http://www.2theadvocate.com/opinion/5126476.html
Letter: Military unable to defeat terrorists
Published: Jan 9, 2007
In the editorial of 22 December “Our Views: Violent culture at root of war,” your editorialist(s) cite Muhammed Yunus as saying terrorism cannot be defeated militarily, a view with which you do not agree, and then cite the possibility “many Americans are simply not likely to agree” either.
As an American theorized by you as being in the minority, I concur 100 percent with Mr. Yunus’ view. I cannot think of any instances in which the military defeated the terrorists, aka guerillas, aka freedom fighters, aka resistance, aka insurgents, where the population supported, to some extent, those fighting the military.
The instances wherein the violence ceased were all obtained via political, combined with economic, solutions.
The military is simply unable to deal with a nonmilitary, nontraditional opponent receiving support from the local population.
James R. Madden
Information Technologies Consultant and father of a U.S. Marine
Baton Rouge
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