Definately A.

Post #18,786 by screamer 11/19/01 12:06:14 PM Reply	Definately A. However; now that we are "negotiating" from a position of strength, we must maintain our level of military preparedness even after this initial phase is over. And we must NOT go soft. Had we tried to do anything but what we did in Afghanistan up to this point, the "terrorist world" would have looked at it as weakness (and business as usual for the coward "great satan"). The speed with which we brought a well trained mercenary force in highly inhospitable geography to its knees must send out a clear message to the "First Wave" armies throughout the world... Don't mess with us. We have technology and we don't need numbers. As far as the technologically advanced terrorists, they'll now have to look a little harder for a place that will give them room and board. I'm not sure that there isn't some bozo left laying around here in the States (or 2 or 20 or 200) that have access to tactical nukes either... That's why it's critical for us to stay very alert and to deny the shit out of every suspicious foreign visa holding "guests" "civil rights". This whole cacaphony of "civil rights" nonsense will be quickly silenced WHEN the next terrorist bombing occurs. In fact, these same people will be complaining that the "government" wasn't protecting it's people, etc... I'm willing to bet, any takers? These folks must still be in a state of denial about what happened in New York on September 11 and are still grasping onto the notion that members of these terrorists organizations can be appeased by the same type of ass kissing that leaders of puppet regimes have fallen for. It's a new world. We either deal through strength or invite terrorists groups to have a field day... Just my take. As always, I could be wrong. Just a few thoughts, Screamer "I'll tip my hat to the new constitution, take a bow for the new revolution, smile and grin at the change all around, pick up my guitar and play, just like yesterday..." P. Townshend "Nietzsche has an S in it" Celina Jones
Post #18,805 by Simon_Jester 11/19/01 1:19:28 PM Reply	Certainly you're going to find some idiots... who's blame the government for "not being there". Not much of a proof there. Of course, you can find the same idiots blaming the government for "not being there" Sept. 11th. (Most of them are also chanting about how we need to have less "rights" to be safe. I won't describe what I think of them.) I concur that we need a strong military. It was foolish, imo, to argue that the military's sole use was to protect us from the Communists; for when they left, the argument was why keep the military. However, strength alone is NOT the answer - nor will it protect us. We must also change our foreign relations. What did that Kuwait guy say?: You are the strongest nation, yet you have the worst foreign policy. (For the record - I think Clinton failed here as well.)
Post #18,841 by screamer 11/19/01 4:01:33 PM Reply	I saw that last night... and it made me madder than hell. I wish our foreign policy would have been appeasement to Hussein as well :-)... As the other gentleman said, "We need you a hell of a lot more than you need us"... So true. These folks seem to think that if we'd be willing to let them massacre Israel, then the world would be a better place. Again, the final solution... Again, the hypocracy of the religions that sprang from the same well - judaism. Strength alone is not the answer, but I would submit that neither is appeasement to the Arab world. Just a few thoughts, Screamer "I'll tip my hat to the new constitution, take a bow for the new revolution, smile and grin at the change all around, pick up my guitar and play, just like yesterday..." P. Townshend "Nietzsche has an S in it" Celina Jones
Post #18,853 by Simon_Jester 11/19/01 5:33:41 PM Reply	You're really reading in there... Strength alone is not the answer, but I would submit that neither is appeasement to the Arab world. Who said anything about appeasement? These folks seem to think that if we'd be willing to let them massacre Israel, then the world would be a better place. Again, the final solution... Again, the hypocracy of the religions that sprang from the same well - judaism. Flip side of the coin - just because the religions sprang from judaism, are we to tolerate their behavior no matter what? We flip out that China gain Nuclear Weapon information through espionage...yet Israel did the same thing. When was the last time China attacked one of ships? Killed our men? (Compare it to Israel) In the middle east, as far as the US is concerned, there are two jewels. One is Israel, who can do no wrong. The other is Saudia Arabia, who, as long as it behaves itself, we'll tolerate for oil. Frankly, I do not consider that to be a well-balanced foreign policy.
Post #18,967 by mmoffitt 11/20/01 1:13:26 PM Reply	We've never had a Foreign Policy. Just a stream of reactions to "threats" real or imagined. Arguably, the closest may have been President Carter, with the Camp David accords.

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