@markx15,
markx15;13658 wrote:Not supposedly, they were, and I believe one was egyptian.
Exactly, the catalyst for the war on terror, and our occupation of Iraq weren't even from there. More ammunition that the "war on terror" is a farce, and needs to be put in check.
Correctemundo. The US government puts a muslim face on it, and shabam war on terror, when the fact is we have had more "terrorist" acts on America committed by AMERICANS than all the M.E. nations combined.
Quote:Do you think that is first and foremost on the mind of your politicians?
Never has been, never will.
Quote:Demoralizing yes, but over-extending? It is hard to over-extend a 2.3 million man army.
Yes, over extended. Our active military is just under 1.5 mil, between the reserve components and active there's just over 4 mil. Of course that's ALL military combined including Coast Gaurd, and a huge percentage of that is logistics. If they aren't over extended, than why are soldiers being kept in Iraq for additional 6 months after a full year? or longer? Why has this been going on since the start?
Quote:Yes I know, Qatar, Paquistan, but was it enough?
Will it ever be? Terrorism isn't an entity we can stike, it's an ideology, and a fear tactic. There is no enemy to be seen, and killed. Terrorism has been around since mankind. Putting the bodies of the dead on pikes at your lands borders to strike fear into those that would come against you, to bombing of cafes in Paris, to flying planes into buildings. The "War on Terrorism" is a farce and being used to manipulate the public. You think Bin Laden or whoever really cares that Bush is waging a war on terrorism? Well, of course they do, because now they have succeeded in their goals, the American people are afraid, and that's what they want.