> You want to break the will of your opponent and get more recruits. > If several small bombings in places like Roosevelt Mn get > page 12 coverage > if at all, how many Americans would notice? And as > importantly how many > Saudis, Yemenis or Egyptians would pay attention to it as > well. On the > other hand a large bombing in New York, Washington, LA or > Seattle would get > much more noticed. Hence more recruits and it would be more > likely to sap > the will of your opponents. Its a hearts and minds campaign in a way. > Vietnam was not lost in Vietnam for instance but in the > American heartland. > Similarly the war on terrorism will be won in the US > heartland and on the > streets of the Islamic world. >
I'm curious though - you don't think foreign terrorists specifically targetting small-town America wouldn't be page one news? If people had to worry about Osama showing up their local Piggly Wiggly, I think that would warrant national attention. -rc ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
