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From: mahoney@bach.DEC
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Terrorism
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Date: Wed, 18-Dec-85 13:28:04 EST
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---------------------Reply to mail dated 17-DEC-1985 12:43---------------------

Total War means that instead of armies opposing each other then
you start attacking the civilian population as well.  The reasoning
is that the people do not actively oppose the war thus they support
if the support then we have the right to attack them and do.  This
idea is grotesque and personally I think that it should be outlawed
by international law.  (I know I am naive so don't bother telling me)
The reason for attacking the population is also to so totally demoralize
them that the revolt aginst the government and bring it down or
force the government to negotiate.


     
Brian Mahoney

mahoney%bach.dec@decwrl.arpa
"If someone has a cure all you can
 be sure it will make you sick."