----- Original Message -----
From: "Marvin Long, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: Attack
> Experts in international relations aren't smelling very good today, in my
> opinion.
Why not? Unless you wish to put forth the proposition that, if the United
States acts properly in the world, there will be no groups who hate the US
so much as to be willing to launch such an attack. I've been reading about
the risk of terrorist attacks in the US for years, and I don't think it is
the job of international relations specialists to stop attacks before they
happen.
If anyone, airport security might be at fault. I'm guessing that a hole was
found...maybe plastic guns or something. But I cannot see how international
relations experts should be responsible for air port security.
I'd argue that, the United States couldn't help but make enemies if it acts
properly in the world. For example, if it stopped the genocide in Rawanda
(sp), it would have made enemies.
If, as is suspected, that bin Laden worked out of Afganastan with the
protection and blessing of that government in order to launch this attack,
why should the US not consider it an act of war perpetrated by the
Afganastan government. Is it unreasonable to think that the US has the right
to demand the extradiction of the people that it determines to be
responsible for this. That if a government was responsible, we have the
right to ensure that this government will be removed?
>Maybe the cliches and jingoism _should_ end, so we can get some real
thinking done.
What sort of real thinking do you have in mind. Would
