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woo me with science Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:48 PM
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Poll question: Okay, I keep seeing post after post saying this is the end of the War on Terror,
Edited on Sun May-01-11 11:50 PM by woo me with science
and that the troops will come home now, and TSA can stop porno scanning and groping us, and we can pour Pentagon money into domestic problems at last.

How many of you SERIOUSLY believe this? I mean, seriously?
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:50 PM
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1. There's "I don't know what this means", too. nt
Edited on Sun May-01-11 11:51 PM by valerief
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woo me with science Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:51 PM
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2. Added it. Thanks. nt
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Common Sense Party Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:53 PM
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3. There will be more threats, more attacks, more retaliation.
But I'm hoping (without much expectation) that perhaps this could be the beginning of the end of our decade-long failed attempt to fight terrorism by military means, by mass-scale occupation of foreign countries.
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RainDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:56 PM
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4. that's not a very realistic view of what this death means
but this moment gives us the impetus to step back from the paranoia. nations have been dealing with terrorism for decades without becoming police states.

we, as a nation, can use this moment to reassess our direction - these sorts of moments are openings to create better policy b/c fear is not the chief motivator.
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Incitatus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:56 PM
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5. The war on terror is going to end
right after the war on drugs ends.

:silly:
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Dappleganger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:57 PM
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6. Mittens
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woo me with science Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 12:39 AM
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10. ?
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Skip Intro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:57 PM
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7. how do you know at which point to stop believing and at which point to become skeptical?
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kwassa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 12:00 AM
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8. Osama hasn't been running things for a long time
Al Queda de-centralized, became a franchise operation, with many independent operators in many different countries.

His unfortunate legacy will go on, carried out by others.
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markpkessinger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 12:04 AM
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9. I voted "Are you kidding," but I disagree with the phrasing of the rest of it . . .
The second option reads:
Are you kidding? The military and Homeland Security will be ON THE JOB because of continued threats and likely attempts at retaliation.

I would have written something like this:

Are you kidding? The private defense contracting industry, aided and abetted by their friends among the military brass, will be showering lobbying money on members of Congress in order to make sure their cash cow is extended for many years to come.
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Vinee Donating Member (421 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 12:40 AM
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11. like the doolittle raids, it marks a turning point. IMO
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