Paul J. Adam wrote:

Harboured a few, but then so does the US according to us.

Which member of the IRA was harbored by the U.S. ever, but particularly after
9/11?

Life isn't simple or obvious.

I guess because it happened here and not in Europe September 11th has left
(after nearly 3 years) two starkly different impressions on Europe and the U.S.
As far as terrorism is concerned, life is simple and very obvious.

But much worse has been tolerated in the past

"The past" being the key term. 9/11 changed everything.

and it remains a question worth asking: given the
cost in troops tied up, what made Iraq such a pressing threat?

The potential of Hussain.


BUFDRVR

"Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips
everyone on Bear Creek"