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Old 03-26-2004, 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by fatboy
@Grisu - you have a point, if the attention we bring to it is offensive action against terrorists without regard to innocent civilians. Which, from many's perspectives, we have done. I'm just talking about defensive actions - increased border screening, increased border patrols, more human intelligence in the field, etc..
Even the defensive actions just make it that much more valuable as target. If I can hit the US as terrorist while all these measures are in effect, I not only achieve my initial goal of the attack but I also valueadd to it the emberrassment that the government was unable to stop it regardless of all the defensive actions.
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