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Originally Posted by zen_tom
Sometimes might is not the best way. Switzerland has certainly benefited from its neutral status, and global hyper-power's might benefit from a more softly-softly approach too.
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Switzerland hasn't been a global target of terrorism since 1978, we have. Do I need to remind everyone of the mess Carter got us into? The mess that has progressively gotten worse since 1978?
Zen, I can appreciate your position, but it just isn't plausible. There is nothing we can do to appease our enemy. They don't want peace. They don't want compromise. They want all of our deaths and they have made this fact public on many, many occasions.
You can only compromise with someone that is willing. Radical Muslim's do not want any form of compromise. There is absolutely nothing we can do, except take them out.
Anyway, we tried to appease them in the 90's and it didn't work. The attacks just increased in quantity and quality.
Sometimes you just have to fight. And, when there isn't an official "front" to fight at, then you make one. Wherever and whenever you can. We are fighting Al Qaeda right now in Iraq and that is a good thing, in my opinion. Let our soldiers fight them rather than worry about civilians dealing with terrorists on a plan. This is what they are trained to do and what they want to do. Take it from an old salt, training and training and training only make you drool for the real thing. Made up scenarios get old real quick.
Did you happen to catch the article about the Al Qaeda HQ found in Iraq? The damn thing even had a sign.