No attacks in U.S. since 9-11: Why?

Orlando Sentinel ^ | 4/16/04 | Peter Brown

[harpu]

Why? Balls in the oval office instead of bjs!

[American_Centurion]

The dark stain of what was previously a car
transporting AQ terrorists in Yemen.
Predator+Hellfire+AQ target=stain
Courtesy GWOT

Things like this is one very good reason we havn't had any terror attacks since 9-11.

[DefCon]

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[wayoverontheright]

One must conclude that either our enemies' CAPABILITY has been snuffed, or that they have lost their WILL.

The capability has not been impaired, we know, because of the events in Spain, Bali, and others.

As surely we must see by now, the 9-11 attacks occurred not so much from an abundance of hatred, but a profound lack of respect. The consequences to the entire region (and without the bludgeoning of Saddam and the spectre of a Democracy in Iraq, the consequences IMHO wouldn't be sufficient), have restored respect through fear of same.

The obvious stunting of their will is being reversed, however with the possibility that Bush can be ejected from office by the anti-war fifth column within our country. We are in danger again for that reason and that reason alone, we are so blinded to what we have done RIGHT, that we are about to squander our victory, and allow our citizens to be slaughtered again.

[foreverfree]

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[jocon307]

"...the possibility that Bush can be ejected from office by the anti-war fifth column within our country."

And it is for this reason alone that Bush must be re-elected. Anybody who loves America, and who does not want to see our civilization destroyed by the Islamofascists, MUST vote to re-elect Bush.

It is not even that John Kerry is so bad (although he is truly awful, and I think he is doomed by his pomposity if nothing else), but to give him a victory will send a signal to Muslim terrorists and Euro-weenies and the Third-World Communist remnant that Americans do not love their country and we are happy to wave the white flag of appeasement.

[XBob]

5 - "As surely we must see by now, the 9-11 attacks occurred not so much from an abundance of hatred, but a profound lack of respect. The consequences to the entire region (and without the bludgeoning of Saddam and the spectre of a Democracy in Iraq, the consequences IMHO wouldn't be sufficient), have restored respect through fear of same. "

Good thinking. Thankyou BJ Xlinton

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

The time and money -- not to mention the news-media overkill -- spent on historical hindsight by the 9-11 commission is worthwhile because it is aimed at understanding why the system in place was unable to prevent the tragedy.

Yet it is just as important to think about the present and what the lack of a repeat incident says about the future.

Obviously, a similar public investigation into why nothing has happened would be impractical, given the hypothetical nature of the whole exercise.

A fine article, but IMHO the first paragraph above is negated by the last two. In fact, "the news-media overkill spent on historical hindsight by the 9-11 commission" is NOT worthwhile because it is aimed, NOT at "understanding why the system in place was unable to prevent the tragedy," but at second guessing the Bush Administration.

This is obvious in the composition of the Coverup Commission:

• members such as Bob Kerry are institutionally disposed to protect Democrats in Congress
• members such as Slade Gordonwho are institutionally disposed to protect Republicans in Congress
• members such as Gorelick and ben Veniste who are institutionally disposed toe protect the Clinton Administration
• no members who are institutionally disposed to protect the Bush Administration.

  And that expresses itself in demands for public testimony by Bush Administration officials such as Rice and (though even more so than Rice, he extracted a price) Ashcroft, which turn into shouting matches because ben Veniste in particular and Democrats in general patently have the knives out.

  And that expresses itself in the fatuous defense by Kean of the indefensible composition of "his" committee. The Gorelick Commission contains the "Number 2" ("Number 1" having been a figurehead) in the Clinton Justice Department. A person who, as Ashcroft's testimony makes clear, would be the single best witness for the committee to grill under oath.

  The Gorelick Commission is constructed not to produce a reliable history but to perpetrate objective journalism^TM. To produce, that is, fodder for reports which are wise ("objective") in their authors'own conceit but in fact are heavily slanted against the middle class which the Republican Party represents. No less obviously than the questions of the "objective" reporters in the recent press conference were intended to produce a sound bite for the Kerry campagn.

[UltraKonservativen]

...the 9-11 attacks occurred not so much from an abundance of hatred, but a profound lack of respect....
HOW TRUE!
These guys are maniacs but they are not stupid. They understand our psyche. The weak responses under Clinton told them that they MIGHT succeed with 9-11. A soft response would have handed the entire Arab world to Ben Laden.So he pulled the lever but the response was disastrous for him.
They also know the Europeans and they read the Spaniards perfectly and they won that one. Just read the latest pronouncement from Ben Laden.
He knows now that another frontal attack in the US would spell another violent response probably on Syria and maybe Iran. He also knows the DemocRATS lack of courage and blinding thirst for power. That is a powerful Fith Column.
Look to a "thousand cuts" to trigger the "Vietnam" sybdrome that Kennedy et al are so willing to use to defeat Bush.,,Not the spectacular attack.

[Jeff Head]

Why?

Because the fight has been carried to them in their own backyard and they are too busy trying to fight for survival and hunting holes in the ground where they think they can find refuge.

[berserker]

It was ten years from the first bombing of the World Trade Center to 9-11. To suggest that the lack of attacks recently is because of anything we have done is hubris.

[MacDorcha]

ah, but when was the last terrorist attack on the US or US property? the USS Cole was it?

since then it has been actual fighting, not terrorism that has caused casualties.

the first and second WTC attacks were far apart, yes, but the idea that those are the only attacks on the US is sad at best.

i need to find that pic where the sailors have "Why we are here" posted on their ship, and it lists something like 10 acts of terrorism since 1983...

[MacDorcha]

the WTC was the most recent, AND its been the longest since an attack since the H. Bush years

[wordsofearnest]

Amen and halleiugh(sp). Took the words right out of my mouth.

[bonfire]

Right on. One doesn't even have to dislike Kerry and still know he CANNOT become president. Pray the Dem voters put their thinking caps on.

[Just another Joe]

Who says there HAVEN'T been attacks?
Perhaps not of the same magnitude?

There have been a lot of train derailments, chemical factories blowing up, etc that are explained as, "This wasn't caused by terrorism".

Now, admittedly, all of those incidents are, most likely, not terrorist attacks but to say we have had NO terrorist attacks in 31 months, IMO, is just not true, just not of the same magnitude.

[PermaRag]

Because the DNC's muslim allies are waiting for the opportune moment (say, late October) for the next big attempt.

And it may not even need to be a "big" attempt - just big enough so that the soccer mommies and limp-wrist soccer daddies will know that "The U.S.A. is not safe as long as warmonger George W. Bush is in the Whitehouse - so vote accordingly!"

[MrB]

Maybe they also see that our success is our downfall. GW has been so successful in the WOT that we have had no reminders that we are still at war.

This causes complacency, and allows the idea that it might be safe enough now to elect a leftist to creap into the populace.

After that, they can plan their next big one - probably an order of magnitude or more higher than the last one. It's entirely possible that 30-300 thousand people will die in the next attack if we pull back from the WOT.

[ironman]

The author of this article seems to have left out the anthrax attacks post 9-11. Those acts of terrorism remain unsolved.