[Robert]

Originally Posted by ChrisCantSkate

well the fact they were already pissed off enough to want to attack us but unable to really mount an offence then, and now they are just as pissed, and still unable to mount an offence..... like i said man, in the long run things dont really change. it takes ALOT more than 5, 10, even 15 years of complete change, which has to be done on both sides of the ball, for you to see any kind of stable effects. so no, i dont really feel that we are any safer or more in harms way than say 5 years ago. think what happened 5 years ago before bush had a chance to "fuck everything up" when the terrorists were basically retaliating to something clinton, bush senior, regan, etc. have been doing over there over the past 30 years. to think bush jr. single handedly made them more pissed at us is just really stretching to hate someone.

to try and debate how safe we are we must define safe by actions or intentions.. both of which i dont think has changed at all, MAYBE shifted a little, but changed in the overall picture... i think not.

I think this answers the question CD5passion raised. Chris you took the words out of my mouth.