On Thu, Jan 09, 2003 at 09:15:57AM -0800, Bill Stewart wrote:
> On the other hand, if the US were following the traditional model
> for defense rather than having a standing army stomping around the world,
> it's highly unlikely that somebody like Al Qaeda would have attacked
> the World Trade Center, because they wouldn't have had their grievances
> about the US infidel forces stationed in the Holy Land of Saudi Arabia.
> They *might* have attacked Exxon headquarters because of Exxon mercs
> stationed in the Holy Land.
Bullshit.
First off, the same groups would have been torqued off that we were
guilty of "cultural imperalism" by allowing (or assisting) american
companies to push product over there.
Secondly, other groups would have been just as pissed off at us for
*not* helping them.
This was one of those catch-22s.
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