Iraq War Has Increased The Danger to U.S. From Terrorism (America, verse)

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oops didnt read the directions. :P less safe by far.

[Booko]

Originally Posted by kai

i see what you mean it doesnt exactly enspire you with confidence does it. but you cant go around feeling you are going to be attacked, its a mindset really in the UK we have lived with it for some time most people dont even think about it and just go on about their business,

Oh, I'm not one of those Americans that's shivering in her booties worrying about being blown up by terrorists. Seriously, I am FAR more likely to die driving on the expressways around Atlanta.

Besides, we've already had terrorists blow things up in Atlanta -- but they were all homegrown terrorists. I can't imagine why international terrorists would find any targets here. The CDC is the only thing of any national importance, and there are far more obvious targets than that. Somehow I don't think the Coca Cola museum would be an alluring target.

My best friend was nearly blown up by an IRA bomb in the Tower many years ago (gosh, was that in '72 or '74 or something like that?) but I've never given a second thought to touring anywhere in the UK. I remember when the recent bombings hit London, thinking, "oh sheesh, King's Cross station -- yeah, that really odd lift would not be a nice place to be, no wonder they picked that stop."

Honestly, I think too many people get their knickers in a twist too easily over this stuff. At this point, I'm more angry with politicians using terrorism to scare people into voting for them, all the while being completely incompetent and irrational about real security measures, than I am an angry at actual terrorists. We are very short of sense here, and I do wonder who flushed the good sense down the Chesapeake River...

[Sunstone]

I listened to a bimbo talk show host spin the report yesterday. By the time he got through, you would have thought the report praised Bush's policies. Be was so full of BS that my radio turned brown.

[Booko]

Originally Posted by Sunstone

I listened to a bimbo talk show host spin the report yesterday. By the time he got through, you would have thought the report praised Bush's policies. Be was so full of BS that my radio turned brown.

Perhaps you should grind up your radio and spread it over your lawn. At least then it might be of some use as fertilizer.

I heard a few similar things coming out of my teevee yesterday. I was merciful to myself and turned off the teevee and got caught up on RF instead. It seemed like the sensible thing to do.

[greatcalgarian]

Originally Posted by Booko

Well, come back in 25 years or more. Maybe the full report will have been declassified by then.

Or get elected to be the President of US, or sneak into CIA or FBI

[kai]

well it seems that France has increased its terror threat by not invading Iraq how does that fit in to the equation

Alquieda issues France threat

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5345202.stm

[greatcalgarian]

Originally Posted by kai

well it seems that France has increased its terror threat by not invading Iraq how does that fit in to the equation

Alquieda issues France threat

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5345202.stm

This could be France and Algeria connection. Wait till we see London or Madrid bomb, then the threat will then be true. If nothing happen, it is just BBC propaganda, the usual rilvary between the British and the French

[kai]

Originally Posted by greatcalgarian

This could be France and Algeria connection. Wait till we see London or Madrid bomb, then the threat will then be true. If nothing happen, it is just BBC propaganda, the usual rilvary between the British and the French

Ayman al-Zawahiri is not british GC