Posted on 08/01/2007 9:51:30 AM PDT by Contentions
I took apart a New York Times op-ed by Nicholas Thompson yesterday, which had tried to tell us what the American statesman, George F. Kennan, were he still alive, would have said about counterterrorism.
Thompson has written back, complimenting my remarks as “very smart and complicated” and “much better than some of the other comments I’ve been getting.” But he does take issue with much of what I said, including my contention that he was being dishonest.
In the face of his very gracious note, I gladly retract that last charge. But what I do leave standing is my assertion that his piece is deeply illogical and, if this is not too unfriendly a word, disingenuous.
(Excerpt) Read more at commentarymagazine.com ...
Only if were not killed in the initial assault. Kill first and you eliminate the patient period when convalescense can be a drag depending on your injuries.
Yes, we should be patient; dying takes a few seconds after you’ve been all shot up.
...um...no. We should patiently exterminate them.
Patience is a requirement of a Marine sniper according to my good friend who used to be one. Take all the time necessary to get the kill shot.
Yes, we should patiently wait for them to send in terrorist suicide squads... not. These guys just use titles like this to sell newspapers.
In a word, NO!! Kill them all!!
I suspect we will try to quit having a war after 2008. That will turn out to be impossible. It takes two sides to quit having a war. Maybe we will be more aggressively realistic in WOT, take two.
madison 10
YOu are so very correct.
Identify and then exterminate al qaeda folks a.s.a.p.
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