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Well, the opportunity had passed. UBL was no longer in Sudan.
This one statement to me defines the root cause of 9/11. Treating terrorism as a criminal issue instead of a war. Yesterday, time and time again, I heard people say "We weren't on a war footing" or "We were on a war footing". Well, the policy at the time is that it was a criminal issue, so I can see where the confusion comes from. Inconsistant message.
If there any doubt in the present administration as to what the "footing" is?
The criminal issue thing is probably the reason the Agency had 20 translators, etc.
I think the FBI is going to take the majority of the intel failure blame. At least that is the way I see it shaping up. And personally, I think they should. The FBI needs to get out of the International terrorist catching business. They aren't good at it. They think like prosecutors.
Why was UBL not implicated in the first WTC bombing?
Why did the investigation of OKC end with Nichols?
Evidence and IMO conviction rates.
They were at war with us and we were trying to investigate them for jail.
Its like investigating Yamamoto for conspiracy after Pearl Harbor.
Scary thing is, Kerry is talking about doing it again.
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
Still want to quit?
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