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Winning wars
Reader comment on item: [Nepal and France:] Two Opposite Responses to Terrorism
in response to reader comment: Supineness or subtility?
Submitted by Sound (Sri Lanka), Sep 26, 2006 at 10:53
Nobody ever won a war by going on peace-marches, and trying to be nice to the enemy. Wars are won by sheer SUPERIOR force and superior strategies. Once the war is won, then the victors enforce peace, again by force.
Those who try to win a war by appeasing the enemy will have that war on their hands with no end in sight. Why don't we learn from our own experiences?
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| Dont Ever Write Nepalese Powerless [99 words] | Singha | Jul 29, 2008 23:53 | 135896 | ||
| Out of Chits [24 words] | Mario | Sep 17, 2007 22:05 | 109090 | ||
| terrorism [31 words] | dipendra karki | Dec 25, 2005 05:04 | 30529 | ||
 Islamic Terror [136 words] | Sound | Sep 26, 2006 10:33 | 30529 | ||
| French should follow their own advice to Israel [114 words] | Ed Miller | Nov 10, 2005 12:50 | 28169 | ||
| Should Muslims attack innocent non-Muslims? [25 words] | Luis | Nov 27, 2004 09:58 | 18666 | ||
| A dimmer view of dhimmitude [36 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Marvin Rabinovitch | Oct 5, 2004 04:45 | 17524 | ||
| Thanx [30 words] | Jacqueline Bromberger | Sep 29, 2004 15:16 | 17459 | ||
| Yes! [13 words] | Borat | Sep 21, 2004 12:19 | 17060 | ||
| Messing with the Nepalese? What were they THINKING? [104 words] | Kirk F. | Sep 19, 2004 19:42 | 17035 | ||
| Should governments burn mosques? [97 words] | David Guy | Sep 18, 2004 13:38 | 17025 | ||
| Supineness or subtility? [138 words] | Nico | Sep 18, 2004 06:02 | 17023 | ||
 Winning wars [71 words] | Sound | Sep 26, 2006 10:53 | 17023 | ||
| Nepal and France [44 words] | Mario Ibanez | Sep 17, 2007 21:56 | 17023 | ||
| Individual and Community indicators [68 words] | David W. Lincoln | Sep 16, 2004 19:29 | 17012 | ||
| How much capital does a country like France has? [116 words] | lubicz | Sep 16, 2004 15:26 | 17009 | ||
| Only a few understand militant Islam [39 words] | Moses Owolabi | Sep 16, 2004 11:39 | 17005 | ||
| Western weakness... [121 words] | Michael | Nov 6, 2006 17:15 | 17005 | ||
| Did not quite agree with your article [315 words] | Jaideep Mukerji | Sep 16, 2004 11:26 | 17004 | ||
| Reprisals [73 words] | Danny | Sep 15, 2004 22:01 | 16996 | ||
| The French [50 words] | W.H. Gutgesell | Sep 15, 2004 17:07 | 16993 | ||
| Is the Left more like France ? [35 words] | Michael Sandorffy | Sep 15, 2004 13:55 | 16992 | ||
| could it be? [29 words] | john mikesch | Jun 30, 2006 01:10 | 16992 | ||
| Reaction to hostage taking [80 words] | Mitzi Alvin | Sep 15, 2004 11:40 | 16986 | ||
| Good job! [23 words] | Victoria Vernau | Sep 15, 2004 09:53 | 16983 | ||
| Right on! [256 words] | Paul Rhoads | Sep 15, 2004 06:16 | 16978 | ||
| I don't see history as a guide [101 words] | Marcus Rometsch | Sep 15, 2004 04:25 | 16977 | ||
| BIEN FAIT POUR LEUR GUEULE! [53 words] | Adam Greaves | Sep 15, 2004 03:30 | 16976 | ||
| Equalizer to Islamism [66 words] | prafulbidway | Sep 15, 2004 01:46 | 16974 | ||
| Dhimmitude and the future of the EU [619 words] | J. Keen Holland | Sep 15, 2004 00:10 | 16973 | ||
| Hit me and I will hit you back? [59 words] | Vinod Gulati | Sep 14, 2004 23:42 | 16972 | ||
| Reactions to Islamic extremism [52 words] | Elliott Blumberg | Sep 14, 2004 23:23 | 16971 | ||
| Not so sure [438 words] | Garry Prior | Sep 14, 2004 23:07 | 16969 | ||
| The Nepalese Solution [133 words] | Darwin Barrett | Sep 14, 2004 19:56 | 16964 | ||
| Nepal and France [188 words] | Raf Wugalter | Sep 14, 2004 19:41 | 16962 | ||
| France, Nepal and INDIA. [71 words] | KURUKSHETRA | Sep 14, 2004 19:21 | 16961 | ||
| Nepal and French responses [36 words] | Jean | Sep 14, 2004 19:00 | 16960 | ||
| Nepal and France [49 words] | bob | Sep 14, 2004 18:47 | 16958 | ||
| the Nepalese way [45 words] | GERALD PRENICK | Sep 14, 2004 18:21 | 16956 | ||
| Overstated? [175 words] | bucephalus | Sep 14, 2004 18:04 | 16955 | ||
| Violence will escalate. [88 words] | Alwell | Sep 25, 2006 16:09 | 16955 | ||
| how it will be [72 words] | michael | Nov 6, 2006 17:31 | 16955 | ||
| French Appeasement [258 words] | John | Sep 14, 2004 17:31 | 16954 | ||
| France is finished and probably has been for some time [42 words] | John Craig | Sep 14, 2004 15:51 | 16951 | ||
| 4 | France Was Right [91 words] | Mike Stanley | Apr 26, 2006 17:39 | 16951 | |
| Whose example should Israel & US follow: Nepalese or French? [137 words] | Eleonora Shifrin | Sep 14, 2004 13:59 | 16949 | ||
| What terrorists want [109 words] | The Night Owl | Sep 14, 2004 12:12 | 16947 | ||
| Appeasement. [10 words] | David Harris | Sep 14, 2004 11:40 | 16946 | ||
| Equally self-destructive responses [235 words] | Josh | Sep 14, 2004 11:08 | 16945 | ||
| A MATTER OF TIME [95 words] | DON VAN | Sep 14, 2004 10:05 | 16941 | ||
| Major difference [41 words] | dave kessinger | Sep 14, 2004 10:04 | 16940 | ||
| It is pathetic [124 words] | angune | Sep 25, 2006 19:42 | 16940 |
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