iggyflashbulb writes: "CNN reports some oddball group not associated with bin Laden is attacking Kabul at night. Are they taking advantage of the NY situation or did they create it?"
This is not some "oddball group" - the article itself says that the attackers are from the opposition to the Taliban. They are also the U.N. -recognized government of Afghanistan, even if they only control 5-10% of the country. There is no way they created the "NY situation."
The only way to stop these attacks is to kill those responsible - likely Osama Bin Laden. The WTC attacks were not in retaliation for previous U.S. counterstrikes - they are part of an ongoing jihad against the U.S. We (America) might see this as terrorism, but the terrorists see this as a war. They will continue to attack us whether we retaliate or not.
A U.S. counterstrike that kills Bin Laden or whoever is responsible will not only "get even" with terrorists, but it will prevent future attacks by lopping off the head of the organization. Yes, this will make a martyr of Bin Laden to all the Muslim fundamentalists - but Bin Laden was not doubt swelling his ranks with fundamentalists before the attacks anyway, so what's the difference?
Violence is regrettable, but necessary.
Off topic, I'm sure that the Arab world will condemn these attacks. Maybe not Iraq or Iran, but Arafat has already expressed his sympathies, and the Taliban have assured us that Bin Laden has been kept in isolation from the outside world (the Taliban must be shitting their collective shalwar-kameeses right now, knowing that while no one will officially speculate, they are suspects #1). Even so, I'd be scared to be an Arab in America right now...
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iggyflashbulb writes: "CNN reports some oddball group not associated with bin Laden is attacking Kabul at night. Are they taking advantage of the NY situation or did they create it?"
This is not some "oddball group" - the article itself says that the attackers are from the opposition to the Taliban. They are also the U.N. -recognized government of Afghanistan, even if they only control 5-10% of the country. There is no way they created the "NY situation."
The only way to stop these attacks is to kill those responsible - likely Osama Bin Laden. The WTC attacks were not in retaliation for previous U.S. counterstrikes - they are part of an ongoing jihad against the U.S. We (America) might see this as terrorism, but the terrorists see this as a war. They will continue to attack us whether we retaliate or not. A U.S. counterstrike that kills Bin Laden or whoever is responsible will not only "get even" with terrorists, but it will prevent future attacks by lopping off the head of the organization. Yes, this will make a martyr of Bin Laden to all the Muslim fundamentalists - but Bin Laden was not doubt swelling his ranks with fundamentalists before the attacks anyway, so what's the difference? Violence is regrettable, but necessary. Off topic, I'm sure that the Arab world will condemn these attacks. Maybe not Iraq or Iran, but Arafat has already expressed his sympathies, and the Taliban have assured us that Bin Laden has been kept in isolation from the outside world (the Taliban must be shitting their collective shalwar-kameeses right now, knowing that while no one will officially speculate, they are suspects #1). Even so, I'd be scared to be an Arab in America right now...