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Originally Posted by aklim
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.
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We keep borrowing from Korea, China, and Japan to fund this losing venture and we'll not only appear weak, we'll be weak.
Not having the sense to abandon a losing stratagy is not strong. Let's just let OBL decide what we're going to do by trying to do what he won't consider weak.
What the hell would we have gained by staying in Somalia for an indefinite occupation, killing 10 Somalis to every one GI day in and day out? Then OBL couldn't have said we were cowards? He'd have just thrown in the towel in that case??
Please...
