How many time were we attacked during the 1990's?

[Era Might]

You still have 5 years to go in the 2000s.

Comparing the two is like comparing a a young slugger with Pete Rose. He has 3000 hits over an entire career. The slugger can get into the convo when he puts up a whole career.

If you wanna compare, you can compare how many terrorist attacks occured in the first 5 years of the 1990s. One similarity would be that the World Trade Center was bombed in the first half of both decades. One just after a Republican left office, the other under that same Republican's son.

The second attack happened to be the largest and most damaging in American history, completely unprecedented.

[KnightofChrist]

1993 World Trade Center bombing, which killed six and injured 1,000, President Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

1995 bombing in Saudi Arabia, which killed five U.S. military personnel, Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

1996 Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia, which killed 19 and injured 200 U.S. military personnel, Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished. The government of Sudan had Osama bin Laden in their custody and offered to hand him over to the United States. Bill Clinton chose not to take the Sudanese up on their offer. Because they couldn't figure out a legal means of trying him.

1998 bombing of U.S. embassies in Africa, which killed 224 and injured 5,000, Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

2000 bombing of the USS Cole, which killed 17 and injured 39 U.S. sailors, Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

[Era Might]

We're including foreign attacks on the US government? In that case, we'll have to tally up all the insurgent bombings that have devastasted the US military since the war in Iraq began, as well as other attacks, such as the bombing of US hotels where journalists and others are known to stay.

By the way, another statistic:

Killed in the first gulf war (during the 1990s): about 200

Killed in the second gulf war (during the 2000s): Over 2000

[KnightofChrist]

Go for it. But remember, Bill Clinton did very little to fight terrorism, he refused to see this real war as it is and was and he let Osama bin Laden go to attack us on 9/11. Bush has seen the war as it is and fought back, and really is "hunting down" the terrorist.

[quote name='Era Might' post='1017154' date='Jul 4 2006, 11:47 AM']
We're including foreign attacks on the US government? In that case, we'll have to tally up all the insurgent bombings that have devastasted the US military since the war in Iraq began, as well as other attacks, such as the bombing of US hotels where journalists and others are known to stay.

By the way, another statistic:

Killed in the first gulf war (during the 1990s): about 200

Killed in the second gulf war (during the 2000s): Over 2000
[/quote]


Those brave men and women gave their lives for liberty. God bless the Troops.

[Era Might]

Bill Clinton did very little to fight terrorism, but you only listed 5 attacks (4 of them outside of American soil)?

So far, you have only produced one domestic terrorist attack under Clinton. The one domestic attack under Dubya exceeds the casualties under the first WTC bombing by over 3,000.

And Clinton didn't even have to expend the lives of 2,000 American troops.

By the way, if you're going to blame 9/11 on Clinton, since he preceded Bush, you'll have to blame the first WTC bombing on Reagan and Bush. A Republican was in the White House for 12 years before Clinton, and the WTC bombing happened a month after Bush left office.

[KnightofChrist]

[quote name='Era Might' post='1017164' date='Jul 4 2006, 12:17 PM']
Bill Clinton did very little to fight terrorism, but you only listed 5 attacks (4 of them outside of American soil)?

So far, you have only produced one domestic terrorist attack under Clinton. The one domestic attack under Dubya exceeds the casualties under the first WTC bombing by over 3,000.

And Clinton didn't even have to expend the lives of 2,000 American troops.

By the way, if you're going to blame 9/11 on Clinton, since he preceded Bush, you'll have to blame the first WTC bombing on Reagan and Bush. A Republican was in the White House for 12 years before Clinton, and the WTC bombing happened a month after Bush left office.
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I'm sorry only five? One is one too many. The question was how many times were "we" attacked in the 1990's I took "we" as all Americans. Here in The United States or around the world, it seems you have not.

As for domestic terrorist attacks there was the attack of April 19, 1995 on The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168. But I dont know if that counts here since it was only 168 Americans and it was not the cause of Islamo-Fascism.

Clinton is a shame, he will go down in history as an appeaser, weak on terror and more considered with women and blue dresses. Your right Clinton didnt have to "expend" the lives of 2,000 American troops, all he had to do was take Osama bin Laden when he had the chance and he didnt do it. And thanks to his faliure to do so The Untied States was attacked on 9/11.

I do not "have" to blame Reagan or Bush Sr. I have not seen where they were offered the terrorist that planned out the first WTC bombing, and I have not seen where they turned down such a offer.

BTW, if we are ever attacked by North Korea we can thank Clinton the appeaser for aiding them to build uranium bombs. The Clinton administration poured billions of dollars in foreign aid into the rogue state throughout the 1990s and earmarked a substantial portion of that aid for North Korea's nuclear energy program.

Edited July 5, 2006 by KnightofChrist

[KnightofChrist]

[quote name='Era Might' post='1017154' date='Jul 4 2006, 11:47 AM']
We're including foreign attacks on the US government? In that case, we'll have to tally up all the insurgent bombings that have devastasted the US military since the war in Iraq began...
[/quote]


I'm sorry I missed this... Devastasted? I think not hurt yes... no doubt but devastasted goes too far, way to far.

[homeschoolmom]

What about the horrible string of school shootings? I guess those don't count because, well, those were American teens on a rampage.

[Sojourner]

[quote name='homeschoolmom' post='1017375' date='Jul 5 2006, 08:49 AM']
What about the horrible string of school shootings? I guess those don't count because, well, those were American teens on a rampage.
[/quote]
Right. We're only counting foreign attacks.

Edited July 5, 2006 by Sojourner

[MC Just]

[quote name='Lounge Daddy' post='1017141' date='Jul 4 2006, 11:55 AM']
really, I was thinking terrorism
it was several times in the 90's and once (9/11) in the 2000's
how many times in the 90's?

and yes I am thinking specifically Islamo-Fascism
[/quote]


Ann Coulter was talking about that..She was talking about racial profiling, saying all the terrorist attacks since 1979 were pulled off by muslim terrorists, she said that's not racial profiling, thats what you call "suspects".