Re: Prime Targets in US....


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Subject: Re: Prime Targets in US....
Name: Joe F
Date: 10/8/2001 8:31:38 AM (GMT-7)
IP Address: 65.29.232.126
In Reply to: Prime Targets in US.... posted by Celstk855
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Probably like the Cold War...every town had a reason why THEY would be one of the first targets for Soviet nukes - military bases, scientific facilities, agriculture, infrastructure, etc.

Terrorist attacks are not about achieving strategic or tactical goals, though. They are about psychological impact and making people afraid (thus the name "terrorist"). They hit NYC and DC for symbolism, but additional attacks could happen at random locations to try and send the message that it can happen anywhere. My hope is that our security measures have been adequate to stop more attacks before they cost any lives. If that's the case, the terrorists can try but all they will do is expose more cells and help us root out more terrorists.

In the taped statement bin Laden released yesterday he said the the U.S. was full of fear. That's his goal, but he's fooling himself. I'm seeing a whole lot more resolve than fear. The more I hear bin Laden and the Taliban blowing their own horns at odds with reality, the more confident I become that we will be successful against them.

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