From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Tue Aug 13 2002 - 23:34:46 MDT
John K Clark wrote:
> "Amara Graps" <amara@amara.com> Wrote:
>
> > insanity
> >
> > http://iht.com/articles/67503.htm
>
> I found absolutely nothing insane in this article. I can't say it was
> brilliant either because that would depend on the specifics and the article
> contained none. In general however I don't think there is anything insane
> in "special forces units getting more deeply involved in long-term covert
> operations in countries where the United States is not at war"; as a matter
> of fact it seems like a first rate idea to have something between doing
> nothing and total war.
So, do you think it would have been fine and dandy to have crack
Soviet troops doing covert ops in the US during the cold war?
How about doing so in other countries? How about top Chinese
forces doing the same in say Israel?
>True it could cause problems in some areas but
> the world's only remaining superpower will never be well loved regardless
> of what it does, and anyway, public relations is not everything.
So we should throw our weight around? Being powerful brings
increased responsibilities - not the least of which is
discretion and good public relations. That is, if you intend to
lead by example rather than ruling by force.
- samantha
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