I share the opinion that any attack without specific targets and focused
application of firepower will not work. Our own recent and current
experience with muslim extremists in our extreme southern islands shows that
a ham fisted military attack is ineffective and the alienation if not anger
it arouses in so called "collateral damage" which in reality means innocent
victims is worse than any supposed achievement. Only repeated surgical
elimination of support (financial, military, etc.) will work coupled the
ideal but even more improbable solution of some measure of socio economic
reform in areas that now breed extremism.
God forbid if we should see any rash reaction that will just worsen the
situation.
My humble opinion.
Titoy
----- Original Message -----
From: andrew fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] Afganistan thinking
> This is EXACTLY the message I'm getting from my Afghan students. I suspect
> that the White House is already well aware of all these problems but
cannot
> address them publicly until the general and understandable demand for
> revenge softens with time. This will happen as more reasoned discussion
> appears in the media and people begin to consider the real consequences of
> precipitate action.
> Thanks Tom
> AndrewF
>
>
> >I'm forwarding this, but with no guarantee of authenticity of author.
> >--------------------------------------------------------------
> >Yesterday I heard a lot of talk about "bombing Afghanistan back to
> >the Stone Age." Ronn Owens, on KGO Talk Radio allowed that this would
> >mean killing innocent people, people who had nothing to do with this
> SNIP
> >Tom A. Trottier (after 2001 Oct 14)
>
>
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