> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: John D. Giorgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Verzonden: Saturday, September 15, 2001 4:58 PM
> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Onderwerp: Re: Who did it?
> >First, we have to know without a doubt who was behind this.
> >Absolute proof. When we've got that, we restrict our operations
> >to those people.
>
> I have to say that I absolutely and totally disagree with this.
>
> When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, we did not engage a restricted
> operation to apprehend the people responsible. (And do remember, the
> Japanese did not follow-up Pearl Harbor with additional attacks, so its
> not like a state of total war immediately existed between our two
> countries.)
> We did not assemble evidence against Admiral Yamamoto and seek to bring
> him to trial.
Apples and oranges, John. What happened at Pearl Harbor was an attack by
Japan's military against a US military target. What happened last Tuesday
was a terrorist attack against civilian targets.
Different situations, requiring different responses.
Jeroen
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