08-15-2003, 04:31 PM
The initial pronouncement about "declaring a war on terror" was accompanied by somecomments that made some sense to me. It will take a long time, it won't all be stuff you see, it won't be a war like those we have seen before, we have to work with world wide scope, etc, etc, ad nauseum.
What I see lately is what strikes me as far too public, and an attempt to make it look like other 'real' wars. I think that the subtlety is lost on more folks than "Joe Six-Pack." The more press you give to terrorists and to terror, the more one plays into their hands.
The quiet knife in the dark works better, IMO, and speaks to them in their own language: be afraid.
As to what to be afraid of? Aye, the other nut behind the wheel is a good place to start! Amen to that one, Deacon!
What I see lately is what strikes me as far too public, and an attempt to make it look like other 'real' wars. I think that the subtlety is lost on more folks than "Joe Six-Pack." The more press you give to terrorists and to terror, the more one plays into their hands.
The quiet knife in the dark works better, IMO, and speaks to them in their own language: be afraid.
As to what to be afraid of? Aye, the other nut behind the wheel is a good place to start! Amen to that one, Deacon!
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete