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Re: Other Alternatives to Bombing..
- Subject: Re: Other Alternatives to Bombing..
- From: Jeffrey Goldberg <{$news}$@goldmark.org>
- Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 21:57:17 -0700
- In-Reply-To: <__Tn7.6259$gU.2128867@news1.rdc1.md.home.com>
- Newsgroups: uk.current-events.us-bombing
- References: <__Tn7.6259$gU.2128867@news1.rdc1.md.home.com>
- Reply-To: Jeffrey Goldberg <jeffrey+news@goldmark.org>
On Sep 13, 2001 Mike Wagner <waggyis@home.com> wrote
in <__Tn7.6259$gU.2128867@news1.rdc1.md.home.com>:
> I heard on the news tonight that they are considering "ALL" options
> including diplomacy, and economic sanctions. What the F$%#!!!! Are
> our "leaders" that stupid... have thy learned nothing from history?
> Economic sanctions don't work.. Diplomacy won't work in this case.
The problem is that bombing doesn't work either. You can't remove a
regime by bombing alone. And bombing while leaving the Taliban in place
would only strengthen them.
I want to see the Taliban removed from power. I do not see a realistic
way that that can be achived.
-j
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