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london bombings
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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
The bombings in Spain and the bombings today were committed with standard explosives. A week ago I walked on the DC subway at rush hour with a carry on suitcase. It could have contained explosives. The Iraq war (putting aside it's ultimate value) was never intended to stop the presence of standard explosives.
The web site pronouncement included Afghanistan as justification, not just Iraq. So Iraq wasn't intended to stop this sort nor does it appear to have been the sole motivation. In fact, I believe Scotland Yard has broken up several imminent attacks over the past few years. Some sounded like they would have been very very horrific- worse that today if that matters. Some of these thrawted attacks were pre-Iraq invasion.
To claim Iraq was wrong because of today, is to claim that the only response to any of this is to hope it stops.
Remember, in Spain AFTER the announcement of withdraw from Iraq, they found more bombs on train tracks.
The situation is fucked. It is the situation we are in.
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So you admit that the war in Iraq has nothing to do with stopping terrorism?
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