Originally Posted by Silhouette
Right, so if we can fight "traditionally" yet not win "traditionally" then the point of wasting those aforementioned resources is... what? If you accept that you're fighting a war "traditionally" without the possibility of achieving victory "traditionally" then there isn't any real payoff in the end now is there?
You can't have a "war of ideas". That's called a debate, if you really want to stretch things. They aren't having a debate in Iraq, last I checked.
If you have any other better ideas of eliminating the existance of terrorism other than declaring "war" on them, I'd love to hear it. In fact, I'm sure or military and central intelligence would love to hear it. Tell Colin Powell while you're at it, too.