Michele 1 #51 September 1, 2006 QuoteThey stopped being "the enemy of our enemy" mainly. Only that? Didn't have anything to do with the rise of terrorism, specifically from the group we had assisted, did it? Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #52 September 1, 2006 QuoteQuoteThey stopped being "the enemy of our enemy" mainly. Only that? Didn't have anything to do with the rise of terrorism, specifically from the group we had assisted, did it? Ciels- Michele Damn, Michele. I seem to remember it having more to do with supporting terrorists that flew 2 planes into the WTC, one into the Pentagon, and another that crashed into a field in PA. on it's way to hit the Capitol. Silly me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #53 September 1, 2006 QuoteDamn, Michele. I seem to remember it having more to do with supporting terrorists that flew 2 planes into the WTC, one into the Pentagon, and another that crashed into a field in PA. on it's way to hit the Capitol. Silly me. Well, color me silly too, because I'm thinking of the hostage taking sprees, hijackings, killing of our marines in Lebanon, the embassy bombings, the '93 bombings, the USS Cole, the attempted 2000 LAX bombing, and all those other events which happened. Gosh. Maybe we should've continued funding them, and turning the other cheek once they started, so they wouldn't hit us. Kinda like blackmail, I guess. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,114 #54 September 1, 2006 >Didn't have anything to do with the rise of terrorism, specifically from >the group we had assisted, did it? No. When terrorism was on the rise against the russians we were ecstatic. We "gave the Russians their Vietnam" in the words of one CIA official. (In hindsight it would have been more accurate to say "gave them their Iraq.") When they had no russians left to kill, and started hitting western targets - then we started to care a lot more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveorino 7 #55 September 1, 2006 Great after the fact observation, but why would Darius' reason: 1979-88: US begins covert aid to Mujahideen in Afghanistan six months before Soviet invasion in Dec. 1979. Over the next decade US provides training and more than $3 billion in arms and aid. be listed as a reason the world hates us, unless you just happen to be looking for reasons, and in "hindsight" this fits. Darius, why DID you list, "1979-88: US begins covert aid to Mujahideen in Afghanistan six months before Soviet invasion in Dec. 1979. Over the next decade US provides training and more than $3 billion in arms and aid." as a reason the US is hated? Please tell me. steveOrino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #56 September 1, 2006 QuoteQuoteDamn, Michele. I seem to remember it having more to do with supporting terrorists that flew 2 planes into the WTC, one into the Pentagon, and another that crashed into a field in PA. on it's way to hit the Capitol. Silly me. Well, color me silly too, because I'm thinking of the hostage taking sprees, hijackings, killing of our marines in Lebanon, the embassy bombings, the '93 bombings, the USS Cole, the attempted 2000 LAX bombing, and all those other events which happened. Gosh. Maybe we should've continued funding them, and turning the other cheek once they started, so they wouldn't hit us. Kinda like blackmail, I guess. Ciels- Michele Nice point Michele, but my list of grievances goes back before many of the people on this forum were born. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nathaniel 0 #57 September 1, 2006 Quote The war on Terror is not a war against one person but it is a war against an Idea. A war on Pan-Islamism. Agreed. Perhaps we could include other violent currents as well. But Pan-Islamism seems to be the biggest target right now. Subtly but crucially different from a war on Islam itself.My advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me, Lebowski? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #58 September 2, 2006 http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2414561#2414561When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #59 September 2, 2006 Quotehttp://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2414561#2414561 Yep, killing an enemy sniper before he kills you and your buddies will definitely get you some bad vibes from the enemy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #60 September 2, 2006 http://www.vidilife.com/video_play_174299_U_S_hired_mercenaries_in_Iraq.htmWhen an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
