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Originally posted by MadMax7
You had these thoughts because you are a negative person toward your own country and probably life in general?
Just a thought - because you asked - and it's as real and valid as what you ask by the way.
Originally posted by onehuman
Originally posted by MadMax7
You had these thoughts because you are a negative person toward your own country and probably life in general?
Just a thought - because you asked - and it's as real and valid as what you ask by the way.
While I agree it is as real and valid as what I asked, I must say that I am quite the opposite of negative. I am actually a very positive and out going person. One who sees the glass half full, the bright side etc..
Originally posted by onehuman
" We are one of the only countries that have the intelligence, the means, and the money to pull it off."
Why would these be my first thoughts? Ok, maybe not my exact first thought, but it did start running in my mind probably 20 minutes into watching the horror of it all. Why was this my first gut feeling?
i am going to put that one down to old age i will punish my self later
ColoradoJens
reply to post by geobro
You forgot to add the Lusitania.
CJ
my initial reaction about the lack of Air Force intervention was not complete disbelief, though I was surprised that no intervention at all occurred. I would have thought at least one plane would have been intercepted.
Many military brass knew and tried to warn people about this, no one was listening.
The Saudis certainly had plenty of money (you have no idea how filthy rich that country is), which is where most of Al Qaeda's funding came from. And they certainly are not idiots. Pulling off something like this is not beyond their ken. They are wealthy, highly educated, ruthless, and extremely clever people.
Originally posted by spooky24
On September 11th there were 4 jets on alert to cover the entire lower 48 states. The system was designed to prevent something from entering the airspace not something inside it.
Only the intelligence community was aware of the threats. The 'military brass' as you call them only follow orders and are not an investigative body nor are they privy to CIA/FBI information as it's being gathered. The function of the Joint Chiefs is to stay ready to carry out the orders of the Commander in Chief not to engage in warning anyone about anything.
The Kingdom is a monarchy that is at the mercy of the west to protect them as they can't protect themselves. The ruling family consist of 40-50 different princes of every size and shape with none of them exercising any more power than the other. They had absolutely everything to lose and nothing to gain by attacking America. The possibility that different factions of the ruling family contributed to the funding of the planes operation is quite probable however funding was never a problem and the plot would have went on with or without Saudi funds. As far as being 'filthy rich' one can't compare western capitalistic democracy's to a nation that has no rule of law other than the religious doctrines set fourth in the 4th century. Outside the tourist areas of the Kingdom the entire nation is a closed society shrouded in secrecy and mystery. Funding for the planes operation came from all over the world including America and Great Britain.