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Originally posted by Sazerac:
Hear, hear, Dio! (applauds) "A last resort." Yes, like a surgery. In one's health, one always looks for alternative forms of treatment rather than submit oneself to the radical treatment of surgery. Sometimes, though, it is a necessary evil, and sometimes good tissue has to be wounded to get to the bad tissue. It is the same way with war. One hopes and prays that it doesn't come, and one tries to find as many possible solutions to come to an agreement without it. But if all else has failed, then if it must be, it must be. Let it be quick, and decisive, and may as much "good" be spared in getting rid of the "bad."
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But how many people have died trying alternative treatments rather than going for a 'good' chance with surgery? I know you should weigh your alternatives, but in some cases this needs to be done with expediency, time
is a factor.
A military strike may not be 100% certain to attain the goals. But from what I have seen, the US did weigh (and even tried) the alternatives with no results. We gave the Taliban ample time to detain bin Laden. We didn't even expect them to hand him over until evidence was submitted, we just wanted him captured and detained (just as we do with any other 'potential' criminal). The Taliban knew that if they did not meet our stated requests then they would face military action. We did not 'sneak' attack like the terrorists did. We gave ample time for an alternative, when this did not work, we launched a military offensive.
And remember too, we did not (and I don't beleive we have ever) called this a war. It is the Taliban and bin Laden who have announced this as a war. Sure our media is using the term war, but the official stance of the US Government is not that of a war!
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