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L.E.D. zei:

Als alle westerse landen nu eens stoppen met overal met veel lawaai te gaan verkondigen dat er weer ene onthoofd is zal het rap gedaan zijn.

Ze zullen toch wel op een of andere manier die gasten hun internet sites eraf kunnen gooien ook. Op die manier is er geen kat die weet dat het gebeurt en dus ook niemand om te chanteren.

Maar nee wat doen wij, alle beelden vlotjes op TV tonen zodat de hele westerse wereld geschokeerd is om dan te kunnen zeggen, ziedewel dat Bush gelijk had!

Ik zie zelden naar het nieuws. Tis alleen maar sensatie gericht of oorlog of over de dood....

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[T-RAW]Freak zei:

idd, eindelijk iemand die er hetzelfde over denkt als ik

Is eigenlijk vergelijkbaar met dat de politie de sirene opzet zodat de "misdadigers" kunnen gaan lopen ...

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Racemaniac zei:

mwa, lijkt me ook we lwa overdreven... bush heeft de pech gehad 9/11 op zich te krijgen, en zoals't zijn politieke strekking past heeft hij daar hard op gereageerd (wat ge moeilijk bush kwalijk kunt nemen, ge denkt toch ni dat die ook maar iets te zeggen had in die beslissing...)
het terrorisme is met 9/11 gewoon meer in de pers gekomen, en de terorristen proberen dat nu uit te buiten....

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Why We Cannot Win

by Al Lorentz

09/20/04 "LewRockwell.com" -- Before I begin, let me state that I am a soldier currently deployed in Iraq, I am not an armchair quarterback. Nor am I some politically idealistic and naïve young soldier, I am an old and seasoned Non-Commissioned Officer with nearly 20 years under my belt. Additionally, I am not just a soldier with a muds-eye view of the war, I am in Civil Affairs and as such, it is my job to be aware of all the events occurring in this country and specifically in my region.

I have come to the conclusion that we cannot win here for a number of reasons. Ideology and idealism will never trump history and reality.

When we were preparing to deploy, I told my young soldiers to beware of the "political solution." Just when you think you have the situation on the ground in hand, someone will come along with a political directive that throws you off the tracks.

I believe that we could have won this un-Constitutional invasion of Iraq and possibly pulled off the even more un-Constitutional occupation and subjugation of this sovereign nation. It might have even been possible to foist democracy on these people who seem to have no desire, understanding or respect for such an institution. True the possibility of pulling all this off was a long shot and would have required several hundred billion dollars and even more casualties than we've seen to date but again it would have been possible, not realistic or necessary but possible.

Here are the specific reasons why we cannot win in Iraq.

First, we refuse to deal in reality. We are in a guerilla war, but because of politics, we are not allowed to declare it a guerilla war and must label the increasingly effective guerilla forces arrayed against us as "terrorists, criminals and dead-enders."

This implies that there is a zero sum game at work, i.e. we can simply kill X number of the enemy and then the fight is over, mission accomplished, everybody wins. Unfortunately, this is not the case. We have few tools at our disposal and those are proving to be wholly ineffective at fighting the guerillas.

The idea behind fighting a guerilla army is not to destroy its every man (an impossibility since he hides himself by day amongst the populace). Rather the idea in guerilla warfare is to erode or destroy his base of support.

So long as there is support for the guerilla, for every one you kill two more rise up to take his place. More importantly, when your tools for killing him are precision guided munitions, raids and other acts that create casualties among the innocent populace, you raise the support for the guerillas and undermine the support for yourself. (A 500-pound precision bomb has a casualty-producing radius of 400 meters minimum; do the math.)

Second, our assessment of what motivates the average Iraqi was skewed, again by politically motivated "experts." We came here with some fantasy idea that the natives were all ignorant, mud-hut dwelling camel riders who would line the streets and pelt us with rose petals, lay palm fronds in the street and be eternally grateful. While at one time there may have actually been support and respect from the locals, months of occupation by our regular military forces have turned the formerly friendly into the recently hostile.

Attempts to correct the thinking in this regard are in vain; it is not politically correct to point out the fact that the locals are not only disliking us more and more, they are growing increasingly upset and often overtly hostile. Instead of addressing the reasons why the locals are becoming angry and discontented, we allow politicians in Washington DC to give us pat and convenient reasons that are devoid of any semblance of reality.

We are told that the locals are not upset because we have a hostile, aggressive and angry Army occupying their nation. We are told that they are not upset at the police state we have created, or at the manner of picking their representatives for them. Rather we are told, they are upset because of a handful of terrorists, criminals and dead enders in their midst have made them upset, that and of course the ever convenient straw man of "left wing media bias."

Third, the guerillas are filling their losses faster than we can create them. This is almost always the case in guerilla warfare, especially when your tactics for battling the guerillas are aimed at killing guerillas instead of eroding their support. For every guerilla we kill with a "smart bomb" we kill many more innocent civilians and create rage and anger in the Iraqi community. This rage and anger translates into more recruits for the terrorists and less support for us.

We have fallen victim to the body count mentality all over again. We have shown a willingness to inflict civilian casualties as a necessity of war without realizing that these same casualties create waves of hatred against us. These angry Iraqi citizens translate not only into more recruits for the guerilla army but also into more support of the guerilla army.

Fourth, their lines of supply and communication are much shorter than ours and much less vulnerable. We must import everything we need into this place; this costs money and is dangerous. Whether we fly the supplies in or bring them by truck, they are vulnerable to attack, most especially those brought by truck. This not only increases the likelihood of the supplies being interrupted. Every bean, every bullet and every bandage becomes infinitely more expensive.

Conversely, the guerillas live on top of their supplies and are showing every indication of developing a very sophisticated network for obtaining them. Further, they have the advantage of the close support of family and friends and traditional religious networks.

Fifth, we consistently underestimate the enemy and his capabilities. Many military commanders have prepared to fight exactly the wrong war here.

Our tactics have not adjusted to the battlefield and we are falling behind.

Meanwhile the enemy updates his tactics and has shown a remarkable resiliency and adaptability.

Because the current administration is more concerned with its image than it is with reality, it prefers symbolism to substance: soldiers are dying here and being maimed and crippled for life. It is tragic, indeed criminal that our elected public servants would so willingly sacrifice our nation's prestige and honor as well as the blood and treasure to pursue an agenda that is ahistoric and un-Constitutional.

It is all the more ironic that this un-Constitutional mission is being performed by citizen soldiers such as myself who swore an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States, the same oath that the commander in chief himself has sworn.

September 20, 2004

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Royco zei:

Hmm het is niet omdat we die beelden erg vinden dat we daarom Bush-Lovers zijn .. ik toch niet

na de film 'Farenheit 9/11 te bekijken wete goe wa voor nen aap dat da is :doh:

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volpetrolski zei:

hahaha! pech? Racemaniac makker, dat kwam in het begin misschien hard aan voor hem, maar nadien heeft die smeerlap die gebeurtenis gewoon uitgebuit om de uitvoering van zijn political scheme te vergemakkelijken. Niet te geloven dat er de voorbije jaren zo van die crazy theoriën zijn opgedoken over late reactietijden van interceptors en dergelijke. Het kwam in sommige opzichten wel heel erg gelegen voor hem.

anyway, voor de warlovertjes hier en mensen die nog in de oorlog met Irak geloven; iets wat ik pas nog gelezen heb: (take your time)




A second Vietnam? I'd say 'yup'!

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Moloch zei:

nie te vergeten zijn vroegere cocaine-gebruik van meneer bush

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Hmgrwngd zei:

Bush (en zijn republikeinse partij) heeft trouwens een campagne laten lanceren:
"1 joint roken = terrorisme steunen = medeplichtig aan moord! "
Talk about the pot and the fuckin' kettle...

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Ubik zei:

het is barbaars, die hoofden afhakken... granted. maar of ge nu iemand zijn hoofd afhakt of een wijk met coalition clustermines besproeit.. different MO, same result.. tis niet alsof die mensen nog veel hoop of vooruitzicht hebben in hun leven, of in het westen for that matter. ik zou ons eens willen zien als hier een moslimleger (of whateverleger) effe de wetten komt bepalen (there's some irony in there.. somewhere)... ik weet toch dat ik mij uit *alle* macht zou verzetten.

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Deus ex Machina zei:

lol, die vergelijkingen

downloaden = communisme steunen = massamoordenaar

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Two commercials have been produced by the Campaign which link drug money to terrorism. The first, entitled "I Helped," features teenagers, mostly of minority descent, making shocking statements such as, "I helped murder families in Colombia," and, "I helped kidnap people's dads." These claims are interspersed with teens claiming, "Hey, it was all just innocent fun." The commercial ends with the slogan, "Drug money supports terror. If you buy drugs, you might too."

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Hmgrwngd zei:

Echt, ik verzin het niet.
Hier enkele artikelen over die (overigens zeer bekende) campagne:
1) http://www.peacecouncil.net/pnl/02/709/709MadisonAve.htm
2) http://www.fff.org/comment/com0204f.asp

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Hmgrwngd zei:

Echt, ik verzin het niet.
Hier enkele artikelen over die (overigens zeer bekende) campagne:
1) http://www.peacecouncil.net/pnl/02/709/709MadisonAve.htm
2) http://www.fff.org/comment/com0204f.asp

And I quote:


De Amerikaanse overheid staat garant voor correcte, wetenschappelijk onderbouwde analyses/campagnes... :ironic:

Pijnlijk grappig...

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marcel zei:

ik vind het ziekelijk dat ze zo'n beelden gewoon int nieuws gooien, in prime time, terwijl er kinderen naar zitten te zien. der zijn enorm veel kinderen die door zo'n beelden niet meer naart nieuws durven zien

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Avilowca zei:

de pure haat die ik koester jegens terroristen wordt elke keer opnieuw aangewakkert wanneer ze zulke dingen doen.

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peter79 zei:

tja toch vind ik (zijnde bush hater ) dat het geen excuus is om bv. vrijwilligers van humanitaire organisaties te onthoofden.

Soieso, burgers vermoorden is uit den boze, geld natuurlijk voor beide partijen.

Maar voor mij is het zwakker staan van die mensen geen excuus om gewone burgers te vermoorden.

en wat islam betreft, het gaat niet om islam op zich, godsdienst zal altijd gebruikt worden als middel om macht te bekomen, misdaden te plegen etc...
Wrsch. is dat de reden dat godsdienst is uitgevonden.

Ik blijf vinden dat de enige oplossing erin bestaat die mensen op te voeden. Die gasten die die onthoofdingen doen, dat zijn beesten. En ze zijn beesten door geen opvoeding/opleiding , geen toekomst , veel miserie en de brainwash sessies van osama de geitenneuker. Vergeet niet, dat mensen als osama nooit zoveel macht zouden hebben zonder die debiele religies

Ander punt dat voor mij duidelijk is, is dat osama en bush elk hun populariteit aan elkaar te danken hebben, imo zijn dat vrienden van elkaar

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