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Re: My over-simplification of the anti-war movement
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 31 Mar 2003 17:19:08 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
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> > > This started in Afghanistan
> > > where the Taliban was aiding and abetting top terrorist Osama Bin Laden. We
> > > did that and successfully drove the vicious Taliban from power, and made a
> > > fugitive of Bin Laden. I, like most people, would love to have Bin Laden in
> > > custody, and that may yet happen, but his ability to carry out evil over the
> > > globe has all but neutralized.
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> > Me too. I'd love to hear what he has to say. Likewise for SH. Do you
> > think Bush would want us to hear about their version of events?
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> Interestingly, there *IS* an undeniable link between Saddam and the
> actions and al-Qaeda; bin Laden has explicitly stated that his motives
> derive in part from his disgust at the overbearing presence of US military
> in Saudia Arabia. Of course, the US military was placed there during and in
> response to Gulf War I, so it looks like the US is the link that Dubya's
> been looking for.
I can’t find a cite , but I thought the US bases dated back to WW2?
Scott A
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> Dave!
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