Comments on: Civilization Watch http://www.strait-talk.com/2006/11/04/14/ "This is what you shall do: Be loyal to what you love, Be true to the Earth, and fight your enemies with passion and laughter." Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:05:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: richard http://www.strait-talk.com/2006/11/04/14/#comment-53 Sat, 16 Dec 2006 16:29:06 +0000 http://www.strait-talk.com/2006/11/04/14/#comment-53 Dan: I agree, talk of withdrawl encourages the terrorists. But are you willing to acknowledge that talk of staying also plays right into the hands of OBL himself? I don't have it at my fingertips, but there have been several stories this past year about how tough talk about staying until victory and the good vs evil talk is precisely what he wanted. The fact that both parties are playing right into their hands shows us what a bad spot we're in, because if we leave we're weak and lack the will, and if we stay we're crusaders without the ability to defeat an insurgency in a protracted war. If we could double our forces there, we could beat them. But no one considers tihs a real possibility. So we can't stay and we can't leave... R Dan:

I agree, talk of withdrawl encourages the terrorists. But are you willing to acknowledge that talk of staying also plays right into the hands of OBL himself?

I don’t have it at my fingertips, but there have been several stories this past year about how tough talk about staying until victory and the good vs evil talk is precisely what he wanted.

The fact that both parties are playing right into their hands shows us what a bad spot we’re in, because if we leave we’re weak and lack the will, and if we stay we’re crusaders without the ability to defeat an insurgency in a protracted war.

If we could double our forces there, we could beat them. But no one considers tihs a real possibility. So we can’t stay and we can’t leave…

R

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