"But the world isn't like that"

[cj hurtt]

jbor:
Bin Laden made a grave error
in targeting the US on September 11 2001, because that attack served to
mobilise an almighty global police force against him and his allies. Instead
of the UN having to bow down and make concessions to the US to get military
support for the fight against terrorism, the US willingly became the driving
force behind the current initiative, and it has been forced to become more
accountable to the UN as a result. Another bonus.

ok i may be a little ignorant so feel free to correct me if i am wrong, but
is bin laden's attack really a grave error? didn't he want a huge u.s.
retaliation to help polorize the world along musilm/non-muslim lines? it is
like the u.s. played into his hands by sending troops all over the place.
wasn't the point to spark a jihad or did i swollow some bait?




>The stupidity of the notion that Saddam = Bush speaks for itself.
>
>Unless the anti-Bush lobby can come up with some better arguments then
>international pressure will continue to be applied on Saddam to stop
>manufacturing weapons of mass destruction. I think that's the best course
of
>action at present.
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>Talk of "America in decline", patently absurd, exemplifies the deep-seated
>conservatism which lies at the heart of much of the caterwauling against
the
>international alliance against terrorism, and against the increasing trend
>towards international mediation of world justice and equity issues. US
>politics is irrelevant. The American economy and standard of living still
>exceed those of anywhere else on the planet by truckloads, no matter how
>badly that wealth is distributed domestically. Bin Laden made a grave error
>in targeting the US on September 11 2001, because that attack served to
>mobilise an almighty global police force against him and his allies.
Instead
>of the UN having to bow down and make concessions to the US to get military
>support for the fight against terrorism, the US willingly became the
driving
>force behind the current initiative, and it has been forced to become more
>accountable to the UN as a result. Another bonus.
>
>Why doesn't somebody organise a protest march against terrorism. I'd bet
>you'd get a whole lot more of us poor dumb sheep, from every nation in the
>world, out and doing.
>
>best
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>on 14/10/02 3:03 PM, barbara100 at jps.net at barbara100 at jps.net wrote:
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>> Perhaps Jbor could shed light on the difference. He seems to have a grasp
of
>> the American stance.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Arne Herløv Petersen" <herlahp at inet.uni2.dk>
>> To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 2:15 PM
>> Subject: Re: "But the world isn't like that"
>>
>>
>>> It's not so easy for us poor Europeans, so could someone please explain
>>> me the difference between evil weapons of mass destruction, which Saddam
>>> Hussein may acquire before 2010, and good and uplifting weapons of mass
>>> destruction, which George Bush as commander in chief can choose to
>>> employ anywehere?
>>
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