While thinking about the War on Terror, I came up with six categories into which we can divide terrorists....
Category 1 (Actors):
(A) Terrorists who can and want to attack the U.S. -- e.g. al-Qaeda
(B) Nuclear or near-nuclear states that someday soon could, but probably won't, attack the U.S. -- e.g Iran, North Korea
(C) Terrorists that attack allies of the U.S. -- e.g. Hazbollah, IRA, the Muslims in the southern Philippines.
Category 2 (Supporters):
(A) Those who give financial and other aid to the 1(A) terrorists, those who can and want to attack the U.S. -- the Taliban
(B) Those who support Iran and North Korea. (I can't think of anyone who supports N. Korea; sometimes Russia and China support Iran's position.)
(C) Those who give financial and/or other support to terrorists who attack U.S. allies -- e.g. Hussein's Iraq (giving money to families of suicide bombers who attacked Israelis).
Discuss....
Category 1 (Actors):
(A) Terrorists who can and want to attack the U.S. -- e.g. al-Qaeda
(B) Nuclear or near-nuclear states that someday soon could, but probably won't, attack the U.S. -- e.g Iran, North Korea
(C) Terrorists that attack allies of the U.S. -- e.g. Hazbollah, IRA, the Muslims in the southern Philippines.
Category 2 (Supporters):
(A) Those who give financial and other aid to the 1(A) terrorists, those who can and want to attack the U.S. -- the Taliban
(B) Those who support Iran and North Korea. (I can't think of anyone who supports N. Korea; sometimes Russia and China support Iran's position.)
(C) Those who give financial and/or other support to terrorists who attack U.S. allies -- e.g. Hussein's Iraq (giving money to families of suicide bombers who attacked Israelis).
Discuss....
Comment