Yeah ;) Michael, meet Larry :) On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Michael Grant [Modus IS] <[email protected]> wrote: > Wowzers. I stand corrected... VERY corrected. :D > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 1:39 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Does Bush deserve credit for ny rescue? > > To be even more of a nit picker, you're incorrect. Germany in the First > World War did attack American territory (both submarine attacks and landing > saboteurs). In the 2nd World War Germany landed saboteurs on Long Island, > while Japan occupied US territory - the Aleutians (part of Alaska) and also > took over US other protectorates and territories i.e., the Philippines for > instance. IJN submarines shelled the west coast of Oregon, Washington state > and also British Columbia. Additionally the Japanese launched firebomb > attacks that killed 3 people on the west coast and caused a few forest > fires. > > Also the Chesapeake campaign wasn't the only attack in the war of 1812 - > 1814 - by the time it was over most of Maine, parts of Vermont and New York > state as well as most of what's now Michigan were occupied by British > forces. At the same time, the US controlled about 5 square miles of swamp in > the Niagara peninsula in Ontario. > >>> No attacks on US soil since 9/11. >> >>9/11 was the first attack on the US homeland in history (save for when >>Canada/Britain burned down your white house in 1814.) I'd wager a guess > that >>9/11 was years and years in the planning. So to play devil's advocate here, >>we have no way of knowing if Bush's response actually prevented more >>attacks. It's quite possible that simply increasing homeland security >>would've also prevented more attacks on US soil. A true measure of success >>would be to say that since 9/11 no Americans have been killed by > terrorists, >>which as we all know isn't the case. > > > >
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