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On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:57:09 -0700, jps wrote:

If we really wanted to get Bin Laden the best way would have been to
ignore him until he stuck his head up and then just send in a small
team to shoot him.
We should have bombed Afghanistan with school supplies and other aid
after the Soviets left. They would have handed Bin Laden's head to us
on a plate.

I really wonder how much of this is driven by women's rights groups
and drug warriors.

Ever read the book, "Three Cups of Tea?" That's exactly what the author
did, bomb them with schools and supplies.

A well worth read. Should be read by those who disagree, though.

Could easily defeat the Taliban and al Qaeda with this method. But we
don't make any money if we don't sell bombs and bullets. It's our
national franchise!

These days, arms are about the only thing we build here for export.
Hell, the Chinese are even knocking off our M-14s and M-16s.


?? Something has changed..

$1.283 trillion f.o.b. (2008)

industrial supplies, 29.8%; production machinery, 29.5%; non-auto consumer
goods, 12.4%; motor vehicles and parts, 9.3%; food, feed and beverages,
8.3%; aircraft and parts, 6.6%; other, 4.1%. (2008)

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