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To: El Gato

"Not while the beheadings were on going, nor while the war ongoing, nor a mere 4 1/2 years after Pearl Harbor either. It was at least 20 years, and a bit more, a full generation.

A full generation after the war against the Islamist terrorists ends, then we can treat them the way we treated the Japanese in say, 1970. Until then, "Trust but Verify".

We are building schools, hospitals, roads, Mosques, water plants and electrical facilities in Iraq as we speak and selling F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan this year not years from now.


729 posted on 03/09/2006 7:26:26 PM PST by jamese777
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To: jamese777
We are building schools, hospitals, roads, Mosques, water plants and electrical facilities in Iraq as we speak and selling F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan this year not years from now.

We did much the same in Japan and (West) Germany. We equiped their military, against the ChiCom and the Soviets, we helped them rebuild their country.

But you'll notice I spoke of Islamist terrorists. I don't include the government of either Pakistan or the UAE in that, not most of it anyway. Paki F-16s aren't going to be dropping nukes in New Jersey, although possibly in the Punjab. I don't necessarily think that's great idea anyway.

Another difference is that the Islamists haven't surrendered, the Japanese militarists and the German Nazis had.

So until they do, and for some time afterwords(they having no compunction against "tempory truces" with infidels) we need to "Trust but Verify". That's all I want, some extra scrutiny, not a ban.

744 posted on 03/09/2006 8:52:55 PM PST by El Gato
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