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That X happens is not evidence that Y caused X.
True. But in the absence of any other explanation, it'll have to do -- for now. That is dangerously flawed reasoning. Instead of filing an IFR flight plan, I eat Wheaties before any IFR flight. This gives me the ability to avoid granite and aluminum while cavorting in the clouds. I'm still here. QED. I'm not advocating any particular point of view here. It may be that the conclusion statement ("Bush stopped the attacks") is true. It may instead be true that there wouldn't have been any attacks in either case. To choose between these using faulty reasoning amounts to throwing darts. And to choose based on what you already believe to be true, and then apply false reasoning to support that act of faith, is even worse than throwing darts. And, given that the Left has been ceaselessly saying that "invading Iraq (Y) has done nothing but create a breeding ground for more terrorists (Z)", we can at least conclude that "X" proves that "Z" is false. No. It is merely evidence that Muslim terrorists may have a longer time frame than the next quarter, or that successful acts of terrorism are harder than we imagine. Again, I'm not supporting any POV w/r/t terrorism and such. I'm merely rejecting faulty reasoning and faith based logic. Jose -- "Never trust anything that can think for itself, if you can't see where it keeps its brain." (chapter 10 of book 3 - Harry Potter). for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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No. It is merely evidence that Muslim terrorists may have a longer time
frame than the next quarter, or that successful acts of terrorism are harder than we imagine. I doubt it. I think it's more likely that our president has access to and control of an immense arsenal of anti-terrorism weaponry, and has used them effectively to prevent further attacks. Of course, wrapped up with all that is the theory that 9/11 so seriously knotted up the American public that further attacks were unnecessary. Americans are known the world over for short attention spans, and the inability to effectively fight a long war. In short, all the terrorists had to do was wait, and win. Witness our last election. Again, I'm not supporting any POV w/r/t terrorism and such. I'm merely rejecting faulty reasoning and faith based logic. It's only one possibility -- but IMHO it is the most likely and logical one. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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In short, all the terrorists had to do was wait, and win.
What do you think would happen if, simultaneously at 3:52 pm, at one hundred large airports, somebody dressed in arab garb flung off his clothing and ran naked the wrong way through security shouting in Arabic? No weapons, no threats, no bombs... It would be utterly trivial to do. Every passenger would bet rescreened, cellphones and watches would be banned (because they could be used to coordinate such an "attack"), and we'd come close to paralysis. They have already won. Jose -- "Never trust anything that can think for itself, if you can't see where it keeps its brain." (chapter 10 of book 3 - Harry Potter). for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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