What is the moral course

[RE]

Doug Henwood wrote:
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> What conceivable military response could the U.S./NATO take that
> would stop a recurrence of this sort of thing? It doesn't take that
> many dedicated, desperate, and disciplined people to wreak major
> havoc. Any likely military action is likely to produce fresh
> volunteers for the cause, not long-term peace.
>
Proponents of a military solution want to conjure up a unitary organization,
requiring a lot of resources to maintain and to carry out attacks, so they
have a clear target to destroy.  Like Nero, they want the terrorists to have
one head so it can be more readily cut off.  And not with a box cutter.
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