I suspect this short comment will go unnoticed among the river of bile directed at Senator Murray. I don’t know about these peaceniks; but Murray’s comments were entirely logical & insightful in trying to examine the reasons why so many people around the globe sympathize with our enemies. Hamas, Hezbollah, Chavez in Venezuela, the list goes on and on of countries & groups that not only subsidize terrorism but also support humanitarian causes, especially with long-oppressed minorities. If we wish to truly defeat these radical groups we must create alternatives for the miserable masses in those regions. If you are truly interested in learning what we can do to defeat Islamofascism and terrorism in all forms I recommend Gen Wesley Clark’s book Winning Modern Wars, in which he makes it clear that we have to not only fight terroism with a big stick, but also go after the ROOT CAUSES, with understanding, money, and a lot of hard work. Only this approach will “win hearts and minds” enough for us to prevail.
Specialist Carl Larson
US Army
C 54TH ENGR BN
Bamberg, Germany
Wesley Clark is delusional. Throwing money at the countries that hate us won’t stop terrorism; it will fund terrorism. It is not our job to try to rebuild terrorist nations with money and understanding; but it could be in the best interests of terrorists for us to bankrupt ourself in such a futile effort.