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	Name:	MAJ USA RET -
	Subject:	Cut and Run
	Date:	11/6/2009 8:28:26 AM

…don’t you hate that phrase? We have to move away from nation building in the instant that we see the natives aren’t buying it. Nation building by western cultures, imposed on Islamic cultures works as well trying to force feed pureed spinach. How many times does the baby have to gag and spit it out before you quit?

“…life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” has as much meaning to them as “jihad” has for us. In fact, they regard our concept as the road to hell. We are viewed as rich, fat hedonists and a threat to their families and religion. They are acquainted with violence and accustomed to the necessity for it. We force-feed democracy… they force-feed jihad.

We are arrogant to believe they are going to swallow. They are patiently standing around in their own blood. History tells them that we will go away… and we will.

That being said, we should pursue the military objective only. Predators and smart bombs which arrive unannounced are something they truly understand. It is about this EFFECTIVE technique of warfare that they scream the loudest. The part about innocent civilians is irrelevant. They offer up their wives and children regularly while dealing with each other… it is considered martyrdom… honor… or some other sort of religious rationalization. However, the lives of innocents are a propaganda tool useful against those in the Western world with the quaint attachment to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”