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Why we should take Osama's olive branch ,It's the first step in winning the peace
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| 01/29/06
| John Arquilla
Posted on 01/29/2006 9:15:24 AM PST by Pikamax
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To: Pikamax
First step in insuring massive civilian casualties ala The Battle of Britain, the invasion of Poland, et al.
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posted on
01/29/2006 9:36:13 AM PST
by
TASMANIANRED
(The Internet is the samizdat of liberty.)
To: Pikamax
Mr. Arquilla has never heard the word 'hudna' before?
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posted on
01/29/2006 9:38:51 AM PST
by
DCMB
(Bless GWB and all our troops)
To: Pikamax
The way I understood it, here were the truce terms offered:
* The U.S. to withdraw from and abandon operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
* Al-Qaeda to reestablish control in Iraq and Afghanistan.
* In exchange for the above two points, Al-Qaeda will agree to halt all of its nonexistent attacks on American soil, and halt planning of future hypothetical attacks of same.
* This truce is to last until Al-Qaeda has rebuilt its infrastructure in Iraq and Afghanistan.
* Upon expiration as per the point above, Al-Qaeda may resume planning and executing attacks on American targets, and...um, the U.S. would have to retake Iraq and Afghanistan if they wanted to reestablish a presence there.
Sounds like a fair deal to me. We should thank our lucky stars that Al-Qaeda is in such a bad position that they have to offer such generous terms of surrender to us. /sarc
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posted on
01/29/2006 9:42:40 AM PST
by
Antonello
(Oh my God, don't shoot the banana!)
To: Pikamax
Send Jimmy Carter to negotiate with Osama. He would kidnap Carter and we would know Osama is not sincere.Its a win-win situation.
To: Pikamax
Does he mean like the peace that was offered to the Palis? It worked so well! *now removing tongue from cheek*
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posted on
01/29/2006 9:44:45 AM PST
by
DJ MacWoW
(If you think you know what's coming next....You don't know Jack.)
To: Pikamax
46
posted on
01/29/2006 9:45:10 AM PST
by
doug from upland
(NEW YORK TIMES -- traitorous b*st*rds)
To: Pikamax
47
posted on
01/29/2006 9:46:05 AM PST
by
LauraJean
(sometimes I win sometimes I donate to the equine benevolent society)
To: raj bhatia
Send Jimmy Carter to negotiate with Osama. He would kidnap Carter and we would know Osama is not sincere.Its a win-win situation. Actually this sounds more like a job for a former swift boat commander. Know of any laying around that might like to see us negotiate with terrorists?
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posted on
01/29/2006 9:46:23 AM PST
by
Antonello
(Oh my God, don't shoot the banana!)
To: Pikamax
I agree. We should take his olive branch, shove it up his a$$ and parade his impaled, rotting carcass around in front of Al-Jazeera
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posted on
01/29/2006 9:46:28 AM PST
by
RouxStir
(Peaceful muslim...The Ultimate Oxymoron!)
To: Pikamax
Geez....Osama didn't offer to withdraw his forces!
He offered a truce if WE withdrew and let al Qaeda "rebuild" Iraq AND Afghanistan.
"Professor of Defense Analysis" my a##. And on the military payroll to boot.
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posted on
01/29/2006 9:47:02 AM PST
by
silverleaf
(Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
To: Pikamax
We can make the same deal with Al Qaeda (or Hamas, for that matter) that Britain made with the IRA.
If they renounce terror, lay down their arms, and join the political process, then we lose our excuse to kill them, no matter how much we'd like to exterminate every last one.
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posted on
01/29/2006 9:49:05 AM PST
by
Ostlandr
( Hey! Where'd my tagline go?)
To: Pikamax
John Arquilla is professor of defense analysis at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey.
So...this guy is a defense analysis and he is saying we should accept truce?
Where did he take his tactical training?
What qualifies him to make that type of statement?
Treachery abounds.....?!?
I wouldn't have thought it would reside as a class professor at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey.
A truce mind you professor?
Let me tell you what you can do with your truce, professor!
Professor, Sir, shove that truce suggestion where the sun does not penetrate!
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posted on
01/29/2006 9:49:12 AM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Every illegal employed is an American out of work.)
To: Pikamax
Dear John,
The adults are in charge of this.
You may now.....................
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posted on
01/29/2006 9:49:22 AM PST
by
don-o
To: Pikamax
It was totally predictable that some addled leftist mind would start advocating a truce. We had a number of truces in Vietnam. They were used by North Vietnam to regroup and reinforce.
To: Pikamax
The views expressed are his alone.I should hope so.
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posted on
01/29/2006 9:53:24 AM PST
by
Maceman
(Fake but accurate -- and now double-sourced)
To: doug from upland
Ending the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq would reduce the huge strain imposed on the U.S. military, tying it down and seriously impairing its ability to respond swiftly to new crises, such as those that might arise on the Korean peninsula or elsewhere. .
Is he suggesting that we should drop fighting in the Middle East,and so we can start fighting in Korea?
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posted on
01/29/2006 9:54:45 AM PST
by
lOKKI
(You can ignore reality until it bites you in the ass.)
To: Pikamax
Muslims have a very poor track record on living up to their end of such accords among each other let alone with non-believers.
To: Pikamax
To: Pikamax
My tax dollars are paying this guy's salary? I want a refund.
To: Mike Darancette
Hell, They break truces with other Muslims. Why would they honor this one.
They are a Group of people who are without honor. The grave yeards are filled with people who thought they could trust Muslims.
Kill them all.....damn them to the hell they so right deserve.
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posted on
01/29/2006 10:00:05 AM PST
by
Yorlik803
( A moose once bit my sister.Mind you, an moose bite can be pretty nasty)
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