SStewart wrote: > In my mind it has everything to do with cowardice the only ROI in > terrorism is involving people that have nothing to do with your > particular beef.
Don't they? What is the difference between the US going after the people that fund Al Quaeda, and Al Quaeda going after the people that fund the US militairy? > There is *some* honor (more honor in finding a peaceful solution)in > two sides meeting on the field of battle and slugging it out. There is > none in planting a bomb in a train station and running away to set it > off remotely. > > The former, you're a warrior, a freedom fighter etc. The latter, > you're a criminal, a murderer, and a coward. The former, you are a footnote on page 15. The latter, you are frontpage news for weeks. > I don't want to stir up a shitstorm with these statements, it's my > personal gut-reaction opinion and nothing more or less. Nobody wants a shitstorm. But once you are past that initial gut-reaction, it is a good idea to take a step back and try to look at the subject objectively. If we want to convince them to use other tactics, we have to get the ROI of terrorism down. Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:163597 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
