From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Sun Apr 07 2002 - 00:46:51 MST
William wrote:
> Brian et al.,
>
> I agree with your comments below. The US is very reluctant to
> side with Israel "too much" so as to have some Arab support in
> killing off Saddam Hussein and other terrorists in Iraq/Iran. (Later
> Syria and even Libya may be included.) Also -- and more
Do you actually look at "killing off" parts of 4 countries as
being a good thing right now? Is there any reason to believe
that terrorism can be ended by simply killing anyone likely or
plausibly involved in whatever we choose to define "terrorism"
as meaning today? Is there any reason to believe we could, even
if it is a good idea, kill the terrorists without also killing,
injuring and otherwise seriously harming hundreds of thousands
if not million of non-terrorists? If so then please explain
how. I am not getting this. Is there some reason it is good to
go in and kill people in Iran when the country has begun to
settle toward more normal moderate state?
Exactly how does any part of this plan aid our goals as
Extropians? To me the attendant war footing and clamping down
on freedom and economic backlash can do nothing but harm to some
of our fondest dreams.
> importantly -- the US is unfortunately dependent on Saudi Arabian
> petroleum. Once fuel cell technology or some other energy source
> can be found and implemented to replace petro-fuel, I think that
> we (USA) could act more unilaterally with only European and
> other non-Arab support. Saudi financing of Palestinian and Iraqi
> terror is honestly enough reason to attack the Saudi kingdom once
> we have enough economic independence from them to do that.
> - Bill.
>
>
So, we will happily right off all Arabs as soon as we know
longer NEED anything they have heh? Nice people.
- samantha
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