>>Nine years after 9/11, can anyone doubt that Al Qaeda is simply not that deadly a threat? Since that gruesome day in 2001, once governments everywhere began serious countermeasures, Osama bin Laden

first things first, as an american, 95% of americans are idiots and act as such. That said, the Quran burning thing going on? first off, the 'church' isn't doing it, it's the stupid american's doing a political stunt. Politics. Nothing more. The Church doesn't "stand up" or "fight back". The Bible teaches that we are to forgive and turn the other cheek. If someone comes in and robs you, but is caught and is put on trial, ok, hand is cut off as punishment by the state, but as a person you are to forgive the individual and love him like you love your own son, who may or may not have been killed in the process of the break-in, et al.

The guy who first decided, "hey let's burn the Quran" is in serious need of counseling, because not only is it against what the Bible teaches, but think about what all the zealous muslim's are gonna do. You're asking for another 9/11. Dozens. around the world. You will be starting something that once started will end only in tears. I'm not saying this from any religious viewpoint, I'm saying this from a logical viewpoint. They said hey, let's teach those radicals we don't take crap, and we're gonna fight back. What do you think radical's DO when they see something they are radical ABOUT being destroyed? THEY GET EVEN MORE RADICAL. Obviously someone hasn't thought this through, but some government officials have. Even if the idiots are still going to do it. Sometimes I wonder if I should move to another country so I am not associated with the blind asses in this one...

Secondly, American's always overreact. Always. Every time. Without fail. These guys surprise attacked us in Pearl Harbor, killed several thousand people, basically a sucker punch considering what we did back. Ok, let's nuke them with an atomic bomb. These guys in Vietnam are doing what we did to the british! Let's blow up the forest. Et al. American's overreact and 75% of the time, they look back with regret to their actions.

*Disclaimer: Most percentages I ever, EVER give are arbitrary numbers because let's face it: numbers are arbitrary and have no value except that which we attach it to.

Converts get too zealous

America huge proponent of Slavery = Slaves are the most evil construct ever we would never do that
America and Britain = Inventors of the Nuclear bomb = Anyone trying to build a Nuke risks us destroying them
Britain - Largest Empire known to man = We will now complain whenever anyone else gets slightly imperialistic
America - Long term supporters of terrorism = Anyone even thinking of fighting against any form of government will be destroyed

> Chris_Balsz wrote:

> >>Secondly, American's always overreact. Always. Every time. Without fail. These guys surprise attacked us in Pearl Harbor, killed several thousand people, basically a sucker punch considering what we did back. Ok, let's nuke them with an atomic bomb. These guys in Vietnam are doing what we did to the british! Let's blow up the forest. Et al. American's overreact and 75% of the time, they look back with regret to their actions. <<

33% of America regrets it 100% of the time.  I regret nothing except the degeneracy into "civilization".

  And if you think breaking up Hirohito's Slave Empire was overreacting then go over there and shine shoes with your tongue.  Cause that's the use they had for us.

I'm joking.

They had subjugated Asians for that.

Gaijins weren't even worth keeping as slave labor.

not to mention we also put Japanese american's into internment camps, that were, if only, slightly better than the German concentration camps.

Germany had concentration camps that were actually seperate from the death camps.

Thats besides the point though, Britain, Japan, America and Germany have all used concentration camps in the past.

>>not to mention we also put Japanese american's into internment camps, that were, if only, slightly better than the German concentration camps.<<

but a lot better than the 8th Army Air Force barracks my granddad was at in Britain, because he not only didn't have his own room or a kitchen or his own fridge or a telephone, he didn't have a connecting bathroom, and Ike ordered every airman out of his bunk to be toting his issued sidearm.  so if he had to take a leak at 2 am he had to throw on his boots and a .45 pistol and run 100 yards through the snow and freezing air to the latrine.  Also he was put to hard labor which the interned Japs werent.

"War is Hell, you cannot refine it" -William Tecumseh Sherman

9/11 was an inside job

"Germany had concentration camps that were actually seperate from the death camps."

If you mean POW camps, you're right. All the other camps were part of a system that eventually transported people to a deathcamp. Those can hardly be seen as a seperate unit.

With England, he meant Russia.

yeah 1940 Britain had the worst snowfalls in 100 years

I'm sure Granddad knew he had it better than the infantry

he never owned a .45 after the war, he said he hated the damn things from having to wear one all day.  Ike ordered US airmen to be armed against German paratroopers, though it was probably just instilling discipline in troops camped in a friendly country.  Granddad said he still had it better than the guys who were issued a Thompson submachine gun, because they had to carry that to the latrine instead of a pistol

@now I get the "freezing cold" issue as well.

Guess they got lucky on July 7th too?