Are we less safe from terrorism? - Democratic Underground

KingFlorez

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Mon Jan-09-06 01:19 PM
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Poll question: Are we less safe from terrorism?

I say we are less safe, because the Iraq war made the country a haven for terrorists and gave more people reason to target Americans

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Vincardog

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Mon Jan-09-06 01:20 PM
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1. We are less safe because the Death Cult in control of DC has been

actively making us less safe

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ayeshahaqqiqa

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Mon Jan-09-06 01:23 PM
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2. No brainer

Before we invaded, Iraq wasn't allowing terrorists in; it was a secular government-one that Osama condemned. Besides that, our intemperate language ("crusade") and actions (allowing looting, etc) has given many in the Middle East the impression that the US is, indeed, out to destroy Islam-a key recruiting tool for al Qaeda (but that may be changing; al Qaeda has been targeting Muslims, which belies their Islamic credentials).

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William769

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Mon Jan-09-06 01:31 PM
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3. Ok who are the idiots?

Edited on Mon Jan-09-06 01:31 PM by William769

ON EDIT: I forgot we have lurkers.

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ComerPerro

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Mon Jan-09-06 01:32 PM
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4. Well, we aren't any more safe, I can tell you that

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htuttle

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Mon Jan-09-06 01:55 PM
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5. More importantly, we are less safe from...

...dying due to being unable to afford medical care, poisoning due to arsenic and other industrial wastes in our water, being washed out to sea due to global warming related weather, freezing to death because we can't afford heat, being made homeless due to our jobs being outsourced, being locked away in a secret gulag because of something we posted on the internet, and so on.

So, given the risks presented above, all I can say is, "Terrorism? Ha! Don't make me laugh! Ain't no way terrorists are going to scare me more than everyday life in The Belly of the Beast..."

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Deja Q

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Mon Jan-09-06 02:01 PM
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6. Option 4: Don't care.

The decay I am seeing in America; I'd rather be killed by a terrorist.

I see less and less every day worth fighting for. Less and less of a future.

Meanwhile, more people are interested in Apple's upcoming product (no doubt a thin phone/ipod hybrid that will play music, video, and even vibrate in one's front pocket because innovation is a good thing, and sex sells too...)

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