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From: nyssa@abnji.UUCP (nyssa of traken)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Terrorist bashing
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Date: Mon, 7-Oct-85 13:02:28 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct  7 13:02:28 1985
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>> >>> How many Shiites were killed in US naval bombardment of Beirut?
>> >> Not enough.
>> >This is terrorism, too.  Haven't we learned anything?
>> -----
>> 
>> After WW II, we should have learned that letting despots and terrorists
>> have their way without penalty is not the road to peace.
>
>After WWI we learned that arms races lead to war.  Apparently we've forgotten
>that lesson.
>

After the Civil War we should have learned about the destructive power
of an industrial society at war.  (Remember Gen. Sherman?)
-- 
James C. Armstrong, Jnr.	{ihnp4,cbosgd,akgua}!abnji!nyssa

I'll keep an eye on the old man, he seems to have a knack for getting
himself into trouble!

-who said it, what story?