♦ nivek ♦ Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Trivial pursuit in Washington Reason by Steve Chapman "The Clinton administration was famous for obsessing about tiny, innocuous issues, like promoting school uniforms and opposing TV violence. But the era of trivial government came to an end on Sept. 11, 2001, when Americans got a reminder that their government has some truly vital duties and that it might be worthwhile to concentrate on them. As far as I know, al-Qaida has yet to surrender, and a few other formidable problems have presented themselves since then. But having failed to solve the big, critical problems, our leaders are once again inclined to focus on inconsequential ones that happen to be none of their business." (07/13/09) http://www.reason.com/news/show/134739.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qec Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 lol "Al-Qaeda" fails to surrender. Terrorist groups don't "surrender" because they aren't soldiers. This guy is a fucking idiot. Did "Aum Shinrikyo" give a formal notice of "surrender" to the Japanese government? This dipshit is totally fucking brainwashed. Hmm, maybe the Indian government should go after LeT until it "surrenders". When the fuck are people going to get that terrorism is properly fought with internationally cooperative CT Police units and intelligence agencies, in conjunction with deprogramming, and NOT the military? LOL. That RAND study that proves my point has been out for awhile now. You don't take out a mosquito with a sledgehammer. While you are hitting the mosquito with the sledgehammer you end up killing Iraqis/Afghanis and creating a resistance that wasn't even there in the first place. How many people will go join the Taliban or join arms with guys like Muqtada Al-Sadr when their brothers and sisters who also fight for those groups get killed? Quite a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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