If the answer to hurting is learning as At suggest, then what would have
happened had the US said to the terrorists believed to be responsible for
the Embassy bombings, "We can either send in $75 Million worth of cruise
missles and destroy your bases or dedicate that money to educating your
children and help you "learn" your way out of this culture"?
Admittedly the population here would have been outraged, but I think it
would have had an educational affect here also...eventually.
When my children do something "bad," do I respond in kind and thus
reinforce or verify their behavior. If my 2 year old slaps my 4 year old,
should I slap him or cuddle him and ask him the sort of questions Ben
promoted earlier? I think the latter of course.
The US is victim of terrorism...do we then attack (admittedly we wouldn't
say terrorize) the terrorists, or "cuddle" them?
Yes, a crazy idealistic view. The world doesn't work this way. I know
this...and I "hear" the postings already being drafted saying I'm crazy.
But, if we don't emulate what we want, we won't get it.
I know I've got my work cut out for me as a National Security
Advisor...but obviously what we're doing isn't working.
Cordially,
Doug Max
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