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Inatizzy · Former Member Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 439

a group of terrorists somehow managed to build a car bomb and set it off in some suburban neighborhood just as school was letting out, killing many children.

What do you think the response of the US Government would be?

How about the US people?

Would John Q Public on the street be satisfied with the government saying "we will bring these killers to justice. We will find them"? Or would there be some vigilante justice? Would Bush have to take off the kid gloves and basically tell the libs to pound sand because we're going after the Islamonuts in this country? Will he declare martial law? What scenario do you see?

I ask this because I think it's coming. It's just a matter of time and opportunity. They're plotting and planning.....and like Dr. Rice said "we have to be right 100% of the time, they only have to be right once"

PhantomSgt · Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 7:40 pm Post subject: It has almost happened.

I know of at least 15 incidents of terrorism twarted by the combined Law Enforcement efforts led by the FBI in our country. These guys have their eye on the ball now and the Patriot Act and support of AG Ashcroft have helped them to achieve this record.

I could see ML being imposed if multiple incidents happened simultainiously.
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Inatizzy · Former Member Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 439

USAFE5 · PO2 Joined: 23 Aug 2004 Posts: 362 Location: Reno Nevada

I agree - their once is coming.

Sadly I think it might be a necessary evil we have to endure. To unite our countrymen as we were in WWII, it may take living through another attack. I would pray that it not be a dirty bomb or involve our children, but it may.
Dubya will not take the gloves off before this happens but I am sure he will afterward.
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GoophyDog · Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 8:43 pm Post subject:

Recommended reading: Tom Clancey's "Teeth of the Tiger". I outlines what is probably a pretty darn accurate scenario of what we could be facing next.
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USAFE5 · PO2 Joined: 23 Aug 2004 Posts: 362 Location: Reno Nevada

I love Clancy's books. I wonder if the "otherside" reads them too?
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Inatizzy · Former Member Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 439

USAFE5 · PO2 Joined: 23 Aug 2004 Posts: 362 Location: Reno Nevada

http://www.clancyfaq.com/teeth_of_the_tiger.pdf
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P. Aaron · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 12:31 am Post subject:

jwb7605 · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 1:08 am Post subject:

USAFE5:
I just put another Clancy book on the wish list.

Thanks for the link!
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USAFE5 · PO2 Joined: 23 Aug 2004 Posts: 362 Location: Reno Nevada

your very welcome - at last I have learned how to put links in Laughing

Another good author for fiction is Clive Cussler. I enjoy his Dirk Pitt stories.
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tony54 · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 8:12 pm Post subject:

No matter who, when, how, or where it happened,
GW would get all the blame, especially from the whiners who are currently complaining about the Patriot Act.

Digger · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 10:47 pm Post subject:

Watch out guys. The ACLU is now trying to run a campaign to basically gut the Patriot Act. If they succeed the worst will be a great likelyhood.
They're another bunch that needs watching Evil or Very Mad

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Sheri · Seaman Recruit Joined: 06 Nov 2004 Posts: 1

Here is a new site that wants to bring the ACLU down.

http://www.stoptheaclu.org/

Please check it out. I've already printed the protest letter, signed and stamped it.

Pray it works. I loathe the ACLU..

tony54 · Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 4:22 pm Post subject:

The ACLU used to be an organization that fought for the rights of regular citizens; they very rarely took on cases and only for legitimate reasons.
In the mid eighties they started getting aggressive with extreme left wing cases only to have federal judges dismiss them.

When Clinton got in office in '92, one of the first things he did was to appoint hundreds of extremely left leaning Democrat Judges across the country, all anti-gun, anti-religion and anti-military pro abortion, pro gay.

Knowing that the ACLU went on a rampage, suing small cities to have them remove religious items from public display, and they purposely made sure they went to a Clinton appointee.

They won every time.

Rather than spend millions of dollars fighting them with appeals the small cities caved in, school districts caved in, even the city of Los Angeles caved in and removed the cross from their city emblem and now one of the oldest American organization, The Boy Scouts is in danger because of their belief in God, and their anti-gay stand.

To fix the problem GW must start appointing conservative God fearing federal judges or the word GOD will be removed from the dictionary.
The ACLU will be the vehicle, but the reckless federal judges are ultimately responsible.

Remember: IN GOD WE TRUST???