...if [the 9/11/01 attacks] had happened to the Russians…
“...if [the 9/11/01 attacks] had happened to the Russians, about three major cities in the Middle East would have been parking lots in twenty minute and they wouldn't have worried about the consequences because there would not have been any because the remaining terrorist states would have said 'we get the message.'”
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If terror targeted Russia, major Middle Eastern cities would be quickly overtaken, and remaining terrorist states would feel the message.
In simple terms: Speculative claim about geopolitical consequences of terrorism.
Speculation on terrorism’s impact.
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- policy analysis
- strategic studies
- conflict scenarios
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- What assumptions underlie this scenario?
- How might real-world responses differ?
Oversimplifies complex political dynamics.