talk.politics.misc

FACE wrote:

>On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:29:23 GMT, in Gordon Levi
>, wrote
>
>>FACE wrote:
>>
>>>The query was if an answer was desired as to why the US (and Allies) have not won
>>>in Iraq and Afghanistan. My comparison had to do with the way a war is prosecuted
>>>-- and it ain't about "hearts and minds", it is about crushing the enemy's ability
>>>and will to make war. That is the answer.
>>Imagine that Iran has developed a new super weapon, has deposed the
>>existing government and is currently insisting that all Americans
>>become Muslims. Do you think that the . citizens would be crushed
>>and there would be no further resistance?
>
>I could quote the koran here, or the words of mohammed,
You could but it would miss the point of my post. Do you think it
would be possible to crush the . citizens ability and will to make
war even if a Muslim government was installed in the United States? Do
you think . citizens would accept their rule? I doubt it and, for
similar reasons, it is no longer possible for the United States to
install their preferred government in foreign countries.