Posted on 05/09/2007 11:37:08 AM PDT by JZelle
Invading Iraq to unload the Saddam Hussein regime would go a long way to shrinking the menace of transnational terrorism. At least, that's what some of the war planners firmly believed. Saddam, the "neocons" argued, was the evil genius behind September 11, 2001. At one point, 60 percent of the American people went along with the disinformation. Fighting the terrorists over there so they wouldn't come over here was a popular refrain. Now, the stats tell a totally different story.
Terrorist incidents have increased sevenfold since Saddam was overthrown. Pointing to the increasing use of suicide car and truck and chemical bombs, the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) said casualties from terrorist strikes rose 40 percent in 2006 compared to 2005. The NCTC stats also said there had been a 91 percent increase in attacks in the Middle East and South Asia, including the latest terrorist refinement of chlorine bombs.
Five chlorine truck bombs in Iraq killed scores in Iraq and injured many more after they breathed the toxic fumes. Even more alarming, the U.S. Chlorine Institute, a trade group that represents 200 companies that make and distribute the stuff, alerted the FBI to several thefts and attempted thefts of 150-pound chlorine tanks from water purification treatment plants in California. But then, the FBI says it has no evidence of al Qaeda-type "sleeper cells" in the United States.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
I quit reading right there.
Any application of logic is purely accidental.
Terrorist incidents have increased sevenfold since Saddam was overthrown.
We shoulda kept Saddam in! It's Bush's fault!
One day the MSM scum and liberals in general will kiss the ground our military walks on.
If even those civilians now in possession of legally owned firearms were allowed the full scope of their Second Amendment protected Rights, we would be an order of magnitude safer than we are now.
It has the added benefit of not expanding government, would not require additional expenditure, and is the only real solution to our Nations crime and security issues.
This cannot be refuted rationally...
Beat ya. I stopped at "Arnaud de Borchgrave". What the hell does a foreigner-named guy like this know about American politics?
Armed Americans - A clock smashing hammer!
I give you the Democrats: We have to ban dodgeball to “protect the children”, but we should kowtow to terrorists like bullies on the international playground in the hopes if we just “understand them” they’ll stop beating us up and taking our lunch money.
Most do understand them. That’s why there’s a call to increase our military by 200,000 boots. It’s the goody two shoes that just don’t seem to get it. Just like in our schools....they say we have to understand the bullys. No we don’t. The bullys need to understand that what goes around, comes around.
I could have never seen this coming. So Washington Times is also MSM and liberal scums now? What’s next? Fox News?
Arnaud has gone completely over the edge.
Well it’s pretty tough to argue that the strategy of fighting them over there so we don’t have to fight them here is a failure and then use stats on how much they are blowing up overthere (as opposed to overhere) and claim any foothold on logic. Regardless if it’s printed in the Washington Times or Post.
Will wonders never cease.
That’s what I was thinking.
“Terrorist incidents have increased sevenfold since Saddam was overthrown.”
I guess Arnaud is ignoring the fact that Saddam killed anyone who threatened his regime, without regard for whether they actually did anything or not.
If we did that, I’ll bet he’d be at the head of the line condemning us.
In the meantime, this Borchgrave joker can kiss my ass.
mash here...interesting guy...
http://www.benadorassociates.com/borchgrave.php
"Fighting the terrorists over there so they wouldn't come over here was a popular refrain. Now, the stats tell a totally different story.
Terrorist incidents have increased sevenfold since Saddam was overthrown. Pointing to the increasing use of suicide car and truck and chemical bombs, the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) said casualties from terrorist strikes rose 40 percent in 2006 compared to 2005. The NCTC stats also said there had been a 91 percent increase in attacks in the Middle East and South Asia"
The article proves the expectation that we could fight "the terrorists over there so they wouldn't come over here."
Ipso dumbo.
Apparently this mindless twit has not heard about 9/11.
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