Originally Posted by
drk
I certainly was not specifically referring to anyone on this board. There is a liberal segment who believes that the US is reponsible for the terrorism, not the terrorists. It's obvious that the terrorists are willing to kill Muslims to meet their objectives, showing that they are not just "oppressed" by the West. They have a quasi-military objective, and they will kill any and all who get in their way.
Understanding the enemy is fine, in the "intelligence" sense. No sense in understanding their motivations, otherwise, any more than there is need to understand what makes a child-killer tick: pure evil needs no investigation.
As to how to deal with it, I know what DOESN'T work. Peace treaties, aquiescense, etc. will not stop an evil group, because they want evil, and that cannot be agreed to.
Now, what other options are there? Destroy or imprision them. That's all there is to do.
I understand those who don't want the US to use military force except when absolutely necessary. I do not understand those who don't want to use it, ever. It seems to me that searching and destroying terrorist networks is good use of the military. How many of us are willing to do nothing, or accede to their demands?
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