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response to later edit We haven't conquered Libya. In fact, the Obama administration pulled out and left the country in chaos and more vulnerable than ever to
by leereeves 10y ago
response to later edit
We haven't conquered Libya. In fact, the Obama administration pulled out and left the country in chaos and more vulnerable than ever to terrorism.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36013703 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36013703
- tptacek 10y agoAnd Montgomery's Market Garden operation failed, too. What's your point? Mine was simply that it's ridiculous to claim that the US has taken terrorism less seriously as a military objective than the UK took theirs.
- leereeves 10y ago> it's ridiculous to claim that the US has taken terrorism less seriously as a military objective than the UK took theirs Then what was the point of saying that the Brits had rules for golf during the Blitz?
- tptacek 10y agoObviously, that regardless of what our military might be doing, our societal and public policy responses to this threat have been comparatively juvenile.
- leereeves 10y agoI agree with you about one thing. The war on terror is a mistake (or a plan to make money). "Terror" can't be fought by the military. Only "societal and public policy responses" can stop terrorism. What "mature" response are you suggesting?