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Los Angeles Hoo

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Knocking down the buildings did weaken us, and had they…


…been successful in knocking down the Capitol, then holy moly.

Terrorism is all about asymmetry and playing the long game. 9/11 served to deepen political divisions in this country, cost us ~2 trillion in present dollars and the Taliban is back in charge of Afghanistan, but this time with $60 billion of US military hardware left behind. Not a bad outcome for the bad guys.

Iraq was unrelated, IMO. Some good intentions on our part, but bad idea/execution for multiple reasons.

Not to get personal, but is your 8-year-old shaking and in tears when asking these questions questions like your typical lib, or does he/she keep a stiff upper lip?

[Post edited by Los Angeles Hoo at 01/31/2024 9:48PM]

(In response to this post by JohnHoo2)

Posted: 01/31/2024 at 9:36PM



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