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Originally Posted by dculkin
If I understand Murtha, he is saying that our presence in Iraq exacerbates the terrorism problem and that we can more effectively fight terrorists by pulling back over the horizon. While his approach requires us to eat some crow, I don't see any part of his plan that relies on the good faith of the terrorists. He just has a different way of fighting them. He hasn't convinced me that his plan would work, but he is not an appeaser.Diplomacy is not about talking. It's about listening.
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Well, here is an issue. Not so much about eating crow. It is about appearing weak. They know we are weak and they are strong. That is why they do what they do. OBL was surprised that it was so easy to get us out of Somalia. Think that didn't encourage him and his followers that a little more and they can get what they want? Now, what happens in a few years down the road when they want something else? They know all they have to do is behead a few people, drag a few corpses and what not and we will cave in. Think they won't exploit that? I would.