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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 this 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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The impression I got from listening to a Scotland Yard press conference is that they knew this would happen sooner or later and they've thrwarted a few attempts already.
The Brits on the radio seem pissed off, but they're not necessarily in a state of shock.
This would have happened if we'd gone into Iraq or if we hadn't gone into Iraq. If we hadn't gone into Iraq, they would have listed some other perceived slight as justification. (Doesn't mean that I think we should have gone into Iraq.)
Houston's mass transit system is freeway oriented. I don't think it'd be too difficult to put a few explosives under the Pierce Elevated at rush hour. I think we'd be in a state of shock.
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