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From: al@ames.UUCP (Al Globus)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Terrorist bashing
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Date: Thu, 3-Oct-85 21:29:04 EDT
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> Roughly paraphrasing from several discussions:
> 
> >>> How many Shiites were killed in US naval bombardment of Beirut?
> >> Not enough.
> >This is terrorism, too.  Haven't we learned anything?
> -----
> 
> After WW II, we should have learned that letting despots and terrorists
> have their way without penalty is not the road to peace.

After WWI we learned that arms races lead to war.  Apparently we've forgotten
that lesson.

> 
> I don't have much sympathy for the Shiite section
> of Beirut, either.  Military camps run by militias are fair game.
> 
They didn't come to the US and attack us.  We went to their land and
bombarded them.  Makes a difference.

> There really is such a thing as the prudent exercise of military power.

Yes.  The constitution makes a provision for this, by giving Congress the
power to declare war.  The founding fathers didn't give this power to the 
executive for the
obvious reason that they suspected abuse.  I don't think US military force
should be used without a declaration of war, that's what I think the 
constitution says.  Every US citizen is required to support the constitution.