Latest Terrorist attempt

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

...The one positive result of the bombing of the World Trade Centre - to me - was that Americans finally started to see that terrorism was not just forceful public opinion. Lack of American support had a real impact on the Troubles. All of a sudden, men like Bobby Sands went from being a martyr, to a criminal. What would American public opinion have been if a 9/11 bomber starved himself to death? Ho hum, one less mouth to feed - as opposed to a political prisoner demanding to be treated as such and not as a criminal.
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I always wondered why Bush didn't invade Ireland. What's so different about Ireland and Iraq?

Originally Posted by classicman

That sounds pretty much like the last, what 3-4 elections for me. ...

It's been that way since the Democrats had the unmittigated audacity to begin impeachment hearings against Nixon. Sour grapes, and vengeance.