If we're talking about the Raj's, the Mongols, and Alex da Great
controlling Afghanistan, should we also take a moment to think about *how*
they did it? My guess--and it's only a guess--is that they did it simply
by being more barbaric than the Afghans. I'm talking about slaughtering
villages that resist and erecting garrisons in their places, raping the
women, mounting the heads of their chieftains on spears for public
display...you know, a bit of that good old-timey warfare. Do we have any
historians here who know what means were used, and who'd be willing to
hazard a guess as to whether the US will be willing to use similar?
Marvin Long
Austin, Texas
"If you will not grant me victory, then grant me vengeance!"
Conan the Barbarian
"Blessed are the peacemakers."
Jesus Christ
