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From: ward@ttidcc.UUCP (Don Ward)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Responding to Terrorism
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Date: Mon, 24-Jun-85 14:22:23 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 24 14:22:23 1985
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It seems that Israel, with their wealth of enemies in close proximity
to their country, have amply demonstrated the value of responding to
terrorist activities at a level sufficiently disproportionate to dis-
courage future would-be terrorists.  Unfortunately, the USA doesn't
respond at all.  It appears that our government is unwilling to act
unless all rules of evidence and legal nicities are satisfied and thus
encourages acts of violence.  All of our supposed military power is 
worthless if those transgressing against our interests and citizens
are convinced that we will not respond with force.  I remember vaguely
reading about a case during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt (the
good Roosevelt) where TR said, in effect, our guy alive or your leader
dead.  

All this crap about "innocent" Shias makes me want to puke.  Are our
citizens any less innocent?  I'm sure we know where Khoumani lives.
We ought to issue an ultimatum to these so-called terrorists (actually
murderers and kidnappers) that unless our people are released immediately,
Khoumani's house and surroundings will be missing tommorow morning.  Had 
we retaliated thus when one of our citizens was murdered a few months
ago, this wouldn't be necessary.  If we don't do anything now, when
will we?