Re: Terrorist attacks in Paris
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Originally Posted by
PedroDaGr8
And you know what, frankly I don't give a damn. They gave it their BEST and killed a maximum 150 people.
Pedro, there is much truth in your thoughts but they have done much worse than their best being 150. They killed just shy of 3,000 innocent folks in just one event. That is still a very small percent of the population of this country, but I would feel very angry if a family member had lost their life in that event, or had I been a first responder and am fighting the lasting effects of the dust storm that followed.
Is it sad those people died? yes, but this is in a city of millions. Their entire war is psychological because they entirely lack the ability to enact any REAL damage.
That is true today, but I have no doubt whatsoever that if they could lay their hands on a nuclear warhead and the technical expertise to detonate it, that they would do it in the largest city in the US. They have the money to buy one, buy the expertise and method of delivery, and imo it is only a matter of time before they find someone that will sell both to them. It is as simple as sailing a container ship into New York harbor and giving the command to go boom. How about forgetting nuclear, and thinking about sabotaging an LNG tanker in the same harbor. I really do not think that would be sufficiently more difficult than dropping a Russian passenger plane out of the sky.
One day of merciless bombing and we could kill more of them and inflict more damage than they can do in their entire existence, both from a population percentage AND a sheer numbers perspective. My bet is if you ran the numbers, you would be MORE likely to die from being stabbed in a bar fight than from a terrorist attack. I'm not afraid of bar fights and I'm not afraid of terrorists. Let them try their best as we repeatedly bomb them. The worst they will do is kill a few people here and there. If the media would treat it like something to just downplay then we would see their abilities drop even worse. They will try many heinous things but the fact is, THEY ARE WEAK. They have no true power, they have little legitimacy.
They control a section of some of the most barren desert wasteland in a country comprised of barren desert wasteland.
Unfortunately that wasteland is sitting on enough oil to keep them going and buying all the weapons and supplies they need for way too long.
They are a big fish in a small pond and in time they will find out how truly big the real big fish are.
I agree with that statement, but I do not want it to take as long as the War to end all wars for them to find out. I want hem to find out today.
More people do not deserve to die at their hands
Re: Terrorist attacks in Paris
Pedro is right that this is about terror and not their ability to really inflict crippling casualties or take out a military or industrial complex.
But terror does in fact work, and we are as Dan said at risk of them getting their hands on a real weapon. As Dan said they have the money and infrastructure to make it happen with enough effort.
The real question is if they are truly fascists trying to build their empire or if they are just insane. If they are ruthless but sane then they will stick to these kinds of attacks. They build recruiting and make a huge splash but they will only get a certain level of response from the nation in question.
If they were to be insane and for example ship a nuclear bomb in a cargo container and set it off in the LA port or New York or wherever, then all bets would be off. Politically even Obama would be forced to lead the charge to annihilate them completely. Are they just using Islam as an excuse to drive their power or do they really believe they'll get 72 virgins?
Re: Terrorist attacks in Paris
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Originally Posted by
CitizenBBN
Pedro is right that this is about terror and not their ability to really inflict crippling casualties or take out a military or industrial complex.
But terror does in fact work, and we are as Dan said at risk of them getting their hands on a real weapon. As Dan said they have the money and infrastructure to make it happen with enough effort.
The real question is if they are truly fascists trying to build their empire or if they are just insane. If they are ruthless but sane then they will stick to these kinds of attacks. They build recruiting and make a huge splash but they will only get a certain level of response from the nation in question.
If they were to be insane and for example ship a nuclear bomb in a cargo container and set it off in the LA port or New York or wherever, then all bets would be off. Politically even Obama would be forced to lead the charge to annihilate them completely. Are they just using Islam as an excuse to drive their power or do they really believe they'll get 72 virgins?
It didn't work on Madonna. She didn't let it force her to cancel her concert. No, she stood up and didn't let those terrorist force her to cancel her show this weekend. Kudo's to Madonna. I salute you :sFl_america2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd8mLayceWs
Re: Terrorist attacks in Paris
lol Doc, she's certainly an inspiration.
Re: Terrorist attacks in Paris