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From: tedrick@ernie.Berkeley.EDU (Tom Tedrick)
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Subject: Re: Frenchmen getting bombed, why them?
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Date: Wed, 24-Sep-86 22:24:27 EDT
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>Those following events in the Middle East will recognize
>that France's troubles stem from its perceived policies and role in
>Lebanon, and are intimately connected to its colonial legacy (Many
>in Lebanon blame France for its nurturing and institutionalizing the
>sectarian political system which is the source of Lebanon's civil
>strife.) If you want to look for an explanation of the targets,
>frequency and intensity of terrorist acts, it helps to study the
>local conditions under which terrorism sprouts.

Hence, it is France's own fault that it is being bombed, and the
solution is for France to be nicer to the Muslims. Right?

I seriously advise you to read Clausewitz, Lidell-Hart, or
J.F.C. Fuller if you believe that. War is war whatever excuses
you make for one side and whatever bad things you accuse the
other side of. If the Muslims aren't smart enough to stop waging
war against Europe and the United States they will provoke more
and more violent reaction until one side or the other gives in.
I guarantee you it won't be the west, although the fight may
be extremely destructive. Study some history and theory for a
change instead of all the propaganda BS that is floating around.