On the same day John Walker Lind was returned to the US on FBI custody, Journalist Daniel Pearl was murdered by terrorists. On this day, in 2002. One cannot surrender to terrorism and expect justice. Appeasement does not work. Give a little, and terrorists will view their efforts as succeeding. There are no historical examples of success through appeasing terror. But terror is not addressed through terror. Terrorist peoples largely dont want to succeed or die. They want to be made to stop. The concept of restraint and proportionality might be politically expedient, but it isnt what stakeholders want (note, I deny terrorist leadership as stake holders). I invite readers to post where they feel I am wrong. Examples please.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 08:34:26 +0000