[cookcounty]

"Q: What do you call a country that bankrolls Hamas, recognizes the Taliban-but not Israel-and allows terrorists linked to Al Qaeda and Dawood Ibrahim to flourish on its soil?

A: An ally.

Allows terrorists linked to Al-Qaeda to flourish on its soil?...
what are you tbabbling about? The Americans gave the 9-11 terrorists 19 visas.
The Americans gave the 9-11 terrorists 19+ driver's licenses?
The Americans gave the 9-11 terrorists all their flight training.
The Americans gave the 9-11 terrorists unrestricted use of our banking system. The Americans gave the 9-11 terrorists a transit point at JFK airport. The Americans gave the 9-11 terrorists boarding passes on 3 different planes.

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

We also have thousands of admitted war criminals, criminal fugitives, and terrorist cells in this country.

What is your point?

That the capabilities of our intelligence services-both domestically and abroad-are deficient?

I agree with you.

This is not a case of guilt by association.

The U.S. pressured the United Arab Emerites to crack down on Islamic terrorism, fraudulent banking transactions, and numerous other kinds of criminal activity prior to 9/11.

They did not listen to our advice because they were more interested in making money.