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Originally posted by osc121
Even geographically Yemen is an ideal launch pad for terrorism. It sits at the mouth of one of the busiest shipping lanes and leads directly to oil fields and political instability.
To the South the Somali Pirates, to the north the whole of the middle east boiling pot, a fantasticc location to become "middle men"
Originally posted by deltaboy
A terrorist in my opinion wants to target the local population in hopes of forcing a political change whether it be religion or ideology. Similar to killing a doctor with anti-abortion agenda. Kill one scare a thousand. For example blowing up a marketplace in Pakistan because of Pakistans support of the U.S. or just being too pro-Western.
Originally posted by Sean48
Originally posted by osc121
Even geographically Yemen is an ideal launch pad for terrorism. It sits at the mouth of one of the busiest shipping lanes and leads directly to oil fields and political instability.
To the South the Somali Pirates, to the north the whole of the middle east boiling pot, a fantasticc location to become "middle men"
Terrorist in Yemen? Pirates in Somali?
Its just a matter of time before "boots are on the ground in Yemen , to
get those "nasty" terrorist.
Then , the big O will go after the "nasty " pirates, or more "terrorist in
Somali, after stabilizing those regions .....
The US will have control of the Gulf of Aden, one of the Busiest oil routes in the world.
Originally posted by deltaboy
reply to post by ProtoplasmicTraveler
Whos to say Yemen needs to be hub for flying first class. Look at Afghanistan. Think terrorists wanted Afghanistan as a hub for flying? Or just a place to train and spread their brand of Islam in Asia, as you said before Afghanistan is a key battleground for the fundamentalists even though its got very poor infrastructure for flying. Think of Yemen next to Saudi Arabia and other countries of the ME. Perhaps I should post a couple of videos of Saudi forces fighting in Yemen currently. Even they know that Yemen has become an important battleground to fight for.
Originally posted by ModernAcademia
reply to post by mike_trivisonno
ummmmm
See even those opposed to your views won't mention the Byzantine Empire unless you force them too, but they won't start the topic.
Let's forget about the past, those 14oo years you speak of... too many were part of imperialism.
talk about today and you will find your points more focused and on-topic
my 2 cents
Originally posted by deltaboy
reply to post by ProtoplasmicTraveler
I read your post very clearly, but you emphasis on logistics so much you never even considered the terrorists' objective for Yemen especially so close to Saudi Arabia and the rest of the ME. As I will repeat myself, why is Afghanistan being fought for? As a terrorist would you stay in one place? Is Yemen a good place to setup shop because you can cross the borders of Saudi Arabia and commit acts of terror? Oh by the way wasn't Yemen where Osama Bin Laden was born? Nah it can't be that important.
Anyways you notice that many Islamic terrorists are diverse which means what exactly? Yemenis or Egyptians or Saudis or Pakistanis, etc. Whats the trend here? Trying to think here, its soooo hard. It can't be conquest, its so UnIslamic. Overthrowing the countries? Nah thats impossible.
Originally posted by deltaboy
reply to post by ModernAcademia
Bombs in marketplace can do wonders as well, it can also be a double edge sword. It scares the populace into forcing the govt. to appease to terrorists demands or it could turn the populace against the terrorists. Depends on how you use it effectively and the populations' response.
Originally posted by chips
reply to post by deltaboy
You won't get much sense out of ProtoplasmicTraveler. He's a condescending, Israel-obsessed fruit cake.
Good for a chuckle, though. A sinister, Zionist chuckle.
[evilchuckle1]