Monday, January 22, 2007
Re-evaluating History
One of the readers I apparently chased off from this site (with the tough question of how many Canadians were in that country's armed forces), had previously commented that before March, 2003, no one in Iraq was ever a threat to American soldiers (the pilots enforcing the no-fly zones, being shot at nearly every week, might disagree with that one) nor was there any chance of them attacking us in America. Oh, really?
What's all this then? Money quote:
Lt. Gen. Michael D. Maples, head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, recently testified that documents captured by coalition forces during a raid of a safe house believed to house Iraqi members of al Qaeda six months ago "revealed [AQI--al Qaeda in Iraq] was planning terrorist operations in the U.S."
Of course, these plans were after we finished the Gulf War. What about plans that existed before the war resumed nearly 4 years ago? Captain Ed had this post about 9 months ago about a March, 2001 memo which contained the following:
A confidential letter of Qadisya Military Branch, that holds the number 2205 dated on 4/3/2001, notified upon a confidential letter issued by Thi Kar military command, that holds the number 246 dated on 8/3/2001 and notified to us upon a confidential letter issued by Ali squad military command, that holds the number 154 dated on 20/03/2001. Kindly provide the aforementioned squad with the names of persons desiring to volunteer in the suicidal act in order to liberate Palestine and to strike the American interests in accordance with the following details. You are informed and we therefore expect you to notify us.
"Strike the American interests" with suicide attacks by Iraqi military volunteers. Sounds like attack plans to me.
What's all this then? Money quote:
Lt. Gen. Michael D. Maples, head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, recently testified that documents captured by coalition forces during a raid of a safe house believed to house Iraqi members of al Qaeda six months ago "revealed [AQI--al Qaeda in Iraq] was planning terrorist operations in the U.S."
Of course, these plans were after we finished the Gulf War. What about plans that existed before the war resumed nearly 4 years ago? Captain Ed had this post about 9 months ago about a March, 2001 memo which contained the following:
A confidential letter of Qadisya Military Branch, that holds the number 2205 dated on 4/3/2001, notified upon a confidential letter issued by Thi Kar military command, that holds the number 246 dated on 8/3/2001 and notified to us upon a confidential letter issued by Ali squad military command, that holds the number 154 dated on 20/03/2001. Kindly provide the aforementioned squad with the names of persons desiring to volunteer in the suicidal act in order to liberate Palestine and to strike the American interests in accordance with the following details. You are informed and we therefore expect you to notify us.
"Strike the American interests" with suicide attacks by Iraqi military volunteers. Sounds like attack plans to me.
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 5:47 PM 
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That is why no one should ever talk in absolutes. In that respect you are right.
I'd be interested if we could find a single country that didn't have at least one resident who was planning to attack American interests. We know Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, Egypt, Syria and Iran most certainly have them. How many of those countries should we invade?
I think you'd be hard pressed to find a single country that didn't have at least one person who wanted to attack America living there (maybe the Czech Republic?). That is a lousy reason to invade.
Also, on that first quote, since that was only six months ago, doesn't that actaully play into the Canadian's favor?
I'd be interested if we could find a single country that didn't have at least one resident who was planning to attack American interests. We know Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, Egypt, Syria and Iran most certainly have them. How many of those countries should we invade?
I think you'd be hard pressed to find a single country that didn't have at least one person who wanted to attack America living there (maybe the Czech Republic?). That is a lousy reason to invade.
Also, on that first quote, since that was only six months ago, doesn't that actaully play into the Canadian's favor?
We should invade no country because there are private citizens with private plans to attack Americans. When it's the government involved in getting army recruits to carry out the government's plans to attack America, the case is entirely different. The rub will be when it's private citizens with only semi-private plans, who are knowingly protected, but not supported, by the Government. Too close to call just now. Not that we'll be invading anyone anytime soon. We'll do the Clinton stand off bombing the Balkins kind of thing. Thanks for making me think.
You are welcome.
The rub will be when it's private citizens with only semi-private plans, who are knowingly protected, but not supported, by the Government.
Pakistan? Most of the middle east?
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The rub will be when it's private citizens with only semi-private plans, who are knowingly protected, but not supported, by the Government.
Pakistan? Most of the middle east?
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