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Please stop calling 9/11 "the worst terrorist attack in our nation's history"
« on: July 29, 2013, 09:53:22 PM »
Blast from the past. Stupid reigns strong. Apparently other DUmmies disagree with him.

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jmowreader  (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore    Sat Feb-28-09 08:57 AM
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Please stop calling 9/11 "the worst terrorist attack in our nation's history"
Someone on another thread referred to 9/11 as such, and while it's accurate it doesn't express the severity of that day.

According to http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/terrorism/wrjp255i.html... 9/11 is:

The deadliest terrorist strike in the United States--there are eight attacks on this list; the next-deadliest attack was Oklahoma City, which claimed 169 lives.

The deadliest terrorist strike worldwide. The next-deadliest attack on this list was a day of car-bomb terror in 1997--in two Iraqi cities. That day claimed 520 lives.

The attack producing the highest number of non-fatal injuries, at 8900. Taking second place in this category was the Tokyo Subway nerve gas attack.

Not only is it the worst terrorist attack in our nation's history, it's the worst terrorist attack the world has ever seen. And the Republicans were in charge when it happened.

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tangent90  (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore    Sat Feb-28-09 09:00 AM
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1. Me vurry confused
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Cannot figure out what you're saying (the link doesn't go anywhere)

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baldguy  (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore    Sat Feb-28-09 09:16 AM
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5. It means that not only did Bush&the GOP **** up, they were the worst **** ups in **** up history
   Either by accident or design; and by a wide margin.


http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/terrorism/wrjp255i.html

11 Sep 2001; WTC in NY, Pentagon in DC & a field in PA; fatalities: 2,993; injuries: 8,900

14 Aug 2007; car bombs in Al-Qataniyah and Al-Adnaniyah, Iraq; fatalities: 520; injuries: 1,500

20 Mar 1995; sarin gas in Tokyo; fatalities: 12; injuries: 5,511

19 Apr 1995; truck bombing in Oklahoma City; fatalities: 169; injuries: 675


Simply put - unless Republicans are in charge, the threat of terrorism to life, property & safety is very, very small.

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cali  (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore    Sat Feb-28-09 09:02 AM
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2. uh, no, I don't think it can be characterized as the worst terrorist attack in
   world history. In any case, it seems a minor point.

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HelenWheels  (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore    Sat Feb-28-09 09:04 AM
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3. What about Pearl Harbor? nt

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baldguy  (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore    Sat Feb-28-09 09:18 AM
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7. Pearl Harbor was a military attack.
   Military forces attacking a military target.

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Billy Burnett  (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore    Sat Feb-28-09 09:24 AM
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8. Um, the US attack on Iraq is the biggest terrorist attack. Millions have been killed and/or injured.
   And the perps are free in the USA.
Stupid is strong in this one.  :mental:

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DavidDvorkin  (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore    Sat Feb-28-09 09:53 AM
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9. Good point
   Although you could put other such attacks and invasions on the list -- e.g., the German invasion of Russia during WWII -- and then the U.S. attack against Iraq wouldn't rank at the top.

Even in terms of percentage of the population, what the U.S. did to Iraq wouldn't be at the top of the list, although it would be up there.

In any case, you're certainly right that we need to see 9/11 in a wider perspective.

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Subdivisions  (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore    Sat Feb-28-09 11:55 AM
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16. Yep, a terrorist act committed by oil bigwigs against an oil producer. Only,
   this time the terrorists also included top government officials in their memebership. Oh, and they are also the same terrorists that orchestrated the attacks of 9/11. I still laff at the sight of the Sec Def's photo op:



Seems the 5 people already carrying the stretcher wasn't enough manpower to carry that person to an ambulance.

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Ghost in the Machine  (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore    Sat Feb-28-09 11:21 AM
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14. What about the smallpox infected blankets??
   That was a terrorist attack, too... and our "Nation's history" goes way back, before Columbus "discovered" America...

9/11 is the deadliest terrorist attack in American history period. 3,000 is a very high death toll.
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Re: Please stop calling 9/11 "the worst terrorist attack in our nation's history"
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2013, 10:21:42 PM »
Why do the libs conveniently sidestep the fact that the bombing at the WTC was the 2nd bombing ? Also, the mastermind UBL was offerred to Clinnochio on multiple occasions. If Clinnochio had taken any of those opportunities, the 2nd WTC bombing would have had to be planned out of UBL's jail cell. That might have totally disrupted any further attempts. It did happen on Bush's watch, but that road was already well paved by Clinnochio.


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Re: Please stop calling 9/11 "the worst terrorist attack in our nation's history"
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2013, 10:25:43 PM »
I dunno.  I'd be willing to call the first attack a terrorist attack but the second one was more of what I'd call a cowardly sneak attack, a first strike on our soil in a war we didn't really understand and certainly didn't want. 

An act of war sounds about right.  Of course, we all know the courage level required to strike at unarmed civilians.
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Re: Please stop calling 9/11 "the worst terrorist attack in our nation's history"
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2013, 12:26:03 AM »
Just when I thought the primitives couldn't be more stupid, they go and prove me wrong.
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Re: Please stop calling 9/11 "the worst terrorist attack in our nation's history"
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2013, 05:48:34 AM »
Quote from: Ogre on July 30, 2013, 12:26:03 AM
Just when I thought the primitives couldn't be more stupid, they go and prove me wrong.

Never think the DUmmies can't be more stupid.

They will prove you wrong EVERY time.

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Re: Please stop calling 9/11 "the worst terrorist attack in our nation's history"
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2013, 08:40:50 AM »
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Re: Please stop calling 9/11 "the worst terrorist attack in our nation's history"
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2013, 11:37:02 AM »
Quote from: obumazombie on July 29, 2013, 10:21:42 PM
Why do the libs conveniently sidestep the fact that the bombing at the WTC was the 2nd bombing ? Also, the mastermind UBL was offerred to Clinnochio on multiple occasions. If Clinnochio had taken any of those opportunities, the 2nd WTC bombing would have had to be planned out of UBL's jail cell. That might have totally disrupted any further attempts. It did happen on Bush's watch, but that road was already well paved by Clinnochio.


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It's not like AQ actually took the whole thing from concept to rubble in the eight months between Bush's inauguration and 9/11.  The plan was put into effect and pieces were moving long before Clintoon left office.
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