That doesn't answer the question. What should the US do?

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Post #10,461 by Another Scott 9/25/01 3:18:34 AM Reply	That doesn't answer the question. What should the US do?
Post #10,484 by tuberculosis 9/26/01 3:12:10 AM Reply	Carpet bomb all the Afghan settlements with Food, Cheap Radios (the wind-up kind) tuned to the VOA, Medicine, Literature on Democracy, and offers for rewards for help in bringing the world criminal to justice. Catapult the common people into the 20th century and empower them. Give them the warm fuzzies about the USA. Who's your buddy? Who's your friend? Its Uncle Sam isn't it. The most vicious weapon the US has against totalitarian regimes and nutty fundamentalists is our culture. Oh yeah, no bibles.
Post #10,489 by Another Scott 9/26/01 3:50:54 AM Reply	But the Afghan people aren't the problem. bin Laden's cadres aren't the Afghan people - they're fanatical ethnic Arabs and other fanatical people who aren't from Afghanistan. While helping the Afghan people is something we certainly need to do, it's not going to stop the terrorists we know are out there. They'll have to move out of Afghanistan if the US is successful, but many/most of them are scattered around the world already ("cells in 60 countries"). I don't think it's a solution to the immediate problem. Cheers, Scott.
Post #10,510 by tuberculosis 9/26/01 5:56:45 AM Reply	No, they are part of the solution If you want to know about someone, ask their neighbors. The locals are more likely to know where these guys are operating and presumably some of them will get greedy for goodies and turn the guy in. It happens.
Post #10,628 by marlowe 9/27/01 1:17:53 AM Reply	I have my doubts about that. Even so, give `em a try (nomsg [link\|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/index.html\|http://www.angelfir...e/index.html]

US repeating cold war mistakes - (bluke) - (42) - Sept. 25, 2001, 02:29:16 AM EDT

This is exactly what I was warning against. - (inthane-chan) - (32) - Sept. 25, 2001, 02:31:18 AM EDT

Find us some non-monsters with teeth, and we'll talk. - (marlowe) - (31) - Sept. 26, 2001, 01:38:50 AM EDT

We have teeth. - (inthane-chan) - (30) - Sept. 26, 2001, 01:46:39 AM EDT

So what you're saying is... - (marlowe) - (29) - Sept. 26, 2001, 02:21:16 AM EDT

I didn't say occupy. - (inthane-chan) - (28) - Sept. 26, 2001, 02:30:54 AM EDT

You do realize you're not making sense, don't you? - (marlowe) - (27) - Sept. 26, 2001, 05:29:13 AM EDT

I wouldn't call it imperialism. - (inthane-chan) - (26) - Sept. 26, 2001, 05:41:51 AM EDT

Trouble is... - (Simon_Jester) - (22) - Sept. 26, 2001, 05:45:55 AM EDT

Well, that's something else that needs to change. - (inthane-chan) - (14) - Sept. 26, 2001, 06:05:07 AM EDT

Our puritanical attitude toward heroin? - (marlowe) - (13) - Sept. 26, 2001, 11:38:15 PM EDT

I know drugs screw people up. - (inthane-chan) - (12) - Sept. 26, 2001, 11:49:11 PM EDT

So you'd fight the monster... - (marlowe) - (11) - Sept. 27, 2001, 12:53:18 AM EDT

Yes I have. - (inthane-chan) - (10) - Sept. 27, 2001, 01:14:23 AM EDT

Re: Yes I have. - (Fearless Freep) - (4) - Sept. 27, 2001, 01:27:15 AM EDT

Do you like crack babies? - (inthane-chan) - (3) - Sept. 27, 2001, 02:26:18 AM EDT

Problem is... - (Fearless Freep) - Sept. 27, 2001, 02:31:54 AM EDT

I'm all for sterilizing hard drug addicts. - (marlowe) - (1) - Sept. 27, 2001, 03:21:15 AM EDT

Half the world... - (Fearless Freep) - Sept. 27, 2001, 03:42:54 AM EDT

Quite a mixture there... - (Another Scott) - (3) - Sept. 27, 2001, 01:29:24 AM EDT

Casual heroin users? - (marlowe) - (2) - Sept. 27, 2001, 01:56:56 AM EDT

I was apparently misinformed. - (Another Scott) - Sept. 27, 2001, 02:13:50 AM EDT

Re: Casual heroin users? Not so. - (Ashton) - Sept. 27, 2001, 03:20:24 AM EDT

You'd rather write off people than try to prevent... - (marlowe) - Sept. 27, 2001, 02:22:29 AM EDT

Algeria is a perfect example - (rsf) - (6) - Sept. 26, 2001, 06:16:55 AM EDT

Point well taken, still - (Ashton) - (5) - Sept. 26, 2001, 06:31:30 AM EDT

Problem is Peace Bombs are... - (rsf) - (4) - Sept. 26, 2001, 06:51:45 AM EDT

Aberration.. hmmmm - (Ashton) - Sept. 26, 2001, 07:40:21 AM EDT

Marshall Plan an aberration? No, rather, a data point. - (marlowe) - (2) - Sept. 27, 2001, 12:23:26 AM EDT

Minor correction. - (a6l6e6x) - Sept. 27, 2001, 02:34:18 AM EDT

Heh.. Marlowe, yer on a roll :-\ufffd - (Ashton) - Sept. 27, 2001, 03:45:45 AM EDT

You wouldn't call it imperialism. But others will. Loudly. - (marlowe) - (2) - Sept. 26, 2001, 11:32:10 PM EDT

Not bad... - (inthane-chan) - (1) - Sept. 26, 2001, 11:37:48 PM EDT

Leading by example? - (marlowe) - Sept. 27, 2001, 01:04:04 AM EDT

What do you suggest? - (Another Scott) - (8) - Sept. 25, 2001, 02:43:58 AM EDT

People and regimes don't change overnight - (bluke) - Sept. 25, 2001, 02:51:42 AM EDT

Re: What do you suggest? - (neelk) - Sept. 25, 2001, 02:51:56 AM EDT

Pakistan as an example - (bluke) - (5) - Sept. 25, 2001, 03:10:36 AM EDT

That doesn't answer the question. What should the US do? -NT - (Another Scott) - (4) - Sept. 25, 2001, 03:18:34 AM EDT

Carpet bomb all the Afghan settlements - (tuberculosis) - (3) - Sept. 26, 2001, 03:12:10 AM EDT

But the Afghan people aren't the problem. - (Another Scott) - (2) - Sept. 26, 2001, 03:50:54 AM EDT

No, they are part of the solution - (tuberculosis) - (1) - Sept. 26, 2001, 05:56:45 AM EDT

I have my doubts about that. Even so, give `em a try (nomsg -NT - (marlowe) - Sept. 27, 2001, 01:17:53 AM EDT

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