[Cornpone]

We are engaged in WWIII and the West's MSM (US and Europe) refuse to recognize this fact even though the horrible body count of innocents grows daily. It is no longer an ideological war in the conventional sense. It is a cultural war and religion is the central cultural thread of our greatest enemies. It is not a conventional war but a global insurgency led by Islam's fascist 'Brown Shirts'. Unconventional threats require innovative thinking. We will never have enough 'boots' to put on the territory of all those who harbor our enemies. We have to counter with our own guerilla strategy. Perhaps this is the beginning.

[tonycavanagh]

This is not World War Three, its just a continuation of the left overs of the Cold War .

What we have is a series of terrorist and insurgency groups loosely affiliated to each other at the most.

The root cause of each insurgency is no different to those of the Communists.

Poverty lack of work being a major cause, the dissatisfied masses.

Islam rose because Communism died.

If the aim is to crush Islam then something else will is in its place.

As for countering with our guerrilla strategy. Where do you think the Drug Gangs in South America and the Far East and The drug warlords and Islamic groups got there training and taste for unconventional war in the first place.

The Cold War against the Soviet Union.

As I mentioned before who is to say that the groups we arm and train to fight the Islamic militants today may not be the enemy tomorrow.

Before we moved into Afghanistan and Iraq I stated on FR that it will lead to nation building in both countries because the nature of that war dictates it to be so.

I am prepared to wager a large sum that this will also lead to America being involved in Nation Building in other parts of the word.

As for fighting a gueriller war with out boots on the ground it could lead to that country falling as did those that bordered South Vietnam.

[okie01]

We will never have enough 'boots' to put on the territory of all those who harbor our enemies. We have to counter with our own guerilla strategy. Perhaps this is the beginning.

Bush has, I believe, recognized this from the beginning. Thus, from the very outset, the emphasis on democratic methods and individual freedom.

Ideas are fought with ideas...better ideas.

In this conflict, we have the ultimate weapon: freedom.