What if al Qaeda Had Been Hit Pre-emptively?

Striking Afghanistan in 2001 would not likely have stopped 9/11. The wheels were in motion long before then. The cell was independent of any leadership from Afghanistan.

The "what if" game makes more sense if you play it like this:

What if the arrest of persons involved in 9/11 before they struck had resulted in more information?

What if those who suggested that tehy might use airplanes to crash into buildings had had their warnings heeded.

The reasoning behind this article is such that we really should kill everyone. When people start making decisions based on possibility as opposed to probability they start acting like idiots.

The reasoning behind the article is precisely that; idiotic.

Note that it attempts to ustilize al-Quaeda as a justification for attacking Iraq. This isn't even mildly amusing anymore.

With that kind of logic we could make a case for attacking Pitcairn's Island.

Death to Dodos!

Sure is some tangled logic in that article feral. It completely discounts the actual facts in the event.
why then, dont we bomb and invade Pakistan for Im sure there is a new event being planned as we speak?
As Craven intimated, the questions that needed to be asked werent.
The GOP is so ernestly trying to distance itself from 9/11 responsibility , when , the fact is, there is plenty blame enough for both parties. No one should deny that. However, what do we do from here on, ?
Instead of invading other lands, we should be enhancing our defenses and intel

Cuba.

A brutal dictator torturing his own people and who has (had in the '60s; who knows whether he still has 'em or not?) WMDs, 90 miles from the US.

Viva la Nuevo Revolucíon!

I'll tell you right quick if we should invade.

Do they have oil?

Here's your first fallacy straight up:



The 9/11 attack was organised, funded and manned by Saudis.


Can you possibly imagine GH Bush, the son of GH Bush, launching an unannounced, all-out attack on Saudi Arabia - coz that's where the threat came from.

fedral

You really must increased the breadth of your reading materials.

Yes, you must read from such wonderful sources as CommonDreams and Democratic Underground. I here that al Franken often represents a very blanced outlook on American politics, just like that lovable Micheal Moore!

Well, McG...you and Fedral could actually read Franken and find out. But warning...he's very bright and very funny, and he's done his research (understanding that his credibility rests upon getting the facts right), and he's going to make you very uncomfortable. Of course, neither of you will read him. It's an intellectual cowardice thing.

Franken is a dingbat with delusions of humor.

As opposed to a luddite drug addict with delusions of morality, or an anorectic shrill toned harridan, or a loudmouthed loser who tries to pick fights with NPR interviewers?

I wouldn't know, since I don't listen to Rush, & have no idea who else you're referring to.