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Sorry Dr Pipes, I wouldn't count that much on their mistakes
Reader comment on item: [Fort Dix and] Jihad in Jersey
Submitted by Moshe (Israel), May 13, 2007 at 05:08
"Second, mercifully, terrorists can be counted on to make dumb mistakes."
Dr Pipes, how can you make such a dangerously untrue and self deceptive statement? Unfortunately they make much less mistakes than we do. And while we heedlessly keep repeating our mistakes, they keep learning and improving their murderous tactics.
Who knows better than you that we are in a critical need of a drastic revision and improvement of our struggle vis-à-vis the Islamist terror?
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Daniel Pipes replies:
The fact is, they do make lots of mistakes - see the link here and the associated blog. That is not reason, however, to slacken on counterterrorism.
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| A culturist policy discussion [112 words] | John Press | Jul 23, 2007 01:16 | 102033 | ||
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| JFK Plot [75 words] | Douglas Urbanek | Jun 2, 2007 18:04 | 95819 | ||
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| Response to Douglas Urbanek [410 words] | Kevin M | Jun 3, 2007 08:46 | 95819 | ||
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| Suggestions? [10 words] | R V | May 12, 2007 13:58 | 92457 | ||
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