9th April 2004, 2:55 PM
Quote:Bullshit. I remember the first time I ever heard of Bin Laden, via an interview in either Time or Newsweek several years prior to 9-11, and prior to 1998 as well. Back then he was already telling of the destruction he would levy upon America. And, we let him get away.
Now, whether 9-11 might have ended up as revenge for Bin Laden or not is irrelevant. That's absolutely no reason to let him continue and give him free reign to do it. It was Clinton who was running the show at this time, and it was he who refused to take Bin Laden when offered. Not the Republicans. Clinton. Therefore, he is responsible for allowing Al Qaeda to do what it did.
Both Bush and Clinton people have said they didn't really concieve of something on the scale of 9/11. It's a fact. Oh we could expect SOMETHING but not anything near that scale... people were not thinking of it like that. You're wrong.
And he didn't 'refuse when Bin Laden was offered'! They had reasons why they couldn't act those few times when they thought they might get him!
Quote:Not one bit, no. Like I said, we're out to eradicate enemies, not make first place in an international beauty contest. After all, the wrong people hated us already and attacked us, instigating the entire process. So why do I care if they hate us more now?
Just one more way people like you are an extreme danger to world peace and security. If you honestly think that international opinion doesn't matter then you (and all the fools who think like you) are utterly blind.
Quote: You're so shortsighted it makes children cry.
Being shortsighted is skimping attacks on the real terrorists to get revenge. That's what YOU did, not people who think like me.
Quote:Not surprised, because terrorists as a rule are insane people and nothing they do is surprising. But unlike you, I prefer we eliminate those who threaten us, instead of surrender to them and allow them to do what they want. And because the right people think like I do, America is strong and dominant and you live a happy little suburban life. Keep that in mind.
And of COURSE there's no way to make it better by improving world opinion! Nope! Impossible! Only solution must be conquering every other country there is!