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...Will it be by war? In the immediate aftermath of Sept. 11, there was a hope that police work might be able to rid the world of al-Qaeda and its associates. But the more we know of bin Laden's group, the less that seems likely, and not just because its operatives are ruthlessly fanatic...
...Cabinet have already warned that this will be a long and complex battle. But already dissenting voices are becoming ever louder, touting this conflict as a reprise of the disastrous Vietnam War. The American public is far too intelligent to accept that dropping bombs on Kabul will rid the world of the forces of terrorism, and it should be treated with more respect. To retain public confidence in our efforts, the Administration should remind Americans of the specific aims of the U.S.-led campaign in Afghanistan, and show why our actions are designed to achieve them...
...enough effort to disarm. Unfortunately, the decommissioning (or disarming) process is all very secretive, and it is overseen by a neutral decommissioning body, led by General John de Chastelain of Canada. The unionists are hesitant because they want to make sure that the IRA gets rid of a substantial amount of weapons soon, and all of them within a few months...
...remember a couple of summers ago when the big news around New York was encephalitis. There were apparently these mosquitoes spreading West Nile virus all over New York, and random people started dropping dead. Then the city started spraying the various neighborhoods with insecticides at night to get rid of the mosquitoes, and everyone feared that the spraying was more dangerous than the bugs...
...mission, too, is not entirely clear. The U.S. wants to get rid of the Taliban because the ruling militia has provided sanctuary for an organization waging a vicious war of terrorism against America. But in order to achieve this, Washington wants the Taliban to be replaced by a broad-based government comprising all of Afghanistan's querulous tribes (including moderate breakaway Taliban elements) and the country's possessive neighbors. And that goal has partly governed the conduct of the war, for example discouraging the Northern Alliance from seizing Kabul for fear this would simply antagonize most Pashtuns. A broad post...