[faithincowboys]

I think we are already exposed to these people in Afghanistana and Iraq-- I think opening a new, weakly defended fron would be counter productive. You and I know that we aren't going to stay there until it's stabilized. There will be absolutely zero support to stay in Liberia for the long haul. So if we're gonna pull out with a bloody nose, let's not go and make the terrorists think we're back in pre 9-11 form. We need to be fierce, not follish!

[blackdog]

Your points are valid and noted. But I disagree with them entirely in a world void of human value. There is not here.

One must study the history and thinking process of those who could and would want to do you harm. Once you face the terms of their driving force that causes them to behave the way they do you must deal with them in terms familiar to their way of life(or death).

Most the world is no better than tribal bands, feeding on each other. If the conflict is not in Europe, some of Asia, Some of South America, or on the Isle of Guernsey, the only solution is horrible devastation. It's all they know. Just because they have a seat and an office at the United Nations does not make them civilized or human.