tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post5992968164813059395..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: Steve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-65416256109861807852014-09-03T23:06:16.626-04:002014-09-03T23:06:16.626-04:00I think this overlooks the strategic importance of...I think this overlooks the strategic importance of things like beheadings. They have several outstanding virtues for a guerilla force, such as showing how impotent the USA is and keeping Washington off-balance by putting the initiative with the Islamists. Most importantly, they serve to stoke the rage in America, which has been proven to cause irrational and counter-productive reactive measures since 9/11 and thus to undermine any coherent long-term strategy to counter Islamic fundamentalism. Ken_Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11709548046018362581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-40592530387161056932014-09-03T17:10:41.418-04:002014-09-03T17:10:41.418-04:00Top of the world, ma!<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjzKiEs_pHI" rel="nofollow">Top of the world, ma!</a>Yastreblyanskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335868257729063363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-30548436184847371502014-09-03T16:16:39.980-04:002014-09-03T16:16:39.980-04:00I agree with Victor. You've got the situation...I agree with Victor. You've got the situation Steve lays out, plus the fact that these guys are true believers who think they have virgins coming to them in the afterlife. <br /><br />From that perspective, they can stay around on this plane of existence, knowing full well that a peaceful Islamist caliphate will never happen any time in the foreseeable future. Or they can charge headlong into "righteous" battle, have some exciting warrior hero time, then claim their eternal reward. If you start from their (evil and twisted) worldview, it totally makes sense.<br /><br />That's why bombing these guys might be necessary, but it cannot be sufficient. If young men in this region are not afforded other options, this will continue indefinitely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-2076825479355233662014-09-03T16:01:42.601-04:002014-09-03T16:01:42.601-04:00Or just keep the troops stirred up for more war.
...Or just keep the troops stirred up for more war.<br /><br />Benefitting whom?<br /><br />heh<br /><br /><i>So, no, it's not a desire just to kill. It's a desire for total violence. Plenty of sociopaths who desire to kill just ... kill. These guys are looking for a fight.</i>Cirzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070125217972397204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-12901235984824040062014-09-03T13:09:31.094-04:002014-09-03T13:09:31.094-04:00Wait, what? Where did I say that?Wait, what? Where did I say that?Steve M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-45249806091731708292014-09-03T11:31:58.240-04:002014-09-03T11:31:58.240-04:00So, I take it that your "solution" is to...So, I take it that your "solution" is to round up all the crazy people instead of all the Muslims. How is that a better idea?Lisa Graashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13330383394315891646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-13946976548616387022014-09-03T10:17:07.157-04:002014-09-03T10:17:07.157-04:00"So, no, it's not a desire just to kill. ..."So, no, it's not a desire just to kill. It's a desire for total violence. Plenty of sociopaths who desire to kill just ... kill."<br /><br />You've described the mindset of a good percentage of the supporters of the Bush war policy.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340759141334792771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-26250600638945394072014-09-03T10:16:39.707-04:002014-09-03T10:16:39.707-04:00And don't forget the reward for dying for thei...And don't forget the reward for dying for their cause - virgins.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.com