To: MJY1288
"What exactly is a "War on Terrorism"
That depends, If you're a Liberal it means we must assemble a bunch of focus groups in an effort to find out why the terrorist hate us and do our very best to make them like us. Liberals would also have us finding ways to bridge the differences in our cultures and find a way to surrender ours. We would also have to disarm and turn the Pentagon into a homeless shelter, complete with a fast track method of making sure the rich pay their fair share of providing for those who find it offensive to work for a living
If you're a Conservative the "War on Terrorism" is a fight for our very survival from a group of blood thirsty radical muslims who are hell bent on killing us all. A conservative also believes that the "War on Terrorism" is a fight that must be taken to the enemy and the goal is to drain the swamp, not swat at the mosquito's. Then leave behind a constitution and a justice system
On the remote chance that the liberals could win a war, they would provide free fish for everyone, along with a schedule for the next delivery of free fish.
When conservatives win a war we provide a fishing pole and directions to the river.
I thank you for your response. I was not asking for a political analysis of various political beliefs, but a simple straightforward definition.
What exactly is a "War on Terrorism?"
My dictionarys main definition of war is: contest or conflict by force of arms and other hostile measures between political bodies, as nations; also, the condition of affairs created by such a conflict. And terrorism is: a system of government or opposition to government by methods which excite fear.
If these definitions are correct then a War on Terrorism is: conflict by force of arms between political bodies or nations in opposition to ours by those who use methods which excite fear.
I am still unable to understand the following about this war:
(1) Who are the parties in this war? In general it is we versus them with an occasional country defined to fit todays particular action being taken, even if they did not commit any terror against us. While other countries who have committed terror against us are untouched. I am at a loss to understand this.
(2) If there is not a definite political body or nation we are at war with, when do we know we have got them all?
(3) When and/or how will we know if we have won or lost this war, or for that matter if we are winning or losing?
I believe these are legitimate questions to which we should all know the answers. It seems to me that in all prior wars to date, there was never any question about who, what, where, when, why, regardless of the wars legitimacy or outcome.
PS: I am not a liberal.
8 posted on
07/04/2003 5:34:24 AM PDT by
ido_now
To: ido_now
(3) When and/or how will we know if we have won or lost this war, or for that matter if we are winning or losing?We will never "WIN" this war in the conventional definition of that concept. The best we can hope for is to contain the enemy. The forces of evil will always be there trying to destroy what is good in the world.
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9 posted on
07/04/2003 6:01:14 AM PDT by
sinclair
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