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To: Elroy who wrote (320893)1/15/2007 1:10:21 PM
From: steve harris  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1576113
 
So what exactly is the negative impact to the USA of Blackhawk Down x 100?

Why were terrorists hoping the democrats would win the 2006 election?

pbs.org

When the Marines landed in the last days of 1992, bin Laden sent in his own soldiers, armed with AK-47's and rocket launchers. Soon, using the techniques they had perfected against the Russians, they were shooting down American helicopters. The gruesome pictures of the body of a young army ranger being dragged naked through the streets by cheering crowds flashed around the world. The yearlong American rescue mission for starving Somalians went from humanitarian effort to quagmire in just three weeks. Another superpower humiliated. Another bin Laden victory.

"After leaving Afghanistan, the Muslim fighters headed for Somalia and prepared for a long battle, thinking that the Americans were like the Russians," bin Laden said. "The youth were surprised at the low morale of the American soldiers and realized more than before that the American soldier was a paper tiger and after a few blows ran in defeat. And America forgot all the hoopla and media propaganda ... about being the world leader and the leader of the New World Order, and after a few blows they forgot about this title and left, dragging their corpses and their shameful defeat."



To: Elroy who wrote (320893)1/15/2007 1:13:40 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1576113
 
Elroy, for one, Al Qaeda has taken root in Somalia. They saw how a huge group of armed thugs can force a military superpower to retreat, and they are encouraged by the results. So they stage a number of attacks against Americans, which finally culminated in 9/11.

Now imagine if Somalia had the resources of an oil-rich nation.

Tenchusatsu