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William H (Countachxx)
Intermediate Member Username: Countachxx
Post Number: 2263 Registered: 2-2001
| Posted on Monday, April 14, 2003 - 7:19 am: | |
Bushh didnt exactly throw a surprise attack at SH, He had Months to prepare move his weapons & $ & get a nice evil hideout ready probably somewhere in Afria or Syria. As for people accepting that Terror doesnt work, Well the Romans had their own terrorists so I guess people are just REALLY thick headed cus terrorism is about as old as civilization I hope they r all dead but we cant just rely on what we hope |
Randall (Randall)
Member Username: Randall
Post Number: 302 Registered: 1-2003
| Posted on Monday, April 14, 2003 - 4:39 am: | |
Regarding the terror tactics. All it takes is hope for people to continue following, and I'm sure they feel that if large enough attacks are performed, maybe people will pay attention. Our intel said Saddam had all these weapons, yet we've turned up nothing. I hope that they haven't gone onto the market for sale. Right now I'm assuming that since no one is in control, whoever knows where the weapons are can do whatever they want with them, and that seems a lot worse than a government having control over them. Hopefully our government knows a lot more than what they've let off to know. Because if NY or DC were to get dusted by anthrax, the economy would be damaged much worse than it was on 9-11. |
ross koller (Ross)
Intermediate Member Username: Ross
Post Number: 1053 Registered: 3-2002
| Posted on Monday, April 14, 2003 - 3:53 am: | |
besides all that....what gives anybody in the arab world the feeling that any of their terror tactics actually work? they give us 9/11, bali, etc, and we bust up their lair in afghanistan, run over iraq, put syria up for world scrutiny, iran and nkorea are contemplating their navels, and pretty soon we'll be on the famous 'roadmap' to a palestinian homeland. i think terrorism as a method of obtaining some kind of political gain, has been shown to be worthless. yes there will be more than a few die-hards ready to strap on the old suicide bomb vests, but when do the faithful masses realize that this is just not working? i think sooner rahter than later. |
Jim Schad (Jim_schad)
Member Username: Jim_schad
Post Number: 981 Registered: 7-2002
| Posted on Sunday, April 13, 2003 - 9:36 pm: | |
OBL does not have $300M any more. Reports are that he has only maybe $20M or less. SH is reported to have between $2BB and $40BB..quite a wide range. Saddam is not repsected in the muslim community at all. However, I think Will has a point that they might overlook their diffs to focus on what they have in common...hatred for the US. The good thing is that they are both not in power anywhere and have no open podium to spread their message. If they are too mainstream and vocal they will attract attention and be killed and thus defeat themselves. Very murky scenario. |
Mike B (Srt_mike)
Junior Member Username: Srt_mike
Post Number: 103 Registered: 12-2002
| Posted on Sunday, April 13, 2003 - 8:31 pm: | |
Your fear is based on the likelihood of the following: 1) OBL really isn't a radical muslim, he just uses it as cover to hate/attack the US 2) SH and his sons are alive and well 3) SH and cohorts are more interested in "getting back" at the USA than about living in the luxury they once did. 4) SH and cohorts have enough cash left to finance OBL ops. OBL has $300MM, which is 5% of what you say SH has. How much of SH's did we get? I bet more than 95%. I bet the rest will be used for a life of luxury elsewhere, IF he's alive. 5) That SH won't see the reality of US resolve and will actually work with OBL. I think it's unlikely that any of these would happen, and virtually guaranteed that they all won't. SH has always funded terrorism. He will liklely not be able to do that anymore - at least not in any meaningful way. OBL doesn't want Saddams, and he doesn't need money. He wants brainwashed young men to do his bidding. SH don't fit in the OBL jigsaw. Nothing will happen. |
William H (Countachxx)
Intermediate Member Username: Countachxx
Post Number: 2259 Registered: 2-2001
| Posted on Sunday, April 13, 2003 - 4:39 pm: | |
but OBL & SH share a deep hatred for the US & a great desire for revenge. I'm sure Saddam has nice wads of cash hidden in all sorts of places under all sorts of names. They seem to have all vanished & if they are not all dead then they are pretty sneaky & bright enough to have not been caught I'm nowhere near convinced that OBL is an extremist Muslim, I think he has Used Islam & dim witted extremists to carry out his plans |
Mike B (Srt_mike)
Junior Member Username: Srt_mike
Post Number: 102 Registered: 12-2002
| Posted on Sunday, April 13, 2003 - 4:29 pm: | |
OBL is motivated by extreme views on Islam. Hussein and his spawn are NOT Islam extremists. The two will never "hook up". Won't happen. Furthermore, it is *highly* doubtful that Hussein and kids have access to most of that money. It will be siezed, transferred, and locked down. And any that we missed will very quickly be tracked as soon as it starts moving around. OBL + Hussein hooking up is about as likely as Arafat and Sharon hooking up. |
William H (Countachxx)
Intermediate Member Username: Countachxx
Post Number: 2257 Registered: 2-2001
| Posted on Sunday, April 13, 2003 - 3:45 pm: | |
If Saddam or 1 of his sons or 1 of his top level guys survived, they are going to be plenty PO'd about losing their powerbase. I can defintaley see them hooking up with BL now and looking for some payback. This terrrorist Sht is just going to keep going on. BL was said to be worth $300m which is chump change compared to SH's $7B +. Its plenty scary to think what these PO'd camelhumpers can do with that kind of $ |