RE: more on war and reasons for war...no loop content (except for the fact that this thread seems to be looping into infinity)

["Nathan Bannow" <nathan@giza.com>]

"that the sole mission of the
attacks (aside from repaying some wonderful US bomb
raids in the 80s) was to destroy or at least cripple
the 'capatalist' way of life which our society is
based on."

If only they were really that naive!  Osama said in interviews prior to
9/11, he wanted to get the US to attack the Mid-east region.  Why?  To
galvanize support against the US.  What he was witnessing was too much
in-fighting amongst the Fundamentalist Muslim countries.  He wanted the
people to give up their personal bickering and look at his perceived larger
enemy: The US.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/binladen/

I am quite confident that there was never an intention of destroying the
capitalist system with the direct attack.  The intention is the bring the
world closer to global Jihad.  If Osama can polarize enough people into his
black/white mentality, he may be able to launch a real war that could most
definitely put an end to the reign of capitalism.  There is no better way 
to
polarize them, then to have US soldiers "stationed" in your country
attacking your neighbors/friends in the next country over.

"with war, there is no winner or loser...just casualties."

True, unless you are the crazed lunatic ordering others to their death ala
Shrub, OBL, et al.