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On 24 Jun 2004 22:44:36 GMT, (Gould 0738) wrote:

Very good Chuck! That sounds like the perfect plan. Now all we need to
do is call the Starship Enterprise and have them scan the plant for
the DNA signatures of all the terrorists so that we can beam them all
into a detention cell on some outer world controlled by the Klingons.

Or, failing that, we can occupy every country where there ever was, is, or
might someday be a terrorist. To make sure we get them all, we need to kill off
anybody we even suspect, in the least, might have terrorist tendencies.
Probably no more practical than the Starship Enterprise.

Binary thinking Chuck. No one has suggested we occupy every country.
But we can be a force for change in the region. Once one country
enjoys the benefits of democracy, it becomes easier to "nudge" the
others. When democracy takes a firm foothold, there will be less and
less need for terrorists.

Wake up! We haven't yet found OBL, his top henchmen, or the Iraqi
insurgents. The terrorists hide in countries that will not allow us in
to search for them (Pakistan). How do you resolve this? If there are
countries who support the terrorists either overtly or covertly, then
how do we apprehend them?

Bush: Hello, General XYPHAHUANG?

General X: Yes, Mr President! My closest friend and honored ally! How are Laura
and the twin Bushes?

Bush: Fine, general. Seems we have a small problem, however. A group of
criminal terrorists thugs blew up a bunch of
stuff here in the US and killed a helluva lot of innocent folks. Turns out
these criminals are hiding in your country.

General X: Pajukistan does not support terrorism!

Bush: Of course not, and I'm glad to hear you say that. This is a courtesy call
to let you know that we will be sending a few thousand Army Rangers and Navy
Seals into your country by the end of this week.

General X: You mean you are going to invade us? What about the treaty?

Bush: Invade, shamde. This is a law enforcement action. We don't want to
acquire any territory, we don't want to topple your government, we want to
avoid civilian causalties. This is your opportunity to *invite* us to search
for these *******s.

General X: And if I don't choose to invite you?

Bush: Well, in that case we're coming anyway and this is a courtesy call to let
you know to expect us.

General X: This will pizz off my people! I'll be lucky to remain in power! You
can't do this! Don't forget, we've got a nuclear bomb!

Bush: Yes, we can. And we will. There's no doubt that you do not want to start
a nuclear war with the United States. The good news is, you won't need to. You
do have an alternative to our presence, of course. Deliver Osama bin Ladin or
his verifiable corpse to your border within 96 hours. If you can find him, do
so. If you can't we're coming to "help" you.

So, if I take this seriously, you are advocating that we ignore the
sanctity of a sovereign nation by committing, what amounts to, an act
of war? How is that any different than what we did in Iraq? Even
though our goal would not be to overthrow the government, they will be
compelled (if for no other reason than to save face) to respond. Do
you not think this would also be interpreted as a battle call for the
unification of our enemies?

Personally I like the idea to some extend, and it is one of my
favorite alternative solutions. But it is not without its own set of
consequences, and will make just as much of a stir in the world
community and we will inevitably be cast as aggressors even though we
are simply pursuing criminals.

Then again, once OBL is alerted that we're coming in after him, he
will bolt across yet another border, and the whole process has to be
repeated.

I actually prefer a more "covert" type of operation where we send in a
crack team of army specialists to "get in, get it on, and get out",
under the cover of darkness. But for some reason, liberals tend to
look with disapproval toward covert operations (That whole "big
brother" thing). This would also require a huge improvement in our
intelligence gathering capabilities, and we all know how democrats
historically rate funding for these agencies.

So, that's how. In my opinion. Beats hell out of calling the Starship
Enterprise or killing every Muslim on the face of the earth, anyway.

How does this solution work any better than what we've done so far?

Dave

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