-- At 05:09 PM 10/30/04 -0400, R.A. Hettinga wrote:
The terrorists cannot win either a conventional or an asymmetrical war against the United States, should it bring its full array of assets to the struggle.
Major Variola
The large pit of smoldering radioactive glass is probably not an option..
Why not? You keep assuming that Muslims unite, escalate, etc, but if they do, US will escalate also. In fact, there is not much the Islamicists can do to escalate beyond their current extremes. There is a great deal the US could do to escalate beyone its current measures. --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG odq504QOMD1tmYFgnLderv0nS117FbcIG83t4MIX 4GzccezZIfj7BfeEbPLrXimv+SU42yCuvTxkLS+Rn