First off, "Breaking spirits" is not the point of any military action. Military action has one simple point, kill or be killed. To destroy their entire foundation and leadership. That may work when fighting a single enemy, lets say a country such as Germany. However, attempting to destroy an entire religion has never and will never work. Do you honestly believe there is a way to "squelch" the entire Islamic religion? I know the argument is, "Well, these arent a representative of the entire Muslim Nation, they are extremists." That may be true to an extent, but I promise you that an attempt at squashing their beliefs and trying to destroy their spirit will only result in more "moderate" Muslims joining their cause. Taking care of the organizations such as Al Queda is imparative, but groups such as the Palestenian's cannot just be "squashed." Don't forget that they were forced out of their homes and off of their land when other countries, namely U.S. and Britain, deided to simply give their land to the new Jewish nation. I am not saying it was right or wrong, I am just pointing out the fact that there is a basis for their uncivil disagreement.
Well unfortunately, you're completely wrong about military action. While the military's job is to kill people and break things, the use of the military by any power is to break the resolve or spirit of the people you're fighting. For instance, our goal was not to kill every Japanese person during WWII. We only needed to break their will to a level where they were willing to surrender and agree to a peaceful resolution. Similar is true of the Germans during WWI and WWII. The same is true of every military conflict. Consider the formation of the United States. During our battle for independence, we only needed to break the resolve of the King of England regarding the control of a New World Colony. At the time, Great Britain was far stronger than us, but the battle would prove to be too costly for England to continue sending ships and soldiers.
Regarding the Muslims, we'll never be successful trying to "kill them all" or "to destroy an entire religion." That's not the point of our actions in Afghanistan or Iraq. Stop buying into that silly Liberal argument. We're trying to break the resolve of the extremists who believe that it's acceptable to strap a bomb to their chest, walk into a crowded shopping center, and blow themselves up to kill as many women and children of the civilian population as they can. We're not going to squelch an entire religion, and we'll likely never completely destroy their spirit. However, continued efforts to break them down will eventually enable us to assist in the evolution of their extremist views to something less extreme or less violent and negotiate a peaceful coexistence. Keep in mind that we have many of these "moderate" Muslims in the United States. I don't see any of them walking into crowded shopping malls with bombs or guns intent on killing Christians, Jews or other non-Muslims.
The Palestinian issue is a mess, but it doesn't warrant or come close to justifying the type of uncivilized behavior that we see from these animals. Attacking military targets is one thing, but shooting missiles into crowded civilian areas is unconscionable. When they commit such actions, they are proving to be unworthy of any negotiations or bargaining. Furthermore, the “Palestinians” were not actually “forced out of their homes” by the US and Britain to create Israel. After Israel was formed, there was a war sparked by the surrounding Arab countries that later resulted in peace agreements giving Israel greater control over the Palestinian region. The United Nations may have been instrumental in that, but the resolve of the new Israeli spirit was far greater than the neighboring Arab nations expected.
Finally, are you really a bleeding-heart pansy-assed Liberal, or are you just fucking with me?
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