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Yesterday, I heard Glenn Reynolds on the Hugh Hewitt Show, and he uttered one of those lines that sounds so provocative and intelligent that, when you first hear it, you find yourself instantly agreeing, before you've even analyzed its relative truth.
He said, "The War on Terror is an information war, disguised as a military conflict."
See what I mean? That sounds so friggin' intelligent, you just wanna go belly-up intellectually, and crown Glenn Reynolds King of the Blogosphere, don't ya?
I think Mr. Reynolds was impressed with his line as well, because, shortly thereafter, he repeated it, in what sounded like a rather self-satisfied manner. Hey, but let's give the guy a break. We're all vain, aren't we?
So, anyway, this got me thinking about something I have been pondering recently:
Are we really engaged in a War on Terrorism? Or, are we engaged in a true military conflict with an enemy who relies on a new kind of Special Forces ("terrorists") because they know they can not field a standard armed force?
Before you answer, think about two things,
1) The standard definition of terrorism is,
"The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons."
2) A standard military force seeks to kill its enemy, until the enemy has lost the will to fight, and thus, cedes it ground.
So, what is this, a war on terror, or a standard military conflict?
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Yesterday, I heard Glenn Reynolds on the Hugh Hewitt Show, and he uttered one of those lines that sounds so provocative and intelligent that, when you first hear it, you find yourself instantly agreeing, before you've even analyzed its relative truth.
He said, "The War on Terror is an information war, disguised as a military conflict."
See what I mean? That sounds so friggin' intelligent, you just wanna go belly-up intellectually, and crown Glenn Reynolds King of the Blogosphere, don't ya?
I think Mr. Reynolds was impressed with his line as well, because, shortly thereafter, he repeated it, in what sounded like a rather self-satisfied manner. Hey, but let's give the guy a break. We're all vain, aren't we?
So, anyway, this got me thinking about something I have been pondering recently:
Are we really engaged in a War on Terrorism? Or, are we engaged in a true military conflict with an enemy who relies on a new kind of Special Forces ("terrorists") because they know they can not field a standard armed force?
Before you answer, think about two things,
1) The standard definition of terrorism is,
"The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons."
2) A standard military force seeks to kill its enemy, until the enemy has lost the will to fight, and thus, cedes it ground.
So, what is this, a war on terror, or a standard military conflict?
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