Re: Who needs terrorists? We can cause terror allbyourselves...

["Brian Loe" <knobdy () gmail com>]

On 3/27/06, Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu <Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu> wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:08:32 CST, Brian Loe said:
> > On 3/27/06, Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu <Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu> wrote:
> > > FDR and the Congress were able to summon the cojones and pass an actual
> > > declaration of war.  And the country rallied.  We only lost 2,390.
> >
> > SAY WHAT? What war are you talking about?! 2390?!?!?! Men?!??! Or Nurses??!?!
> >
> > Sure you didn't get numbers for a BATTLE? Perhaps ONE island in the
> > South Pacific?!?!
>
> Unless you have sources that say the toll at Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941,
> which led to the declaration of war on Dec 8, had some toll other than 2,390?

Sorry, you're right, I completely misread what you had written.

> If 2,390 was enough to declare war, why wasn't 3,000+ on 9/11?

That's a good question, why not ask your elected officials? My guess
is that it simply wasn't necessary so why bother?

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