>>>The last paragraph is the one I have been trying to put across: if 500K natives were killed over there, with the minority of those being true combatants, it is no wonder counter-attacks were launched which we define as terrorist.
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>Agree totally.
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>>>I do wonder at the small # of reported averted attacks - I am not sure if I missed the boat on the # of potential attackers drilled each year or the intelligence units were able to
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>Also agreed. One of the most effective counter-terrorist approaches must be that the perpetrators simply disappear without trace or fuss.

on 2 fronts: not knowing where it went belly up and how many are still alive able to tell about their contacts. Bad side is I only can wonder if all that surveillance really helps against the things I consider a danger