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To: wendy1946
Ultimately there is only one defense from this kind of grief i.e. make the price for it more than any of them are ever willing to pay.

They are more than willing to die for their cause.

14 posted on 02/02/2011 11:03:18 AM PST by houeto (Government derives its just powers from the consent of the governed.)
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To: houeto

More accurately they are willing to sacrifice their kids lives. You don’t see their leaders strapping a bomb on.


26 posted on 02/02/2011 11:10:25 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: houeto

Terrorist deeds can be made far more expensive than the mere life of the individual bomber. As long as jihadis see the cause moving forward at a reasonable ratio of lives exchanged, they will continue to believe in the inevitability of eventual success and therefore the value of suicidal sacrifice. The pushback must deny them their ratio, i.e., it must be so vigorous for each such attack they become convinced the “time isn’t right.”


79 posted on 02/02/2011 11:47:00 AM PST by Springfield Reformer (Winston Churchill: No Peace Till Victory!)
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To: houeto
They are more than willing to die for their cause.

Then kill their families and all known associates and friends and burn all their houses and mosques down. Repeat as necessary

87 posted on 02/02/2011 11:53:28 AM PST by paul51 (11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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To: houeto
They are more than willing to die for their cause.

I will be more than happy to assist in their demise prior to them carrying out any attacks.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

104 posted on 02/02/2011 12:14:03 PM PST by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: houeto
Ultimately there is only one defense from this kind of grief i.e. make the price for it more than any of them are ever willing to pay.

They are more than willing to die for their cause.

That's a price they clearly ARE willing to pay. That's not what I'm talking about...

135 posted on 02/02/2011 1:46:59 PM PST by wendy1946
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