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Well said, Don. At the very least, the US will have to bring China into a
military alliance. This may be difficult, but given that China has
suffered from Islamic extremist bombs in some of its northern cities over
the last few years, should not be impossible.
At 9/15/2001 06:45 PM, Don Roos wrote:
>When we think of the fact that an out-of-control war between the west and
>the Islamic countries is *exactly* what Bin Laden wants and has written
>about (and that his aspirations are similar to Hitler's), it is very scary
>to think of the impact upon our sons as well as ourselves of a dictatorial
>leader of an entire 1 billion Islamic people with the extermination of the
>Jews as well as the entire destruction of modern technological Christian
>society as the goals of the dictator (Bin Laden). The challenge we must face
>to avoid this trap will be formidible.
>
>The initial trap is the temptation to carpet bomb and try to destroy an
>already destroyed country, Afghanistan. That is what he wants us to do: by
>bombing the widows and orphans of Afghanistan and placing ground troops into
>an Islamic country (which will be the only way to get Bin Laden) we will see
>a turn
>of the moderates against us and the polarization of the west against the
>Islamic *billion*
>that Bin Laden wants. We could easily find our troops surrounded by hoardes
>of new anti-crusaders without
>escape.
>
>I do now know what the solution is, but to walk into a Viet Nam trap
>that defeated the awsome Soviet Empire war machine would be tantamount to
>purposefully walking into a trap of worldwide strategic proportions. In
>addition, I became aware of the fact only today that Afghanistan *does* have
>a border with China. The last times we invaded a country bordering China
>were
>in 50's and 60's and they did not produce a good result.
>
>Don
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