“9/11 was not the first attack on the U.S.; it was the fifth...”
1. Iranian embassy takeover, 11/79.
2. Bombing of US Embassy, Beirut(17 US killed), 04/83.
3. Bombing of Marine barracks, Beirut (24 US killed), 10/83.
4. Bombing of US Embassy, Kuwait , 12/83.
5. Kidnapping/murder of CIA station chief, Beirut, 04/84.
6. Bombing of US Embassy Annex, Aukar, Lebanon (2 US killed), 09/84.
7. Hijacking of Kuwait Airlines flt#221 (2 US killed), 12/84
8. Hijacking of TWA Flt 847 (1 US killed), 06/85.
9. Hijacking of Achille Lauro (1 US killed), 10/85.
10. Bombing of Rome/Vienna Airports (5 US killed), 12/85.
11. Bombing of La Belle Disco, Berlin (1 US killed), 04/86.
12. Bombing of TWA Flt 840 (4 US killed), 04/86.
13. Bombing of Pan Am Flt 103 (189 US killed), 12/88.
14. Bombing of World Trade Center I, (6 US killed), 02/93.
15. Bombing of Saudi National Guard HQ, Riyadh (5 US killed), 11/95.
16. Bombing of Khobar Towers, Saudi Araabia (19 US killed), 06/96.
17. Bombing of US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (12 US killed), 08/98.
18. Attack on USS Cole (17 US killed), 10/00.
19. Attacks on 9/11/2001 (2973 US killed).
Her math is a tad off. There are more; these are just the ones I remember and were easy to google.
After 9/11/2001, it absolutely amazed me that so many Americans couldn’t believe that we’ve basically been at war with Islamic Terrorists since 1979. As long as it was just some Marines or some Embassy workers it wasn’t even a blip on the radar for more than a day.
If we weren’t so ignorant of recent history it would be easier for people to see that these mutts are serious about taking the U.S. down if they can.
Good point. Although Al Qaida itself wasn’t involved until the last few.