Why haven't we been attacked since 9/11?

[TheFarseer]

Here's why:

1) We invaded AFGHANISTAN and disrupted their operations.

2) We have obviously stepped up our covert operations to guard against Al Queda type attacks - which we can just as easily do within the law.

3) Al Queda has for whatever reason shifted their attacks to not be exclusively against the USA but also against our allies like the UK, Spain and in Bali.

agree/disagree?

[rox63]

1. Disagree with the premise

After 9/11, there were the anthrax attacks. So yes, we were attacked after 9/11, even if it was possibly by our own govt. And don't get me started on the many ways in which our civil liberties and constitutional rights have been attacked, and are still under attack.

[flyarm]

2. DOES NO ONE REMEMBER. ANTHRAX?????????????

THE BOMBING ( WHICH I THINK WAS MORE THAN SUSPECT) OF LONDON??

WHAT A CROCK OF SHIT!!

FLY

[TheFriedPiper]

3. They shot their wad on 9/11, they are building a new wad.

Besides, we sent them several platoons of close-range targets. You know - get blowed up over there so we dont get blowed up over here.


Of course, the ral reason is: it isn't necessary. Americans have been scared stupid and THAT was the goal of the attacks: to scare Americans into accepting a war-mongering fascist govt.


The Republicans do EXACTLY what Al Queada wants.

[CJCRANE]

4. a) anthrax

b) First WTC bombing was in '93. That's a gap of 8 years.

[TheFarseer]

11. A is a good point

yes, I forgot about anthrax.

B) you're forgetting Kobar Towers(sp?), the Embassies and the USS Cole.

[CJCRANE]

12. b) See post #7 below.

[Danascot]

5. Al Queda hasn't had to attack

because in the last five years B*shco has been busy doing more damage to America than Al Queda could have imagined in their wildest dreams.

[leftofthedial]

6. we were attacked again with anthrax

if one can believe anything the bush cabal says, we are being attacked almost daily in Iraq

"al Qaeda"* often has long time spans between high profile attacks









*"al Qaeda" is a trademark of the BFEE. All rights reserved.

[EarlG]

7. And why does nobody point out that

five years with no "homeland" attacks isn't much to shout about. After all, America wasn't attacked for eight years between the first WTC bombing in 1993 (nine weeks after Bush Sr. left office) and 9/11/2001 (nine months after Bush Jr. took office).

The right-wing always goes on about the embassy bombings and the USS Cole, but if we're talking overseas attacks on American interests, what about the 2600+ dead US soldiers and 20,000 wounded over the last five years? And as you mention, attacks in the UK, Spain, and south-east Asia? Do they not count?

[TheFarseer]

Good point about overseas attacks

Impossible to guard our interests everywhere. If Clinton is to blame for the Embassies, then bush is to blame for Bali and obviously anything that goes in in Iraq.

[FoxOnTheRun]

31. Isn't that funny

that people who do good tings never get promoted?

The captain of the USS Cole, who saved his ship from sinking after an al-Qa'eda suicide attack by speedboat, has lashed out at senior Pentagon staff blocking his promotion because of allegations that he could have done more to protect the ship.

Commander Kirk Lippold, who now serves behind a desk at the Pentagon, accused the head of the navy, Admiral Mike Mullen, and the navy secretary of "over-riding the judgment" of officers who had recommended his promotion.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/08/30/wcole30.xml

[Jade Fox]

33. Thank you!!

The Bush defenders make it sound like we in the US were subjected to numerous attacks before 9/11, and their boy Bush put an end to it. :mad:

[leesa]

8. The 9-11 attack was a US government operation

[Individualist]

9. Uh...ANTHRAX

Have you forgotten about the neocons mailing anthrax to media and congressional democrats? I haven't and won't.

[Benhurst]

10. Why weren't we attacked before 9/11? I guess they were waiting

for Dubya to steal the presidency.

[Wilber_Stool]

13. OBL has publicly stated

that he wants to bankrupt the USA. We're doing that pretty well by ourselvs.
Look at the last incident with the liquid explosives. He crippled the air service in two countrys for almost a week. Just think how much money it cost us.
How much did it cost him to do it? Not one danm cent.
That fucker really is a master mind.

[WhiteTara]

14. ummm...you still believe anything

the monkey neo con mis-administration tells you? I mean, really, I thought that the events of the past 6 years would tell you anything they say or do is the opposite of what happened or is going to happen.

The reason that there hasn't been another terrible disaster like the twin towers because they don't need to do anything, they just say 911 terra terra terra and everyone hides under the bed.

The conundrum as I see it this. Their big claim is that no terra has happened on US soil because of how great the monkey is...now if the October surprise is more terra; well, do people think that they should retreat into the safety of the monkey's or realize that again he has done nothing to protect the "homeland". KKKarl must be up nights trying to decide for the decider what to do.

[wtmusic]

15. Must be because Dubya's really doing a good job

and they realized we do have the right to pillage the Arabian peninsula, and that patience is like so ol' skool. :eyes:

[lonestarnot]

26. Doing a good job of showing reruns of 9/11 to keep em scared.

[Beelzebud]

16. We have. It's called Anthrax.

[spanone]

17. 'We' meaning the U.S. The rest of the world has been hit. Over & over.

Bali, Spain, England etc.

They're killing 'us' in Iraq, no need to kill us here.

[TheFarseer]

22. I have a problem accepting that

because saying they can just kill us in Iraq partially buys into the point that we're fighting them there so we don't have to fight them here, doesn't it?

[CJCRANE]

18. If you're keeping count of terror attacks

why not also keep count of terror-related casualites under Clinton vs under B*sh?

That would be a real eye-opener.

[Joanne98]

19. Because the people who attacked us are keeping us safe!

[Straight Shooter]

20. Because both sides finally got what they wanted.

Anthrax was just a "put up or shut up" message.

[stillcool]

21. mission accomplished?...

things to do after 9/11...
1. retain control of every facet of government....Done
2. retain control of all media outlets...Done
3. stifle desent and instill fear....Done
4. gain control over electoral process....Done
any questions?

[lonestarnot]

23. No need for an attack. Merika is sufficiently scared up. Just

mention the fact that a new tape has been discovered (taken out of cold storage) blah blah blah and they are ready to blow up another country. The plan just calls for keeping them scared, not attacking them every other week. And on edit: Just show reruns of the 9/11 attacks, it's cheaper.

[ComerPerro]

24. False premise. We shouldn't have even been attacked on 9/11

[lonestarnot]

28. Yes we should have! It was part of the money making plan. War

profiteers all agreed! Just ask Haliburton, Bechtel, Blackwater etc.

[ComerPerro]

30. well duh

[lonestarnot]

34. Then what was the fucking point of this post?

[ComerPerro]

43. take your arrogance and condecending manner somewhere else, guy

[CJCRANE]

32. Exactly -

* was "tired of swatting at flies".

He needed a big attack to justify stirring up a hornet's nest.

[lonestarnot]

35. Thank you.

[GrantDem]

25. What about the guy at LAX???

can't remember the specifics but he shot up the El Al (Israeli Airline) counter at LAX.

I think a person with an automatic weapon shooting in an airport counts as an attack.

[GrantDem]

27. I found it.

And it was confirmed as "terrorism"...

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/West/04/12/airport.shooting/

[spanone]

29. On Sept.10,2001 you could've said it's been 8 yrs. since WTC 1st attack.

It's a bullshit premise.

[Protagoras]

36. We've been attacked so the premise is wrong

Anthrax was a successful attack.

Beyond that apparently there have been numerous attack attempts that have simply been foiled OR incompetent.

Beyond that we are attacked daily in at least 2 countries to the tune of over 2600 dead soldiers.

And our allies have suffered massive damage in London and Spain as well as other countries that are simply easier to travel to. Americans have died all over the world.

We aren't safer. More Americans AND others are dying.

The only thing we aren't having is massive buildings being toppled which was a freak and extremely lucky (given all our incompetence) event that probably wouldn't work 9 oout of 10 times it was tried again.

[lonestarnot]

39. Don't forget the hush murders/suicides.

[MoonRiver]

37. Why weren't we attacked between 1993 and 2001? That's 8 years.

Maybe because Clinton had things under control, but when Dim Son was inserted by SCOTUS all attention to OBL and terrorism went by the wayside, paving the way for the worst terrorist attack on US soil? After all, it was SUPER IMPORTANT to make sure those 2%ers and corporate robber barons got their massive tax give away.

Just saying.

[WinkyDink]

41. Try 1941---1993.

[Double T]

38. The USA is already up to their A-hole in alligators.........

thanks to bushco's failings and incompetence in Iraq and Afghanistan. Al Queda just keeps chipping away at US on their turf and on their terms; no need for a more complicated and involved attack on the USA homeland. bushco has also alienated MOST of the other Nations in the world. bushco's self destructive behavior could be the terrorist's greatest weapon.

[WinkyDink]

40. Why come here, when they can kill us there?

[randr]

42. We gave in to the demands

made by the Saudi terrorists. The removal of military installations in Saudi Arabia was the demand issued by OBL.
* complied immediately!