Terrorism and Globalization

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> doug got at the heart of it way back at the be/g when he asked carrol what 
> his answer to the "what is to be done" question would be had the USG done 
> everything perfectly (from a lefty perspective) and had we known exactly 
> who the perps were, only to be faced by an afghanistan who was unwilling to 
> turn ObL Inc over.
> 
> if your answer is to do nothing because, in the end, the US has done far 
> worse and, indeed, actually caused all the problems, so it has no right to 
> demand justice from the perps, so the US casualties had to be taken:  we 
> deserved it.
> 
> for mine, this is where one should concentrate one's argument, rather than 
> make other disingenuous arguments that appeal to other rationales against 
> war: intolerance of any form of violence, enlightened self-interest, etc.

I think Doug's question was already irrelevant by the time he asked it (which is 
not to say I don't think a genuine police action, which would've put innocents 
at risk, but which would not have entailed sticks of bombs spewing from fat 
fifty-twos in the stratosphere, was the right response).  Bush's prepared but 
instant response to the act of terrorism was 'this was an act of war, not 
terrorism'; his prepared but instant response to a fluid supranational terrorist 
organisation was 'we'll bomb their harbours'.  After that, it's political death 
domestically and strategic maiming internationally, not to go in with the 
weapons of destruction.  After that there could only be war.  

And thus do I get back to my last post.  Izzatso disingenuous?

Cheers,
Rob.

 
> 
> kelley
> 
>  From the YeahSureRightFW Dept:
> "If young women go for older men and vice-versa, who cares? The problem is 
> the asymmetries in wealth and power between individuals which make one 
> person more dependent on/vulnerable to the other, usually the woman.
> If we could eliminate class, innumerable social problems would be solved
> virtually overnight."
> 
> 

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