I need someone to explain what kind of oblique thought pattern can produce this

[Jrlobo]

Does Tom make a valid point when he says that "no other country (except the U.S.)" would accept constant rocket attacks on its territory? We do react when it happens, don't we? We are the most war-like nation in the world and our reaction to 9/11 underlies that fact. But, sadly, we don't react when we are invaded by millions of aliens who fully intend to take over what they think is theirs. That is an old Roman trick, when Roman veterans were given land in the territories Rome wanted to annex. They in turn intermarried with the local women, raised families and spread the Roman empire. Hmmm, looks familiar?

[tombogan03884]

Does Tom make a valid point when he says that "no other country (except the U.S.)" would accept constant rocket attacks on its territory? We do react when it happens, don't we? We are the most war-like nation in the world and our reaction to 9/11 underlies that fact. But, sadly, we don't react when we are invaded by millions of aliens who fully intend to take over what they think is theirs. That is an old Roman trick, when Roman veterans were given land in the territories Rome wanted to annex. They in turn intermarried with the local women, raised families and spread the Roman empire. Hmmm, looks familiar?

Oh really ?
I seem to remember a few Embassies being attacked that we just blew off.
Pakistan, burned, Iran occupied, Lebanon blown up (twice), 2 in West Africa, then of course there was Bengazi, every one of those plus all the others that I don't recall off the top of my head is a direct attack on US soil .

[Tyler Durden]

I thought our response to Iraq after 9/11 was because Iraq was going to set up an oil "bourse" ( an exchange) that was going to use the Euro instead of the U. S. dollar .

[tombogan03884]

I thought our response to Iraq after 9/11 was because Iraq was going to set up an oil "bourse" ( an exchange) that was going to use the Euro instead of the U. S. dollar .

Partly it was to put an end to the corrupt farce known as "oil for food" which made Putin and several UN officials a butt load of money.