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Originally Posted by jlomon
You think the millions of dollars that Hezbollah will be tossing around Beirut came from passing the hat around at community centres, with the moderates tossing in a few bucks each? The money came from Iran and to a lesser extent Syria. Both of these totalitarian regimes are run by very narrow interests (a "Mullocracy" in Iran, and the Alawites in Syria) with a long history of anti-US policies. Do their country's actions reflect the will of their population at large? Probably not. Start tossing nukes around and the answer will change to "most likely".
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Still with the "hearts and mind" thing? It seemed to work well in Japan. People got scared and feared that they would be next because they now know what we have and have shown that we are willing to use it. Today, it is not so much of who has the best gun or knife. It is who has the strongest will. Our superior weaponary is only so good and is enough to sustain us but eventually, superior will will win out. Tossing it Tora Boar would be a good way to show them that we will take vengence on them, their wives and children and so on for a few generations. That is something that will get them to sit at attention. Don't believe it? Think about it this way. Speeding. If the fine was $10, you can bet I'll be speeding. I got busted for $75 in IA with no points. The first thought was "If I known this was that easy, I'd be doing 30 over." Lets say the fine is now $500. Well, I guess I'll be thinking about my speed a lot more than before. Lets say the cop was authorised to perform summary executions. I'll be 5 below speed limit and 10 mph whenever uncertain. If the summary executions included my family all the way to the family dog, you bet I'll take the bus.