Anniversary

[Gordon Fitch]

Peter K.:
> ... 
> I thought mine was a "that's the price" view. First of all I don't think
> those villagers who were 'collateral damage' deserved to die.
> Seems obvious. But if Al Qaeda wasn't stopped there would be
> many, many more innocents killed. It's almost a Hobson's choice.
> It's a painful decision.  ...

I don't see much evidence that bombing Afghanistan stopped al-Qaeda,
except maybe in Afghanistan.  Terrorism isn't conventional war, and
while destroying a lot of stuff may defeat a nation-state, it may
have no effect on terrorists, or actually advance their program.

-- Gordon