Re: Re: Re: UN Resolution 1333

[Eugene Coyle <eugenecoyle@xxxxxxx>]

Jim,  have you forgotten that we bombed Panama and killed a bunch of people
BEFORE Noriega was placed in custody?

    I agree that what you call the "defense types" -- I'm sure you mean "war
types" -- will proceed with the attacks on an assortment of targets.

Gene Coyle

Jim Devine wrote:

> At 11:20 AM 9/19/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >Capturing bin Laden is the last thing the US wants.  How can you justify
> >bombing people if you already have an accused in custody?
>
> the "last thing"? Wouldn't a show trial have the effect of boosting
> "national unity" and (more importantly) Dubya's approval ratings? Wasn't
> the trial of Noriega effective in these ways (if to a smaller degree than
> expected)?
>
> In any event, the defense types have already talked about how terrorism is
> a many-headed hydra. There will always be terrorists out there to fight.
> Many of them are US allies, but still they will be there, so we need more &
> more "defense" spending and fewer & fewer civil liberties. The crusade
> against evil = war without end, amen.
>
> Of course, eventually the war will peter out, as people get tired of it,
> etc. We can hope that it doesn't do too much damage to the world before it
> does so.
>
> Jim Devine jdevine@xxxxxxx &  http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine