Mamajuana' quote--
Quote:Sofia, I disagree with you heartily. We were attacked on 9/11. I watched the towers get hit, watched them crumble, watched bodies flying out of windows - it was horrible. But, we were not the targets of a war. As a matter of fact, except for the area around the event, what else was affected?
You must be kidding. How about the economy, and the civil liberties of Americans, who now suffer reduced security and the resulting increased freedoms of law enforcement for a start. And, for me--to say it was NY's problem is callous. When any piece of this country is attacked, most Americans feel we were all attacked.
And by rights we should have gone after the Saudis immediately - we knew from the start that the major force was the Saudi part. Instead, we delared war on a country, and we are reaping what we sowed. Here is an article, reprinted from the Washington Post, that should scare you.
Not only does that article not scare me, it makes me feel much better. I had read it yestarday, and was going to bring it myself to prove that instead of focusing on more direct assaults on the US, al-Quaida and related terrorists are streaming into Iraq, where our army can fight them, rather than our citizens, becoming their victims.
because we have created a monster. We have turned Iraq into the birthplace of a nation of terrorists. And this is one message that was repeated over and over again by people who were experienced and knowledgeale in the field. But what we had was a bunch of amateurs with a macho attitude. And they sold you down the river. You will be paying for this for a long time.
Terrorism thrived undeterred previous to 911. The article you provided is proof that their network, and ability to attack the US has been severely hampered. They are gathering in a place, where our army is ready for them. The mere fact that they are gathering in a definable position makes the job of eradicating them much less difficult.
I would rather fight them in this manner, than leave them strong and well-hidden.
Palestine wages assymetrical war against Israel.
The Irish wage assymetrical war against Britain.
Al-Quaida wages assymetrical war against the US.
McVeigh performed an assymetrical strike, an act of war, against the US government.
Terrorism is assymetrical war.
