On average 250 insurgents are killed a day in Iraq by American troops. That does not include any innocent victims in the process. No mention of that is ever released by the defense department and I wonder if it is simply for those same reasons you mention.



>>I mean if we are attacked it will be because we did not take the threat seriously and we did not do what was necessary to prevent the attack by hunting down those who would do such a thing and stopping them before they could do harm.
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>>They cannot be reasoned with, bought off, or made to change their minds by changing our behavior. This is not a rational enemy, that can be trusted to act in its own best interest ( or at least what we would understand to be their best interest. ) This is a death-cult which looks at the world through very very different eyes.
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>>I actually sympathize. I want them to achieve their goal of martyrdom - soon - I just don't want them to harm non-believers as they do so.
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>Well, you decribed it prety good. But how actual all-out attacks on entire
>countries fit the bill here ? What You decribed are not countries/armies to be defeated, but illegal or semi-legal organisations which have to be dealt by appropriate organisations such are CIA,NSA,... etc, and if applicable in cooperation with local authorities.
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>Why it had to escallate into full size wars ever ??
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>If/When covert officers blows up entire summit of meanest/deadlist clan in waziristan (just as they vawed with beaheded heads of some poor westerners) this cannot possibly leed do deep(er) 'Clash of civilisations' and will not make all that meny people to be angry, feel humiliated, and in seek of revenge.
>But when entire countries are attacked, that is very productive market apeal on very large consumer group saying; - 'Come on, Hit us, Revenge your felow brothers!'
>This kind of 'marketing' works obviosely very well, and more&more of these kind of 'campaigns' West does, more&more cautious/constantly on alert and in fear our life is going to be.
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>Peace