Re: WTC Tragedy

This is a very tragedic incident,everyone inside or outside US feels
the pain of effected families
Babar

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Jon Elson <elson@p...> wrote:
> beer@s... wrote:
>
> > On 13 Sep, CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y... wrote:
> > > > Peter,
> > > >
> > > > It just crossed on the news wires 5 minutes ago that
> > > > there may be
> > > > more than 20,000 dead. I light of that, and if true,
> > > > Peter I ask you
> > > > what would constitue over-reaction from your
> > > > perspective?
> > > >
> > > > Mariss
> >
> > Over-reaction ?
> >
> > The death of innocent civilians who by sheer accident of birth
find
> > themselves weak and powerless citizens of a totalitarian regime,
> > punished in retaliation for the actions of a leadership they know
> > nothing about.
> >
> > This would constitute an over-reaction, one not far removed
morally
> > from the original crime.
>
> There is a "school of thought" that feels that any people who
knuckle under
> a totalitarian regime and tolerate its criminal acts (in their
name) are
> also to blame for the barbaric acts of that totalitarian regime. I
feel
> that there is some merit in these thoughts.
>
> > Thankfully, it would appear that the leadership of the US has no
such
> > intention; it would appear that as a nation of law, the US will
obey the
> > law.
> >
> > Your government and your President must be given the greatest of
praise
> > for resisting the temptation to do the easy thing and just "nuke
them
> > all", as has been advocated by some.
> >
> > It would be a tragedy beyond all reckoning if the greatest power
in the
> > world also became the greatest terrorist in the world, for then
the bad
> > guys truly would have won.
>
> Allowing terrorists to operate freely without retribution IS, in
fact,
> aiding
> and abetting their abominable acts. We have been far too lenient
with
> terrorists in the recent past, and we now see the fruits of that
leniency.
> I'm not advocating nuclear annihilation for all of Afghanistan (or
wherever
> the terrorist base is determined to be), but a severe punishment
that will
> make them think a long time before they ever allow another terrorist
> to set up a huge camp in their country.
>
> Jon