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Originally posted by Arlo Let's not leave out the Irish. Thanks, Ire-land! [/QUOTE]
Yeah, don't mention the Irish

We only sent our best troops........err the Irish Guards regiment of the British army!!!!!!!
Joking aside we know how to handle terrorists, we've had to deal with them for a long time.
And Westy, I think that was my point. The current administration is playing the terrorists game by it's current policies. The lesson learned in every other terrorist conflict including Ireland is that overreacting to to the terror by taking away people's rights, sterotyping races or religions and taking extreme action against nebulous targets doesn't work. Unfortunately the only way to win a terrorist war and there are any number of examples out there is to play the long game. That means long term polices in the Middle East and solving the Israel/Palestinian issue. In my opinion Israel is the key issue in the war on terror. Take away the running sore of Israel/Palestinian conflict and much of Arab radicalism will disappear.
Unfortunately long term work doesn't sit well with public and politicians that want action now.