[Filibuster_60]

Remember what Machiavelli said about being feared by one's subjects: It's okay as long as you're not also hated. The main problem is that by making the Islamic world fear us, we'll have to do things that'll also make them hate us to the point where a much larger percentage of them won't just root for Al Qaeda, but join it.

[JRandomFreeper]

Remember what Machiavelli said about being feared by one's subjects:

I don't want them as subjects. I want them as outlanders, carefully skirting around civilization because they have been proven to not have the skill sets, and having learned their lesson.

/john