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In reply to the discussion: 11 years later... [View all]LARED
(11,735 posts)11. What a load of horse pucky
At least get the count right. It was 19 men. And we were not exactly brought to our knees that day. Yeah it was a bad day, but other than attacking civilians in a most cowardly way and screwing up air passenger transportation for a few days it was a survivable moment.
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Aaah look, how cute, someone that still believes that the government would never lie to them...
truebrit71
Sep 2012
#2
Yup, box cutters are much more powerful than say, I dunno F-16's, or just about any assault rifle...
truebrit71
Sep 2012
#13
The pilots and flight crew didn't have access to assault rifles, or F-16s for that matter.
Flatulo
Sep 2012
#51
Release the videotapes. With that many witnesses they can't hold any surprises can they?
truebrit71
Sep 2012
#24
Of course it will. If it shows what these many many hundreds of witness accounts...
truebrit71
Sep 2012
#34
So tell us how the Pentagon should have 'armed itself'. As far as I can tell, it's a really
Flatulo
Sep 2012
#52
How many buildings have been hit with fully loaded 767s traveling at a high speed?
hack89
Sep 2012
#26
Well, it's not like those 19 guys beat us in a war. They hijacked some airplanes.
Flatulo
Sep 2012
#50
Here's a freight train headed for the huge hole in your "theory"...
cherokeeprogressive
Sep 2012
#56