US Conducts Raid Inside Syria

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akuma587 said:

Jackson50 said:
Violating a nation's sovereignty-especially a West Asian nation- to kill a few terrorists is tantamount to the lernaean hydra; we may kill one, but two more will replace the one that was killed. I hope the next president will abolish this foolish strategy.

Exactly.  People think terrorist leaders are different than other terrorists.  They aren't!  They are just crazier and their lives have probably been more fucked up by invading forces, which is what made them so pissed off.  You destroy people's lives and they will retaliate against you. 

New leaders will rise up to replace the old leaders if we keep waging the war on terrorism in the same way.

Well, if you get the high-profile guys, it might cause enough internal damage (both operational and psychological) to make the strike worth it.

The thing is that it causes such hatred in the hearts and minds of the population that unless there are enormous rewards to be found using these kinds of tactics, they're not going to be worth it.