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16. Really? We should have taken 911 as just due for our "aggressive foreign actions"

Tue Aug 6, 2013, 02:15 PM

Aug 2013

Easy to say from behind a keyboard and not one of those affected by 911 directly.

what are these "actions?" Are you referring to Vietnam or what?

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If you, apropo of nothing, bomb one of our aircraft carriers, you have declared war on us. [View all] closeupready Aug 2013 OP

And we will nuke your children. Phillyindy Aug 2013 #1

Not necessarily, but if you are imposing thousands of casualties closeupready Aug 2013 #2

You just justified Phillyindy Aug 2013 #4

Just to get the facts correct, Jenoch Aug 2013 #3

Real Nice. Way to ruin a perfectly good nonsensical rant. cleanhippie Aug 2013 #5

I thought so, perhaps the OP should check their history quinnox Aug 2013 #6

I think it's a warning to Syria and/or Iran.... Junkdrawer Aug 2013 #9

Yea ... they being the key word. Lurker Deluxe Aug 2013 #21

It wasn't over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #11

True we got lucky that they went after the battleships. Rex Aug 2013 #12

They sank the Arizona nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #18

I understood his point as well. Jenoch Aug 2013 #20

That logic can go both ways cpwm17 Aug 2013 #7

America started a war and invaded a country under false pretenses quinnox Aug 2013 #10

NONE of our carriers were at Pearl that day. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #14

Don't bomb Pearl Harbor... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #15

How about blowing up passenger jets or murdering elected officials CBGLuthier Aug 2013 #19

Actually, the OP is understating reality. Socal31 Aug 2013 #22