On Tuesday, February 11, 2003, at 03:22 PM, Mark Boyd wrote:

> I believe you've all missed the point.  The terrorists believe they're
> at
> war.  When you're at war, there are only two kinds of people; you and
> the
> enemy.  The object of war is to defeat/kill/murder/insert any term that
> blows your skirt up/get rid of/rub out/exterminate/zap/grease the enemy
> before they can do the same to you.  The only crime in war is losing.
> Isn't
> their reasoning just that simple?

Yes. Yes. Yes.

Over the years, I've heard/read that centuries ago when two tribes
decided to battle they would either a) have their two leaders fight it
out to decide the winner or b) have their warriors fight it out to
decide the winner. There were probably other methods
(paper/scissors/rock?).

Your description above is right on for modern/civilized times.
Sometimes, I tend to believe that the current "bad" things that the
human race is experiencing all over the world is just a logical
consequence of global population and that we all must look forward to
more and more of this no matter what actions we take. Whew!!
Pessimistic? Or realistic? Or wrong? You decide.

FW

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