> I support the President, and the government. So far, > I have not seen massive > bombing raids, or thousands of soldiers in > Afghanistan. Perhaps the President > has already taken the thought of providing > humanitarian aid as a means of > fighting terrorism. It will not be the only way, but > it will certainly go a > long way towards peace. And that is what we all > want, isn''t it? > > Wim > The USA *has* been providing food and aid to Afghanistan for years, unfortunately, due to the present circumstances this has had to be withdrawn and the aid workers have had to leave. People will now be starving and will be unable to flee as the borders have been closed. I don't know how you fight terrorism - you can't do it quickly, We have had little luck with Irish terrorists in recent years and the only thing that has stopped their bombs have been the success of peace talks. The difficulty in the present case is that the 'enemy' is not a state or a country but an organisation which exists and has links in at least 50 countries. There is no instant cure which is why President Bush has indicated that this is going to be a very long crusade, possibly lasting years. You have to tackle not only terrorism but the causes of terrorism (to parody a favourite phrase of our Prime Minister, Tony Blair) ! Bob Wilson London __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. http://phone.yahoo.com
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