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Pamela Horter-Moore's avatar

Yes, Al-Qaeda won. We Americans were urged by our leaders not to live in fear, but shortly after, our Congress passed the Patriot Act, whereby Americans were increasingly monitored by their government.

Karen Rivera's avatar

The Patriot Act played us for fools; we couldn't take this, that and other thing in our luggage. Couldn't wear whatever, take your shoes off on cold and dirty airport floors. Missing flights because they pulled someone out to go into a back room to be physically searched. I was flying out of LaGuardia the day the 1st Gulf War started. I had to leave my hot rollers behind because TSA said they looked like detonators! What?!? In 2010 my husband and I were flying out of Reagan in DC, which had been closed due to a week long blizzard. He was required to fly with medication, he had notarized statements from his Dr. yet they were still going to either keep us off the only flight we could get out on, or leave his meds behind. Someone came out of some back office and told TSA to cut the crap and we were able to fly out. After that day in April 2010 I swore to never fly again, and I haven't.

Marc's avatar

Yes. And here we are for it AND the internet, and that stupid greed is good BS.

Grace's avatar

Seems we're not pressing!/processing. We all share…

Karen Rivera's avatar

So W. shrub wanted Iraq's oil, like t-Rump stole Venezuela's. I thought Colin Powell's false statements (he's claimed he was misled) to the UN about non-existent WMD was so W. could avenge Saadam's assassination attempt(s) on Pappy Bush

menehune's avatar

ALOHA. From the COCONUT WIRELESS. ..................

HELP elect PETE for the SPEAKER of THE HUSE. .....

Terry's avatar

Get rid of trump and kegsbreath, and I don't think there's a lot that are out wanting to kill others. If there are, lock them up because obviously, they're violent people.

Victor's avatar

9//11 was a terrorist attack carried out by 20 individuals, all of whom died that day. They had been organized and financed by bin Laden, a former US ally. GW Bush declared that the USA was at war, a preposterous claim, because he intended to go to war against Iraq, and he needed Congressional support, which received without any strings attached.

Karen Rivera's avatar

That part of the world has always been a cluster. Tribal warlords, government factions, once upon a time the US funded Bin Landin; t-Rump totally set up Biden with that fiasco with the Taliban, and the deadline for the US to leave Afghanistan. I remember when Saigon fell, and the frantic evacuations; leaving Afghanistan felt exactly the same.

WJB Motown's avatar

Hoekstra........You and your Orange Dipshit......Fuck yourselves.......get the hell out of my country!!!!