his dad (my friend) and said he is already scheduled to leave for Afghanistan very soon.
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Question: Do you think this guy is right? ------------------ Of course he's right. Terrorists normally use "the people" as shields and flack-catchers. I'm sure part of the strategy is to goad the US into annihilating innocent people. Thus, WE would become the terrorists.
Bruce Williams Lexington KY
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The problem with going into a ground battle in Afghanistan, is that the terrain is theirs. They know it like the back of their hand, and use it most effectively. This country has been referred to as Russia's Vietnam, and with good cause. With superior arms, technology, and a better trained Red Army, the Russians were unable to conquer and defeat those they fought against there. Another disadvantage will be identifying just WHO is a terrorist as opposed to an innocent and uninvolved Afghani citizen. Your reaction may well be "so what...waste them all. They slaughtered innocent people on OUR SOIL!" If that attitude is allowed to prevail, then you all collectively become the SAME as them. You also throw out the window, one of those principals that has made the United States a great nation. That being, the presumption of innocence until PROVEN guilty.
Acceptable collateral casualties is a dangerous notion. The moral outrage of the world community is now firmly backing your response. The pendulum could quickly swing the other way if this becomes a slaughter of uninvolved, innocent people.
I feel that your military is completely justified in pursueing and erradicating (with extreme prejudice ) those persons responsible for this attrocity. Without question, your military has the resources and will to do so. I hope that they handle this assignment with WISDOM and Efficiency.
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