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Author:  lahimatoa [ Fri Aug 11, 2006 12:39 am ]
Post subject:  Terror attacks in America

Some people seem to feel that the only thing that has been preventing a terrorist attack over the past 5 years is sheer luck or the hand of God or something.

BTG wrote:
The difference is that the Brits actually do something about it instead of just changing colors every so often.
lahimatoa wrote:
Pretty impressive how changing colors has prevented a terrorist attack on American soil for the past 5 years.
BTG wrote:
Whoop-de-doo, 5 years. If we make it to ten, I will be impressed.




Do others here share this opinion? Is there anyone willing to give President Bush even a shred of credit for keeping America safe since September 11th?

Help me out here.

Author:  IantheGecko [ Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:49 am ]
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I think Homeland Security has done a good job, even though they've annoyed & inconvenienced nearly anyone who's been to an airport. There have been scares, but I think America is safer now.

Author:  Ju Ju Master [ Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:48 am ]
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What are you talking about "they did nothing"? After 9/11, airplane security has gotten much heavier; it's nigh impossible to get into the cockpit of an airplane now. Just today security was upped with the confixcation of liquids before going onto airplanes due to a terrorist threat. How is that doing nothing?

Furthermore, he sent our troops into Iraq to defend America from potential attacks from Saddam Hussein, who had tricked the whole world into believing he had WoMD. That's protecting America.

Some might say that some of thse things done to protect America weren't done by bush, they were done by Homeland Security - Bush implemented Homeland Security!

Bush has done a lot to help protect America, but people always say he's done the wrong things. Trust me, if he did something else in any situation, those people would be saying the same thing. Some people only look at the negatives of decisions, not realizing thatthere is no perfect choice. No matter what you do, there will be downsides, that's life.

Author:  Code J [ Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:42 am ]
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Ju Ju Master wrote:
Furthermore, he sent our troops into Iraq to defend America from potential attacks from Saddam Hussein, who had tricked the whole world into believing he had WoMD. That's protecting America.


You're right. From now on, we should invade and start "wars" with every other country that could, "potentially" attack America. China, Cuba, Iran - and that's only scratching the surface.

Author:  ramrod [ Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:26 am ]
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Well Lahi, it's impossible to say that Bush has done nothing to protect The US. Whether you like him you don't, he has made some positive steps in protecting America, though he had made a few blunders as well (Wire taps).

Author:  lahimatoa [ Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:14 pm ]
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he has made some positive steps in protecting America, though he had made a few blunders as well (Wire taps).


What wiretap blunder are you referring to?

Author:  Mr. Sparkle [ Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:14 pm ]
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I think that right now, there is a terrorist plot so massive, that it would require years to amass the funds. The another reason that we haven't seen a terrorist attack in the US is because they want us to slack off.

[I AM NOT A TERRORIST]

Author:  netzen [ Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:36 pm ]
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Ju Ju Master wrote:
What are you talking about "they did nothing"? After 9/11, airplane security has gotten much heavier; it's nigh impossible to get into the cockpit of an airplane now. Just today security was upped with the confixcation of liquids before going onto airplanes due to a terrorist threat. How is that doing nothing?

Furthermore, he sent our troops into Iraq to defend America from potential attacks from Saddam Hussein, who had tricked the whole world into believing he had WoMD. That's protecting America.

Some might say that some of thse things done to protect America weren't done by bush, they were done by Homeland Security - Bush implemented Homeland Security!

Bush has done a lot to help protect America, but people always say he's done the wrong things. Trust me, if he did something else in any situation, those people would be saying the same thing. Some people only look at the negatives of decisions, not realizing thatthere is no perfect choice. No matter what you do, there will be downsides, that's life.

I couldn't have said it better myself.
Code J wrote:
You're right. From now on, we should invade and start "wars" with every other country that could, "potentially" attack America. China, Cuba, Iran - and that's only scratching the surface.

I see your point, but what if Saddam did have WMD's(witch he did, but moved them to Syria)? Saddam was a madman, and guess who his first target would've been

Author:  ramrod [ Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:12 am ]
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netzen wrote:
I see your point, but what if Saddam did have WMD's(witch he did, but moved them to Syria)? Saddam was a madman, and guess who his first target would've been
Well, if Sadam did have them, he more than likely would have missiles rather that their smaller WMD's And I doubt he could launch one from Iraq and hit here. He would probably either attack Kuwait or Israel first.

Author:  Snailmail [ Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:53 am ]
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netzen wrote:
Code J wrote:
You're right. From now on, we should invade and start "wars" with every other country that could, "potentially" attack America. China, Cuba, Iran - and that's only scratching the surface.

I see your point, but what if Saddam did have WMD's(witch he did, but moved them to Syria)? Saddam was a madman, and guess who his first target would've been


IRAN! He doesn't hate us, heck, we helped him out. We gave him WoMD! He said what he said because he was afraid anyone would come and take over, like now. We figure out he has no weapons, and BAM! Let's take Saddam to prison and start up a faulty Republic!

Why would he target us? He wouldn't target the country that helped him destroy a country he hated so.

America is just paranoid, because we always have to be supreme to the other countries. So, we decide, "Hey, I hate dictators, because if we put up a vote we can tell some guy do change that country how we want, and make him run for president! Then the country definitely won't hate us!"

Oh, and I said it once, and I'll say it again, incase someone says America is a Democracy, no... we're a Republic.

Oh, and, terror attacks don't qaulify as "Bombings" because Columbine was a terror attack.

Author:  Didymus [ Sat Aug 12, 2006 5:00 am ]
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Why would he target us? He wouldn't target the country that helped him destroy a country he hated so.

Excuse me, but you seem to have forgotten Desert Shield and Desert Storm? Saddam had plenty of reason to hate us.

Author:  Artvandelay [ Sat Aug 12, 2006 6:00 am ]
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lahimatoa wrote:
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he has made some positive steps in protecting America, though he had made a few blunders as well (Wire taps).


What wiretap blunder are you referring to?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSA_warrantless_surveillance_controversy

This occured in December 2005.

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