Murderous Terrorists Kill Brits

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

So you guys figure al Qaeda is responsible for the economy, and not bad valuation of toxic mortgages causing several major banking failures leading to a credit crunch?

Hint:
-- cost of entire Iraq war: $3 trillion -- and everybody agrees that is far, far too much
-- cost of bank recovery and economic stimulus bills: $1487 trillion -- and many think it is not enough

I didn't say that, but since we're on the subject... there's nothing like an irresponsible government throwing money around to distract everyone from Wall Street shenanigans, and make even normally astute people believe Medoff could produce normally unbelievable returns.

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Al Qaeda attacks on US interests between 1st and 2nd WTC events, source:

4 October, 1993 Eighteen US servicemen killed in Somalia
25 June, 1996 US military base in Saudi bombed 19 servicemen killed
7 August, 1998 US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania bombed
12 October, 2000 Attack on US warship in Yemen kills 17 sailors

Al Qaeda attacks on US interests after 9/11:

18 June, 2004 US engineer beheaded in Saudi Arabia

But until 9-11 none of them made the bear come out. Mission accomplished.
I'm not saying there are, or aren't, groups that wish they could do the same, but I wouldn't credit anyone for stopping something I have no proof, or even reasonable suspicion of, having happened.