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1. Given the present alternative of the dictatorships who not only foster the radical elements of Islam, but fund it, yes. So what if the guy was a lobbyist? The point is he's pro western and has been exposed to democracy and not a theocrat or dictator. Just how long has the new government there been in power? How long does it take to grow, harvest, and process the opium? Being in a different hemisphere, aren't their seasons at a different time of year than ours? Weren't the Taliban funding Al Queda using drug money?

2.The connection is Al Queda. Simple enough for you? We did nothing after the first WTC attack, nothing after Khobar, nothing after two embassy bombings, and nothing after the Cole, we cut and ran in Somalia. This only emboldened them. Recent reports have an Al Queda chemical weapons facility in of all places.....Iraq.

3.In case you haven't noticed, they got in our face 9-11. What are your suggestions? Say we're sorry? That we understand? it's all our fault? Is Isolationism your solution? Withdraw from the rest of the world and no one will bother us again?

4.22 to 1 odds may be great odds on a horse race, but not a war.

5.Where have we imposed our culture on them? Culture and political systems are two distinct things.

6.Try the Moors invasion of Southern Europe and the Ottoman Empire. You'll find in both cases they were Muslims.

Shall I name the dictators we've put in place?
Shah of Iran, Pinochet, Noriega, among others.

"Just how long has the new government there been in power? How long does it take to grow, harvest, and process the opium? Being in a different hemisphere, aren't their seasons at a different time of year than ours?"

The Taliban allowed NO growing of opium.

"Weren't the Taliban funding Al Queda using drug money?"

The CIA was funding bin Laden against the Russians.

"2.The connection is Al Queda. Simple enough for you?"

There has been shown no connection whatsoever.

"We did nothing after the first WTC attack,"

That was an FBI sting operation. The FBI informer
asked his handler, wouldn't it be advisable to
use dummy explosives? The FBI said, nah, go ahead
with it. This was reported in the LA Times, NY Times
& in wire service stories.

"Recent reports have an Al Queda chemical weapons facility in of all places.....Iraq."

B.S. The Iraqis don't like them; neither does Iran.
BTW, did you know several of the hijackers had as
addresses on their driver's licenses Pensacola
Naval Base?

"4.22 to 1 odds may be great odds on a horse race, but not a war."

You're immature. I thought I was talking with an adult.

"Try the Moors invasion of Southern Europe and the Ottoman Empire. You'll find in both cases they were Muslims."

See my above comment.