Author Topic: Why has'nt the USA been attacked? (Read 1900 times)

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #15 on:** May 17, 2004, 02:54:36 PM »

Their plans probably revolved around airliners. Things changed, I just barely got onto an airliner because I had metal snap cargo pants...

Now they are probably coming up with new plans, we aren't even remotely close to out of the woods.

2/26/1993, a bomb is detonated underneath the world trade center. Failed to bring down the tower.

9/11/2001, we saw what happened... over and over and over during that day and the following weeks.

Its been less than 3 years, saying that Bush is doing a good job protecting this country is like saying Clinton did a good job thwarting terrorist attacks after the 1993 explosion.
-SW

lada · « **Reply #16 on:** May 17, 2004, 02:55:01 PM »

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Originally posted by Toad
A bunch of Muslims created that theory on Sept 11.

where did you here that ?

ravells · « **Reply #17 on:** May 17, 2004, 02:59:40 PM »

All the experts seem to be saying that it's just a matter of time. These people are patient and ruthless.

Ravs

Toad · « **Reply #18 on:** May 17, 2004, 03:01:00 PM »

How could you miss it?

WilldCrd · « **Reply #19 on:** May 17, 2004, 03:03:12 PM »

Ya gotta know your enemy's thinking

If I was them I would let things cool down. Im sad to say but the majority of Americans get complacent to easy.
So they are letting us get complacent, lax with security start feeling safe whilst BBQing in the ol back yard. Then BAM! BAM BAM! another 9-11. The phsycolgical impact would be far greater that way. everyone feels unsafe, paranoid, scared lives in upheaval.

That's how they think it's not enough just to blow somthing up and kill abounch of innocents they wanna terroze the populace

But, i could be wrong.
And if im not now is the time to keep our gaurd up

ravells · « **Reply #20 on:** May 17, 2004, 03:07:25 PM »

I think it was 'Wired' magazine that wrote a really good article on 'nexus points' that people who mean a nation harm will hit. As we get more urbanised, we build up more and more of them - it's the downside of centralisation of resources. Be they water supplies, nuclear power plants, mass transport systems or whatever.

Even now these people are probably probing the weakspots of a nexus point that we don't expect or havn't thought of.

Ravs

lada · « **Reply #21 on:** May 17, 2004, 03:08:21 PM »

hehe thx god you are not one of them WilldCrd

they had specific goals and current situation is very good for them, coz their goals could come true.

AKIron · « **Reply #22 on:** May 17, 2004, 03:10:44 PM »

No terrorist is ever likely to use a US airplane to commit murder on the scale of 9/11 again. Passengers will swarm them and pilots will put 'em on the ceiling or shoot 'em. Best they can hope to do is blow the plane up.

hawker238 · « **Reply #23 on:** May 17, 2004, 03:12:29 PM »

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Originally posted by muckmaw
I heard that as well, Mickey.

I was of the belief that such a complicated terroist network could plan and execute several complex plans at once.

It may just be me, but hijacking 4 planes and unleashing hell with them all before noon is a complex plan.

To think they could turn around and do it again 4 days, 4 weeks, 4 months, maybe even 4 years later is a bit extreme. However, once a flaw in security is found, you can bet they'll exploit it.

WilldCrd · « **Reply #24 on:** May 17, 2004, 03:13:16 PM »

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Originally posted by lada
hehe thx god you are not one of them WilldCrd

they had specific goals and current situation is very good for them, coz their goals could come true.

Gotta know your enemy. To defeat him.

ravells · « **Reply #25 on:** May 17, 2004, 03:15:29 PM »

My wife says that to me on occasion, WildCrd!

Ravs

midnight Target · « **Reply #26 on:** May 17, 2004, 03:17:49 PM »

Giving Bush kudos for this is like patting me on the back for keeping alligators out of the Staples Center. Can't really draw any correlation between my actions and the alligator free environment.

Regarding terrorists, we are not sure whether doing nothing (other than Afghanistan) would have been as successful... are we?

ravells · « **Reply #27 on:** May 17, 2004, 03:19:23 PM »

How can we be, MT? Unless we can replay alternate realities.

Ravs

WilldCrd · « **Reply #28 on:** May 17, 2004, 03:23:25 PM »

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Originally posted by ravells
My wife says that to me on occasion, WildCrd!

Ravs

glad i aint you!:lol

lada · « **Reply #29 on:** May 17, 2004, 03:27:19 PM »

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Originally posted by WilldCrd
Gotta know your enemy. To defeat him.

Gotta know your enemy's motivation to not create more enemy

heeee e? ???