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That's a great thought and probably the correct long view, but what a lot of people mean when they talk about defeating terrorism is addressing the existence of
by dionidium 17y ago
That's a great thought and probably the correct long view, but what a lot of people mean when they talk about defeating terrorism is addressing the existence of actual terrorists alive today.
I suspect that the general promotion of rationality wouldn't have been as effective at stopping Zarqawi as were the missiles that hit his safe-house.
- MichaelSalib 17y agoAfter we kill Zarqawi, what then? Do you think AQ just disappears into a puff of smoke? Historically speaking, targeted leadership strikes have not been terribly effective at stopping terrorist movements. You kill leaders and more arise. You kill those and yet more take their place.