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To: bentway who wrote (376043)	4/3/2008 4:31:32 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577900

Iraq - ABSOLUTELY no threat to our country. I disagree, and believe history will show I was right. Afghanistan - revenge for 9/11 - no threat. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. How freaking dumb can a person be? You effectively admit that Afghanistan had a role in 9/11, yet you think had we not retaliated, they were not a threat to the US? You're an idiot. WWII - the Japanese had no plans to invade the mainland US, and the Germans finally decided not to even invade England. WWII was all about saving Europe. While I've never heard an "invasion" was planned, if you had read a little WWII history (obviously, you haven't) you would know that Japan had multiple plans for bombing the mainland. As I pointed out, they were actually successful with the incendiary balloons in killing a few people here. Had we not been applying pressure in the Pacific, there is little doubt they would have been able to execute the plans they had. The bombing plans involved bombing LA (this is common knowledge amongst people who have studied WWII), refueling off the cost of Baja, attacking oilfields in Texas, and linking with the German subs (WHICH WERE OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST) for attacks on the Eastern coast. Furthermore, the Germans were highly effective in sinking freighter and tanker ships just off the coast. 175 ships were sunk along the eastern coast; nearly 50 in the Gulf of Mexico, and nearly 50 at Alaska. To suggest our mainland wasn't under threat of attack is beyond stupid. Did I mention you are stupid?

To: bentway who wrote (376043)	4/3/2008 4:44:09 PM
From: TopCat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577900

"LINK please - one citing actual DEATHS." On May 5, 1945, a balloon bomb killed five children and a woman near Lakeview, Ore., when it exploded as they dragged it from the woods. Taking some local kids on an outing, Reverend Archi Mitchell watched in horror as his wife, Elsie, and the five children, ages 11 to 13, were killed. Those six were the only known victims of the balloon bombs. However, dangers of the balloon bomb still may exist. Hundreds were never found and may still be detonated with the slightest contact. japan-101.com