From: "Steve Ewing" 

On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 19:43:20 -0400, Mark  wrote:

>
> "Geo"  wrote in message
news:42d05c0c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> "Mark"  wrote in message
>> news:42d03f08$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> "There have been many clandestine victories against al
Qaeda. More than
>>> 3,000 al Qaeda operatives have been seized or slain in 102 countries
>>> since
>>> September 11, 2001*" -- Richard Miniter writing in
"Shadow War." (*
>>> that
>> was
>>> through 2003, it's many more by now).
>>
>> Yeah right, it shows. I mean what a huge difference it's made..
>
> How do we know it hasn't? Just 4 terrorists did the London deed, what if
> the
> other 3000 hadn't been captured or killed?
>
> 3000/4 = 750 more Londons.

The kicker is, who decides whether they are "al Qaeda
operatives", or innocent cabdrivers in the wrong place?  Shoot first,
ask questions later, hey presto! ain't no such thing as an innocent
cabdriver.

--
Steve 
http://www.qmss.com/~sewing

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