Posted on 09/13/2001 9:44:48 AM PDT by MHGinTN
I'm hesitant to post a thread when the load on the server is so severe, but there are good Freepers going off half-cocked. I'm still to angry to post comments 'off the top of my head', and I see a few others are also. Here are a few thoughts to ponder.
We are at war with a subtle, determined, devious enemy. There is a fair likelihood that Osama bin Laden didn't mastermind this attack alone, that it was mastermind at least in part from Libya or Iraq, and Osama is their cover, to divert attention from the real cell of rot. Yousef, who headed the prep for the first WTC bombing that failed, is likely an Iraqi deep cover agent whose alternate identity of Karim is fabricated, so we must be very thorough because these terrorists may have also left false trails. We must be sure from where this originated, and then be thorough in our annihilating retaliation. Spitting cruise missiles into the Afghan desert or a Sudanese pharmaceutical plant may please the kneejerk quarterbacks, but it is a luxury we can no longer afford.
We are in a war that will bring many more casualties in America, make no mistake about that. To reduce the potential for casualties after we make our initial strike, we must prepare for the coming struggle against an enemy determined to slaughter innocent Americans and an enemy who believes they will be blessed if they die killing innocent Americans ... to these hate-filled fanatics, there are no innocent Americans. And make no mistake here also, when the fire comes from the sky upon these terrorists, it will be the American people sending those strikes and it will be the American people who will receive the outrage that follows. We are not prepared for that and if we are to be successful against this evil that has slaughtered so many of our fellow Americans, we must get ready, quickly, and steel ourselves for the long haul against these bastards.
There is much talk of the greatest generation ... their war lasted just at five years, but it was in fixed, pitched battles overseas. Our battles will be fought in airports, on train lines, in banks and hotels, and yes, right in the very neighborhoods we considered safe just three days ago. Targets of opportunity are everywhere in this vast land, and they're not all in the blue zones around biggest cities. This war will be, in part, fought in the heartland of America. We are not yet ready for that. Until we are at least preparing for that level of conflict, prepared to deal with catastrophic evil such as biological and chemical devastation, we are not ready to make our initial strike, our devastating first blow at the enemy, whomever that turns out to be.
When the deviant, bill clinton, fired off missiles at targets he knew would not be bloody in the main, he did nothing but steel our enemy. Now, we must become the hammer that beats that steel into oblivion. Recriminations will come soon enough, and I will be one of the first to point out the complicity of the whole Lott of pubbies who would not stand up for what is right ... but now is the time to prepare for war. May God grant us the determination to see this through, now, before it is beyond our capabilities to deal with it.
Shouldn't we start discussing the public's individual/family preparations?
This is war. Any arab national who is in this country for any reason with a visa, green card, etc.--should be immediately rounded up and sent home. "Students", "permanent residents", et al.
Naturalized Arab citizens can be excepted--for now.
--Boris
One of Clinton's defender pukes was on Fox today, and he said that when Clinton bombed the aspirin factory there were people who said he did it to take the spotlight away from Monica. He said actually the reason for the bombing was that Clinton had begun his war against Bin Laden and terrorism, and there was no one who would help him carry it forward.
Tony Snow and another guest just looked at him. Here at home, I said some uncomplimentary words about this Clinton toady. Its amazing that when Clinton liars come up with this stuff, people with them just sit quietly and look stunned.
Please ping me when Utah Girl has her list ready.
I agree with your post, and I was reminded of Aloha Ronnie who has been saying for years that "The war has come home, the enemy is now within."
We have not yet begun to realize the depths and inroads that the terrorists have made into this country. For example, during the Clinton administration, we turned over Long Beach Naval Base to the Chinese who have been shipping unchecked cargo into this country without anyone blinking an eye. Who knows who will try to kick us while we are down.
It would be very wise to have the "Y2K" mentality, and plan ahead, for we have no idea what the future holds.
God bless you and keep you.
Prepare we must. Pray we will for these are some very tough times ahead. Watch the stock markets next week to see if they take a dive. Recession we are in; depression will follow if stock market start to look Bear.
I have heard that patriots will soon be rounded up. The time is drawing near. Keep the faith.
There has been a great deal of discussion about the use of chemical and/or biological weapons on U.S. soil as a second round of attacks. Actually, I do not think the danger of that is quite as great as many seem to assume that it is. First, there appears to be the assumption that such weapons are already here, just waiting to be detonated or applied. That is almost certainly not the case. It would make no sense for a terrorist organization to wait until the nation was in a high state of alert before attempting to use their ultimate weapons -- if they indeed had them available for use. To ensure the greatest chance for maximum results, such weapons would be used prior to attacks such as we saw carried out on Tuesday, not after when the odds of success are greatly diminished by the high state of alert resulting the first acts.
There is also an assumption that there are cells of terrorists in hiding awaiting the opportunity for a very different second wave of terror. While it is less certain that this is not true, the actions of those who we know to have attempted a second wave when the airports reopened on Thursday are [amazingly] similar to those of the first wave. It is further known that many cells are very much on the run for the borders -- the various arrests in the U.S., the manhunt in Mexico, and even the arrests in Europe show that the remaining cells appear to be much more the hunted than the hunters at this point.
The terrorists struck a blow that is, for all its destruction and horror, militarily insignificant, much less effective than the Pearl Harbor attack of 60 years ago. It is insanity to strike at a militarily superior enemy and do so in way that leaves the enemy's military capabilities entirely intact. But that is indeed what they have done. The ability of the U.S. to engage and defeat this enemy was not harmed in the least by the effects of the attack.
I feel rather confident that had they had the ability to strike a more terrible and devastating blow, they most certainly would have done so in the first place. The war will now for the most part be taken to the enemy. Those American casualties to come will likely be on foreign soil -- and will be no less heart-rending for that.
...It was the ~CLINTONS~ who allowed the stealing of our Suitcase NUKE Technology during the pre-planned Fires of the Los Alamos Nuclear Labs 2 years ago.
...All our Enemies need now is the PLUTONIUM to fit inside.
DON'T dare LET THE CLINTONS GET AWAY WITH THIS.
NEVER FORGET
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