Comments on: The Decisive Weapon in the War on Terror https://gregcrouch.com/2015/decisive-weapon-against-terror website of author Gregory Crouch Tue, 29 May 2018 02:38:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.11 By: Gregory https://gregcrouch.com/2015/decisive-weapon-against-terror#comment-113329 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 15:54:29 +0000 http://gregcrouch.com/?p=5841#comment-113329 In reply to Tom.

I’ll check it out, Tom. Thanks for the suggestion. GC

]]> By: Tom https://gregcrouch.com/2015/decisive-weapon-against-terror#comment-113279 Mon, 23 Nov 2015 22:40:12 +0000 http://gregcrouch.com/?p=5841#comment-113279 In reply to Gregory.

Have you watched Hans Rosling’s TED talks? Especially his first one? If not, you will enjoy them

]]> By: Gregory https://gregcrouch.com/2015/decisive-weapon-against-terror#comment-113275 Mon, 23 Nov 2015 20:26:24 +0000 http://gregcrouch.com/?p=5841#comment-113275 In reply to Tom.

I completely agree, and I fear that by abandoning the rule of law, we condemn ourselves to winning a lot of battles at the cost of infinitely prolonging the war. Although, the development of genuine economic opportunities and respect for property rights in the world’s more awful and contentious places would also certainly do much to remove a root cause of the resentment and violence.

]]> By: Tom https://gregcrouch.com/2015/decisive-weapon-against-terror#comment-113272 Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:34:19 +0000 http://gregcrouch.com/?p=5841#comment-113272 I used to have this argument with my dad back in the Cold War years. I always said that our best weapon against the USSR was living up to the promise of America and showing people what a free country under the rule of law looked like and spreading that ideal through the world. When we supported dictators because they were enemies of our enemies, we were winning the battle and losing the war.

I’ve always felt vindicated by the end of the Cold War (a former leader in the KGB said that broadcasting Dallas in the USSR was the decisive blow). Then I felt saddened by our behavior in the War on Terror, where we have behaved as though the lessons of the Cold War had been completely lost.

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