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Originally Posted by mburbank
I think winning the war on terror is not even an explicable concept, let alone possible. As long as there's no debate on that subject at the national political level, the whole idea that our objective is to 'win a war on terror' is carte blanche for a forever war.
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The problem with "the war on terror" is that P.R. prevents us from saying what this war is really about. It's a war that started before 9/11, and yes, it's going to continue for a while.
Of course a war against terrorism can't truly be won, because that's a tactic, not an enemy. The enemy that nobody feels comfortable saying is Islamic extremism. No, it's not Islam, and it's not your typical Muslim. But the problem is that the ACTUAL problem is woven into the other two, and we need to pick it apart, and get at the root.
So how do you win a war against an ideology? That's the question.
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And Kev, I never thought you ''loved the war". Just so you know.
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Oh, don't worry about it. I was mostly taking a jab at myself.