^Apples and oranges. 9/11 is not the kind of attack you deter by striking a country. Instead it's generally the kind of attack you might *incur* by striking a country.

5/8/2026 6:17:56 PM

The comparison is more about the need to act preventively when there is not 100% certainty about when, where, and how an attack will occur. The 9/11 attackers were adherents to radical Islam. Are you trying to justify their religiously motivated violence against civilians?

5/8/2026 6:39:57 PM

In which heelfan refuses to acknowledge the possibility (really, probability) of a preemptive strike making things worse.



[Edited on May 8, 2026 at 7:11 PM. Reason : a]

5/8/2026 7:09:43 PM

Quote :

"We never trained or gave weapons to Al Qaeda or ISIS."

Uhhh. Yes, we did. It"s a known fact. Stop deflecting from your facile arguments. We do the same shit that Iran does. You give us a pass for it, though.

5/8/2026 11:10:32 PM