On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, Mike Ford wrote:
> I am wondering about the planning of the attack, and the failure of
> any group to claim responsibility. I don't think it went according to
> plan, with the failure of just one of the 4 attacks, the complete
> destruction of both towers, and finally I think the American response
> was entirely misjudged. In the first part I am guessing they were
> "lucky", entering the country, making it through security and boarding
> flights very lightly populated, and getting the people on board to
> cooperate. Since hitting the towers as low as possible seems the most
> effective, that stage was poor. The final result wasn't terror, but
> resolve, that I think left those responsible in fear of admiting their
> acts.
First of all, you're assuming this was the act of foreign terrorists.
Unless you know something law enforcement doesn't, nothing has been
established yet. Don't rely on news reports to be your main source of
"facts" either.
Second, you're assuming these guys intended for the buildings to collapse.
While I think it's plausible that they very well could have understood and
knew in advance the ramifications of ramming a building with a jetliner, I
think the collapse of the buildings was an unforseen side-effect that no
doubt thrilled the perpetrators.
Third, I doubt the perpetrators ever thought that this would crush the
resolve of the U.S. The U.S. has NEVER capitulated. Even when we did
capitulate (Vietnam) it was not called a capitulation and was spun into
something entirely different.
<SPECULATION>
What are the three strongest aspects of the United States?
1) Our economy
2) Our military
3) Our leadership
They got one and two, and probably were headed for three when the plane
went down. This was sending a message. We've yet to determine who was
sending it.
We've yet to know if this is even over yet.
</SPECULATION>
I think it's important to remember not to jump to conclusions without
facts.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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