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[--Pete]

Hi,

As Pete said, there is a big difference between treating a conflict as "war" as opposed to building a legal case.

Not quite. I said that there are activities, terrorism being one, that are not suitable targets for the military. To declare a 'war on terror' is great rhetoric but poor strategy. It is a poor strategy not because of morality. It's a poor strategy because, as has been shown over the past seven years, it does not work. The military is the wrong tool for the job. A better tool would be what Israel is reputed to have done in the aftermath of the Munich massacre. Assassination teams are equally illegal, probably equally immoral, but effective. And the effectiveness is what counts. The ends often do justify the means, but only if they're achieved.

--Pete