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The "War" on Terrorism

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
Is anyone else bored to fucking death of seeing the mighty Alliance kick the shit out of a militarily deficient country?
Every night on the news it's something new about Afghanistan, or Bin Laden, or Yet another memorial service for the September 11 attacks, first it was one month, then two months now three months. Are we gonna have one every month for the rest of time?
I think it's time to let it be and get on with our lives.
Am I the only one?

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  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    If you dont like it then turn the fucking channel...Sorry but I like to keep up with current affairs so i want it on the news as much as possible.

    Militarily deficient maybe...That didnt stop them protecting the guys who flew planes into the heart of America.They are disturbing efficient with the terrorist bombings and suicide attacks...Germany at the end of WW2 was 'militarily deficient', should we have left them alone?

    Terribly sorry the memorials for the dead fathers, mothers and children bore you. Shall we just ask those families who lost someone to not bother remembering them because it bores little Johny? It was the worst attack on America, EVER. I think its reasonable to expect them to be a little sad about it.

    Arsehole
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Errrmmm......Fuck You!

    I'm not saying they should forget about it, just move on, I've lost members of my family and a couple of old friends, but I didn't keep on about it, I mourned, I grieved, but I didn't hold a vigil once a month to remember them. Life went on.
    It's not the only country to have been attacked by terrorists.
    There wasn't this much fuss after the Oklahoma bombing!
    The scottish didn't have memorials every months after Lockerbie!
    Or the people of Warrington, or Manchester, Canary Wharf, the Soho nail bombings....etc
    We don't need it rammed down our throats every day! The September 11th attacks are one of the pivotal moments in history and will never be forgotten - but life goes on.

    Bin Laden orchestrated a series of attacks that hurt the American pride. That's why the War on Terrorism was started, by the Americans. Just like Pearl Harbour pulled them into WW2. They had to be seen to avenge themselves.

    Where was the magical and wonderous Alliance years ago?

    I'll tell you!
    They were selling weapons to these terrorists, financing them and training their fighters.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The reasons for the war have been debated on here many times. The general consensus was that if you want to tell us that the war is a waste of time then you need to have an alternative. No-one wants war, no-one wants to see innocent people die, but none of the 'anti-war' people seem to have an alternative solution to the Bin Laden problem.

    We are all aware that the US/UK Govt supported the Afghans when they were fighting the Russians but again what was the alternative? Would you have preferred that they sat by and watched Afghanistan become another part of the USSR. This war is part of the reason that the USSR collapsed, their army was shown to be weak...

    The US/UK is now supporting the Northern Alliance - another bunch of murderous wankers who we wouldn't normally have anything to do with. But, at present, they are our best hope for Afghanistan - certainly they are better than the Taliban and we need to start somewhere.
    From tiny acorns, the tallest oaks are grown.

    As for the memorial - I agree with you. This is being done for political purposes - what the hell is a three month 'anniversary' anyway. I can understand that the relatives a grieving, but a huge public event attended by the 'great and good' is just a media circus for the benefit of the politicos rather than the victims...
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Its only been three months. Who cares if the Americans hold memorial services every week? Its nothing to do with you, nobody forces you to watch the news. I suspect the memorials will stop once the person responsible for the attacks is caught and the military campaign in Afghanistan is over. They need to remind people that so many people were killed in order to keep support for the war.

    No other terrorist attack in the UK or US has ever caused so many casualties. Did you lose anyone in Lockerbie, Oklahoma, Warrington, Machester, Soho or Canary Wharf? If not then how do you know that the families who did lose someone dont hold vigils every month? We live in a media dominated world and despite what people like you think, most people want to watch the memorials. They feel for the victims and are glad to watch. If people were bored then they wouldnt show them.

    The US and UK have never armed, financed or trained any Al-Queda forces. They have indirectly armed the Taliban but they arent the terrorists.

    You are in a minority. TV stations are businesses, they wont put stories on air that nobody wants to see. Most people want to see the memorials and coverage of the war therefore the news shows it. You dont like it, turn over.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by Balddog:


    You are in a minority. TV stations are businesses, they wont put stories on air that nobody wants to see. Most people want to see the memorials and coverage of the war therefore the news shows it. You dont like it, turn over.

    Thanatos, posting as Teufelhund:

    Yeah... I'm entering the discussion VERY late, but then, took a little cyber maneuvering to get here at all.

    PERSONALLY, I am a little tired of the constant reminders, but then, I am one of the "hawks" that requires no object lesson to be force fed to comprehend the realities which surround me... I DO find it MOST IRONIC that so many "liberals", as in the "degenerate left", the "gun-grabbers", etc, are making the public appearance of discovering that they actually HAVE A PAIR! <IMG alt="image" SRC="eek.gif" border="0"> Who would have thought that the sheep might grow a spine? HOWEVER, the general populace appears to require a CONSTANT dose of reality, or their perspective will once again plummet to the abysmal state of lackadaisical and pathetic naivete that brought about the epitasis IN THE FIRST PLACE! <IMG alt="image" SRC="mad.gif" border="0">

    It is with such exquisite IRONY that I observe the lines growing at the courthouse as the once commited "gun-grabbers" now clamor for the CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMITS! The barren shelves at the gun stores where ammo used to be stacked. Who woulda thunk it???

    Eight years of the coward Bill Klinton led the miscreants to think that we are a gutless and lazy nation, that we would bend over, pull our skivvies down, and accept their intended fate for us. Guess what? You think that I am a barbarian, a troglodyte? GWB definitely HAS a pair, and the example WILL be made, and it WILL be repeated - as necessary - until the aberrent amongst us comprehend what they would call out! However long that takes, and wherever required...

    UBL started the conversation; we WILL end it!

    [ 15-12-2001: Message edited by: Teufelhund ]
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    In GWB we have, finally, an American President! The first since Teddy Roosevelt! The first in my lifetime!

    Diesel

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