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Brin - 2006-01-21 03:37:19
Bob, we have to face some facts, the principle one of which is this. The president of the united states is not actually in charge of the country, and probably never has been. He has surrounded himself with military people, which is why the things that are happening are happening. And as we IMed earlier, there's really no point in backpedaling and trying to come up with a rose-colored past. Those people killed on September 11 will still be dead, and we still have a crazy enemy to deal with. When we finally figure out that crazy is only defeated by crazier, then we'll be able to achieve whatever our goals turn out to be in the Middle East -- no matter how nebulous they continue to be. :-P

Bob - 2006-01-21 21:29:43
It's not necessarily fighting crazy with crazier, but being able to recognize that victory in a battle based largely on ideology requires the victor to define the battlefield, which we have not been able to do. Also, just as guerilla-style warfare caused us problems in Vietnam, we have to adapt and overcome (pardon the USMC-speak) the insurgency. It seems the Bush Admin. is too caught up in control, as if we can defeat terrorism by controlling this or that.

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