quote: it's not like we've never tried to get him before.
We haven't. Not seriously. Launching cruise missiles at scattered encampments doesn't count. We've never sent anybody after him, never mounted any significant operation aimed at bringing him down. That's what it would take. I hope they hurry, before he tries again.
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Weren't Clinton's actions at the time pretty much condemmed by everyone?
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Jeff: Well, if we were going to be warring, anyway, we'd just be making sure that the only civilians who get bombed are the ones who have already decided it's okay for themselves, as civilians, to get blown up. The other side would do the bombing, not us. They can refrain if they want. But, if they're going to bomb civilians, we'd just be letting them know where the people who don't mind being killed are living.
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I dont really remember but i do recall it being a very iffy action on his part.
But I believe that any action taken by the US at this point with teh exception of nuclear weapons would be pretty much accepted by the international community.
Simply put , the terrorists have brought this issue to a whole new level , they have shown the world that they are prepared to act as an army , in a corrdinated , calculated and devious manner to achieve theyre goals. Now they must face the reprecussions as an army.
Now assuming that Afghanistan is harboring the group behind this they are now allies of this army and they must face the reprecussions as if they themselves were behind this.
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I think you'll find that the wholescale slaughter of innocent civilians, even with out using nukes, would be universally condemmed by the internation community.
The message most of Europes papers have had is "We're behind you, as long as you don't go too far."
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