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Attack in London : the "war" excuse
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | 07/23/05 | Editorial
Posted on 07/22/2005 9:35:45 PM PDT by smoothsailing
Attack in London: The 'war' excuse
Saturday, July 23, 2005
London's worst bombing since World War II, followed Thursday by four small explosions that struck underground train stations and a bus, have prompted dire warnings to Great Britain about the war in Iraq.
By taking up arms with the United States, the logic goes, Britain has brought the bombings on itself.
But those who strap on bombs to blow up civilians don't need a war to justify their agenda. Their jihad was ingrained long before Americans or British troops ever stepped foot in Iraq.
Consider just a partial resume of modern-day terrorists' acts:
-the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland
-the Israeli embassy bombing in Argentina in 1992
-the World Trade Center bombing in 1993
-the Riyadh military compound bombing in Saudi Arabia in 1995
-the bombing of American embassies in Tanzania and Kenya in 1998
-and the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000.
At the time of each attack there was no war -- except for the one that burned in demented minds.
And on 9/11, what "war" sent suicidal terrorists into the sky.....SNIP
What nation did the U.S. occupy then?
Today, two years after the invasion, Iraq has become a hotbed for imported insurgency and terrorism, a veritable mecca for those who seethe with hatred against America and all it represents.
And if there was no war? Those who despise the United States, its allies and all it represents have never needed a war to act upon their hatred with cold-blooded determination.
© 2004 by The Tribune-Review Publishing Co.
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Jihad Watch
"Muslim Response to Terror Falls Short"
by Robert Spencer
Posted Jul 21, 2005