The terror attack on the US was a one shot deal...

[kentuck]

It will be forever viewed by the Arab world as a day of celebration - the day they defeated the evil Satan, America. They do not need another victory. They have it already.

The reaction by the ill-prepared leaders of this nation was simply one of revenge and fear, promulgated mostly because of the embarrassed and stricken military planners in the Pentagon. After all, they were one of the targets on that fateful day.

The present war in Iraq is separate from the orignal "war on terror". As we can all see, there is hardly the violence in Afghanistan that there is in Iraq. Just where were the terrorists?? They were easily defeated - the rag-tag bunch of Taliban supporters in that forsaken country.

The sad truth is that we have been deceived and led down a path of war that was not necessary. We all know there were 3000 killed on Sept 11th. There is no rational reason to use that disaster as a reason to declare war on the world or to lie our country into believing we are in a war on terror equal to the Cold War in its propensity.

We are living a lie promoted by the failure named George W Bush and his embarrassed comrades. The war on terror is virtually over. It was defeated in Afghanistan. The other "war" has nothing to do with 9/11 or the war on terror. Unfortunately , it is a truth America is not ready to yet accept. There must be more Americans die and come home crippled - mentally, physically, and emotionally.

[coloradodem2005]

1. I would have to agree.

It is all a bunch of lies.

[spooked911]

2. I wouldn't count on it-- depends on how badly they want to go into Iran.

Moreover, 9/11 was an inside job-- the whole thing was bogus from the start.

[Ian David]

7. Two years ago I would have called you nuts. Now, I give it 60/40 in favor

I say there is a 100% chance of at least gross negligence.

My personal feeling is to give it a 60% chance that Bush KNEW about the attack, and 50% that he COOPERATED and helped plan the attack.

My "gut feeling" after watching him read "My Pet Goat" is that he knew there would be an attack on the WTC. I don't think he knew they were planning to also attack the Pentagon, White House and The Capital Building. I think that's why he finally decided to get off his ass and leave-- he was afraid that he'd been betrayed and was being personally targeted.

Here's one reason why I believe he was complicit in the attacks, that I don't think anyone else has mentioned.

Much of the pResident's schedule is publicly available. If they wanted to put him out of our misery, they would have known when he would have been home, or where he would have been someplace else where they could hit him.

I think they intentionally AVOIDED hitting Bush. And that just makes him look all the more guilty.

[liberal N proud]

3. They may need another attack to push their agenda and divert

the American people from seeing the true bu$h regime.

[Ready4Change]

4. I disagree.

WTC was attacked in 1993 under Clintons watch. The 9/11 attack was the second.

Whether or not these attacks were soley the acts of foriegn extremists or if they were "encouraged" as stated by LIHOP or MIHOP, the forces that created these attacks are still at play. There will be a 3rd, and a 4th...

I do agree that the 9/11 was invalidly used as rational for the Iraq War which was not otherwise supportable.

[kentuck]

5. And Puerto Rican radicals shot up the House of Representatives...

seems I recall something like that happening in the 50's or 60's? So, our country has always had enemies and will continue to have them. How could we not? However, the present threat is exaggerated in the sense that it is build up to be on a par with the Cold War. We defeated the "original" terrorists in Afghanistan, although their leader, Bin Laden is still at large. And we have a minimal number of troops in that country at present. The "war on terror" is virtually over, in my opinion. But we are creating a new "war" based on the "terror" premise but is creating more enemies than the orignal war on terror had in total. We are being largely deceived. Even though there is still a threat to our nation, it is not that different from other threats we have had in the past. It is a continuing lie, in my opinion, to have the country believe and fear that our existence is in question because of the threat of "terrorism".

[LunaC]

6. The only terrorists we have to fear

are those that reside in the WH.

[TR Fan]

8. And the logic is?

"It will be forever viewed by the Arab world as a day of celebration -the day they defeated the evil Satan, America. They do not need another victory. They have it already."

WOULD-BE-TERRORIST1: Let's attack the U.S.

WOULD-BE-TERRORIST2: No way, been there, done that. Let's go score some dope.