If the government knew of the 9/11 attacks what would be different.

[SLM]

Nobodys left in Newfoundland,their all in fort mac newfy.

Then if I ever make it out there for a trip I'll have lots of leg room, lol

That reminds me of a stand up comedian I saw, broadcast was out of St. Johns. She was from NWT and said everybody asked her, jokingly, if she lived in an igloo. Her retort was "Oh, your from Newfoundland. Do you live in Fort MacMurray".

 

[Risus]

I remember my mother calling up to her cousins in Newfoundland to thank them upon hearing what they did for the grounded passengers. That was class and compassion at it's finest.

Yes, cleaning up a mess that wouldn't have happened if the yanks had had their ducks in a row...

 

[Machjo]

and yet...... your wacko politicians and commentators still accuse Canada of "letting in" the 9/11 hijackers. There's REAL thanks for ya. 10 years later, and americans still don't have enough brains to figure out where the attack came from.

Can you name me one US politician who still believes this? And no, don't pull out some quote from five years ago, but I mean now, or let's say in the last year. There might be the odd US voter or TV commentator at Fox News who still beleives it, but I doubt one single currently serving US federal politician still does or even has in at least the last year.

 

[Goober]

and yet...... your wacko politicians and commentators still accuse Canada of "letting in" the 9/11 hijackers. There's REAL thanks for ya. 10 years later, and americans still don't have enough brains to figure out where the attack came from.

On another thread you stated that there were only a few talking heads doing this - So what is it?

Can you name me one US politician who still believes this? And no, don't pull out some quote from five years ago, but I mean now, or let's say in the last year. There might be the odd US voter or TV commentator at Fox News who still beleives it, but I doubt one single currently serving US federal politician still does or even has in at least the last year.

Do a quick google on it and see that it happened in 2010 - McCain was one. The guy who was running for President.

 

[Machjo]

On another thread you stated that there were only a few talking heads doing this - So what is it?



Do a quick google on it and see that it happened in 2010 - McCain was one. The guy who was running for President.

Then I stand corrected. Though I would guess he's in the minority, and from what I could see, he didn't seem to be the brightest cookie among US politicians anyway.

 

[Goober]

Then I stand corrected. Though I would guess he's in the minority, and from what I could see, he didn't seem to be the brightest cookie among US politicians anyway.

It was an arguement going back and forth we were having and that is why it is fresh in my memory. We all have dumbass politicians.

 

[Machjo]

It was an arguement going back and forth we were having and that is why it is fresh in my memory. We all have dumbass politicians.

We could also ask ourselves if he still believes it now, since from my understanding US politicians had been actively correcting this false assumption over time, so it wouldn't surprise me if McCain may have been informed of the gaffe after his comment.

 

[Goober]

We could also ask ourselves if he still believes it now, since from my understanding US politicians had been actively correcting this false assumption over time, so it wouldn't surprise me if McCain may have been informed of the gaffe after his comment.

I am sure he was corrected.

 

[Goober]

You do know that was a photoshopped picture right?

This is about 911 - facts have nothing to do with it. Git with the program yougun.

 

[SLM]

This is about 911 - facts have nothing to do with it. Git with the program yougun.

Facts?!? We don't need no stinkin' facts! We have "the Truth".

 

[TenPenny]

could they have been able stop 9/11 attacks while they were in progress without any major loss of life?

Define 'major'.

About the only way to stop the attacks would have been to kill the people on those flights, so if you count that as 'major', then, no.

The CFL game had america the beautiful at the opening?? Pretty rediculous

Actually, I think that was a nice acknowledgement of something that touched our closest partner in this world, as well as many of our own people. But it was done to honour a friend, the USA.

Nothing wrong with that, you know.

 

[Retired_Can_Soldier]

I was on my way to NY State today and as we went out to get into a car a fellow roughly 70 years old remarked. The Americans go what they deserved, they are the ones who backed Hussein in the first place."

My pal said, "Hussein didn't cause 9/11."

I shook my head. Whether you agree with US foreign policy or not, if it is your belief that the people killed on 911 deserved what they got then you are twice as ignorant as the ill informed moron I met today.

 

[EagleSmack]

Yes, cleaning up a mess that wouldn't have happened if the yanks had had their ducks in a row...

I thought the people of Gander were providing comfort to stranded passengers... not cleaning up a mess.

I guess you can't read.

Then why are you sending posts directed to me if I can't read?

 

[gerryh]

guess you can't read either eh smack.... he said former, you quoted former, yet you come up with forum.

 

[EagleSmack]

guess you can't read either eh smack.... he said former, you quoted former, yet you come up with forum.

Ahh, I see now. Got you.

Wait what are you talking about?

 

[Angstrom]

If the government knew of the 9/11 attacks what would be different.

Nothing.
If someone wants to harm you, they will always find a way, no matter how many trillions you sink into trying to stop them.

On the other hand. Treating other countries with respect and dignity can go a long way, into not creating hate and resentment,

Common sense tells me Such hateful idea's and plans don't grow in popularity without a cause.
I can't imagine how much hate it would take to drive me to do such acts.
There must be something we are doing to them that they really are pissed off about.

Simply asking "them" and stopping what it is that is creating that hate would be a step in the right direction. Takes a big man to admit you where wrong and say sorry then change your way's.
Sometimes thats all thats really needed though.

 

[Goober]

If the government knew of the 9/11 attacks what would be different.

Nothing.
If someone wants to harm you, they will always find a way, no matter how many trillions you sink into it trying to stop them.

On the other hand. Treating other countries with respect and dignity can go a long way, into not creating hate and resentment,

Common sense tells me Such hateful idea's and plans don't grow in popularity without a cause.
I can't imagine how much hate it would take to drive me to do such acts.
There must be something we are doing to them that they really are pissed off about.

Yes the West is always wrong and we should all convert or die/ Do you have any idea what extreme Jihadism is. What the goal is - What the end result would be. Well do you? After all you are a genius so this should be quite easy, or will it? I eagerly await your well thought out and informed reply.

 

[ironsides]

The CFL game had america the beautiful at the opening?? Pretty rediculous

Yes your reply is.

Oh, I have respect for the dead. There were a lot of Canadian soldiers who lost their lives fighting the yankee's rediculous war. Yes, I have respect for them, even the ones killed by yankee fire...

You have respect for nothing, not even your own.

 

[Johnny Utah]

If the government knew of the 9/11 attacks what would be different.

According to the audiotapes that have surfaced over the years the terrorists did not identify themselves until they were on the final approach to the target to the air traffic controllers.

There are hundreds of commercial flights over America at any given time so the terrorist flights could only be identified while they were in the air.

The government did not know the day this would occur just that it would happen.

The government has a good track record on preventing an attack but could they have been able stop 9/11 attacks while they were in progress without any major loss of life?

NORAD was trained for attacks from outside the United States not from within, when the planes were hijacked everything fell apart..

Bush had a PDF given to him in August 'Bin Laden determined to attack within the United States' but it wasn't specific detail of when and where a possible attack would happen..

The 9/11 attacks were carried out with Military precision because they were planned years ago as time was on Al Qaeda's side and this why the attacks were so devastating..

 

[JLM]

If the government knew of the 9/11 attacks what would be different.

According to the audiotapes that have surfaced over the years the terrorists did not identify themselves until they were on the final approach to the target to the air traffic controllers.

There are hundreds of commercial flights over America at any given time so the terrorist flights could only be identified while they were in the air.

The government did not know the day this would occur just that it would happen.

The government has a good track record on preventing an attack but could they have been able stop 9/11 attacks while they were in progress without any major loss of life?

Regardless of what the gov't knows there is no way of preventing distruction with any degree of certainty, at any given time in any given major city there are crackpots like Timothy McVey and the Unibomber on the loose and just because they haven't done anything to date to be identified doesn't mean some major piece of infrastructure somewhere isn't going to "blow up" tomorrow. There is a lot of security on planes, but how much is there on trains pulling 150 cars and probably capable or as much or more mayhem and destruction?