Hilarious new Shrub quote

[rbw1966]

Yes--it was interesting. However, the absence of comparable data from the previous 24 years is also interesting. The drop may not be that significant when compared over time. I'm not discounting the decrease--which is good news overall, however I'm still concerned about the number of anti-US attacks.

[Martlet]

Yes--it was interesting. However, the absence of comparable data from the previous 24 years is also interesting. The drop may not be that significant when compared over time. I'm not discounting the decrease--which is good news overall, however I'm still concerned about the number of anti-US attacks.

 

That's a catch 22. Of course an aggressive war on terror is going to increase the anti-US attacks. 10 years of appeasement didn't work. What other options do we have?

[ashw_justin]

Who me...worry?

 

 

"Son, you're gonna be president someday..."

[Martlet]

Who me...worry?

 

 

"Son, you're gonna be president someday..."

 

For two terms, too.

[chucK]

10 years of appeasement didn't work. What other options do we have?

 

I guess you didn't process the competing data that says terrorism has essentially been going down for 24 years?

 

Interesting you mention only 10 years of appeasement. Shoudn't you go back about 20 years to include Reagan and Iran-Contra?

[Martlet]

Ahhh yes, now there were some REAL terrorists....phew. They don't get much tougher than that.

 

So appeasement was working? That's odd. I wonder why they flew those jets into our buildings? Must have just been bad piloting, no?

[j_b]

Ahhh yes, now there were some REAL terrorists....phew. They don't get much tougher than that.

 

of course, killing 1000's of doctors, school teachers, farmers, etc ... is no biggy: http://www.rtfcam.org/martyrs/fullness_of_life/ben_linder.htm

 

you are either clueless or deceitful.

[Martlet]

Ahhh yes, now there were some REAL terrorists....phew. They don't get much tougher than that.

 

of course, killing 1000's of doctors, school teachers, farmers, etc ... is no biggy: http://www.rtfcam.org/martyrs/fullness_of_life/ben_linder.htm

 

you are either clueless or deceitful.

 

You're proving my point, retard.

[sal]

yawn

[chucK]

[Martlet]

One like Kerry applied for, but was turned down?

[sal]

One like Kerry applied for, but was turned down?

 

 

yawn yawn yawn yawn

[chucK]

[Martlet]

[chucK]

I'm not so sure about how much the prez affects and can affect the economy, but

 

terrorism at it's lowest point in 24 years.

 

!!

 

Yeah, I was laughing too! Isn't that good news!

 

Hold the propag... errr presses!

 

"The State Department acknowledged Thursday it was wrong in reporting terrorism declined worldwide last year, a finding used to boost one of President Bush's chief foreign policy claims -- success in countering terror.

 

Instead, both the number of incidents and the toll in victims increased sharply, the department said."

 

Here's a more opinionated version of the latest news (Salon, need to watch movie to get in, but if you already did for my other recent link, here you go!).

 

"the analysts who compiled the data on "significant terrorist events" had closed their books for 2003 on a curious date. Instead of including every incident up till Dec. 31, they had included none that occurred after Nov. 11." Doh!

 

One more interesting tidbit. Memo from the Congressional Research Service tabulating the number of Al Qaeda attacks 30 months before and 30 months after 9/11 (4 versus 10, respectively).

Edited June 11, 2004 by chucK