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Old 08-13-2006, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by MTI View Post
Previously, our biggest socio-political "enemy" was world wide communism. Luckily, we did not have to go "toe to toe" with the Soviets. What's wrong with that victory as a basis for an approach with dealing with the threat of global fundamental . . . whatever the buzzwords are now?
Obviously the same strategy would be worse than useless--is a stateless Jihadist intimidated by overwhelming nuclear threat--MAD?

So let's say we buy your theory that we must confront them on a global scale (I agree iwth you, if that is indeed your theory).

We all love peace and hate violence, so let's eschew violence.
What will prevent the jihadists from their evangelical vision of a global Islamic state?
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