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I would not really want to adopt the enemies customs, etc. when I fight the enemy. During World War II, would the U.S. put Germans in the Gas Chambers because the Germans did that to the Jews??? That was their practice, we did not adopt that. . .

I understand what you're saying. Our military are fighting in Afghanistan. I think that the Al-Qaeda and the Taliban probably don't feel too much like our men are showing weakness. In fact, every time they look up and see the planes and see the bombs dropping I don't think their thoughts are "Gee, look at how WEAK they are!!" That is where the battle is, that is what the Taliban/AL-Qaeda are seeing. . .

Nonesense. There is too much attention being paid to the destruction our war machine has wrought. We still have a long way to go. I look around and I see I lot of premature celbrations of victory. We haven't done shit yet. Was there anyone who doubted that our air power would decimate the Taliban and Al Qaeda's standing armies? Of course not. The real test is going to be against a faceless enemy waging a war of attrition against our troops on the ground, the Alliance, and UN peacekeepers. There are going to be casualties. There is no question about that. Our troops will die in ambushes, firefights, and terrorist acts committed on foreign soil. The only question is how we will react. Will we turn tail and run or will it harden our resolve..?

No one is saying that we ought to adopt the practices of the enemy. We are saying that it is foolhardy to ignore his thought processes. "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not your enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat." You are falling into that second catagory. Falling? I should say running in as fast as you can.