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John Roberts <jroberts@nosp.ionet.net> wrote in article
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> As I see it, the real problem with all of this is that the U.S. can't
"win"
> in a war against terrorism - in fact, we can't even compete.  Our
national
> policy won't let us fight "dirty" enough (at the risk of negative world
> opinion) to make it possible.
> 
I don't think it's a case of fighting "dirty" enough, it's the fact that
must terrorist groups are either small in number or have indepentent
"cells" that make it difficult to find, gather intelligence on, etc.  If
you can't find them, it's hard to stop them.  Add the fact that many
terrorists will willing commit suicide to further their cause.  

Another complication is that most Americans aren't willing to put up with
the inconvenient needed to increase safety.  I spent several overseas when
there was a lot of terrorist activity against Americans.  You had to be on
your guard at all times and really be aware of your surroundings --
especially the people.  You had to be careful about dressing too much like
an American, talking too large in public places, going to places where lots
of Americans gathered, look for unusal or strang packages, etc.  

Saying all this, I think it is important to fight terrorists.  They are not
going to go away just because we ignore them.  The "how" is going to be the
tricky part.