What has Pastor Jeremiah Wright said that offened you? Why? - Page 3

al Asaad · 03-21-2008, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Curator

Wright is saying, according to all the pundits, that we deserved 9/11.

At least we could have anticipated their side would retaliate for all the things we've done to their side, from our mindless underwriting of Israel to inserting bare-armed, braless military personnel on their holy soil.

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I don't think we did, but as I said actions we took for the last two decades sure gave millions of people the reason, in their minds, to carry out attacks against us.

Of course what you (& BUSHCO-et al) think about what happened on 9/11 has nothing at all to do with what they think.

al Asaad · 03-21-2008, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Curator

But I don't agree that just because we were in Saudi Arabia at the invitation of the Saudi government during Desert Shield/Storm that this justifies bin Laden fatwa in 1996. In bin Laden's mind he used this as a reason to declare war with the West. Is the presence of American forces on foreign lands enough of a reason to declare war?

Saudi Arabia, Mekkah and Medina in particular, are Holy sites in a Holy to Muslims' country.
Think of what would happen if The Vatican, itself a "foreign land", were invaded and occupied by Americans?

BillCosby · 03-21-2008, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by al Asaad

Saudi Arabia, Mekkah and Medina in particular, are Holy sites in a Holy to Muslims' country.
Think of what would happen if The Vatican, itself a "foreign land", were invaded and occupied by Americans?

The cost of "pope's on a rope' go way up.......????