Comments on: Terrorism will get worse before it gets better http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2004/12/05/terrorism-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/ Protect yourself from government gaffes, bureaucratic blunders and incumbent incompetence Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:51:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ron Paul gains support in second GOP debate - Homeland Stupidityhttp://www.homelandstupidity.us/2004/12/05/terrorism-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/#comment-43833 Ron Paul gains support in second GOP debate - Homeland Stupidity Wed, 16 May 2007 08:33:37 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2004/12/05/terrorism-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/#comment-43833 [...] Citing the Central Intelligence Agency’s “blowback” principle, Paul explained that U.S. intervention in Middle Eastern affairs over the past several decades contributed to anti-American sentiment and helped create enemies, some of whom are today’s terrorists. This didn’t go over too well with Rudy Giuliani, who seems to know little about U.S. foreign policy for someone who supposedly led his city through the worst international terrorist attack in U.S. history. “They attack us because we’ve been over there. We’ve been bombing Iraq for 10 years. … We’ve been in the Middle East,” Paul said in explaining his opposition to going to war in Iraq. “Right now, we’re building an embassy in Iraq that is bigger than the Vatican. We’re building 14 permanent bases. What would we say here if China was doing this in our country or in the Gulf of Mexico? We would be objecting. [...] [...] Citing the Central Intelligence Agency’s “blowback” principle, Paul explained that U.S. intervention in Middle Eastern affairs over the past several decades contributed to anti-American sentiment and helped create enemies, some of whom are today’s terrorists. This didn’t go over too well with Rudy Giuliani, who seems to know little about U.S. foreign policy for someone who supposedly led his city through the worst international terrorist attack in U.S. history. “They attack us because we’ve been over there. We’ve been bombing Iraq for 10 years. … We’ve been in the Middle East,” Paul said in explaining his opposition to going to war in Iraq. “Right now, we’re building an embassy in Iraq that is bigger than the Vatican. We’re building 14 permanent bases. What would we say here if China was doing this in our country or in the Gulf of Mexico? We would be objecting. [...]

]]> By: The ARC » Properties of a Circle….http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2004/12/05/terrorism-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/#comment-42099 The ARC » Properties of a Circle…. Tue, 01 May 2007 02:09:18 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2004/12/05/terrorism-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/#comment-42099 [...] This concept is also explored in the novel, Bean Trees, thought it more applicable towards the matter of life, rather than history. There are various instances within the book where life has taken a down turn, and the characters find themselves at the bottom of the cycle at the present moment. However, there is always some event that occurs to set the ball rolling up the hill again, to restart the cycle in a positive direction. This mindset is based on a “Life has to get worse before it gets better,” mentality. [...] [...] This concept is also explored in the novel, Bean Trees, thought it more applicable towards the matter of life, rather than history. There are various instances within the book where life has taken a down turn, and the characters find themselves at the bottom of the cycle at the present moment. However, there is always some event that occurs to set the ball rolling up the hill again, to restart the cycle in a positive direction. This mindset is based on a “Life has to get worse before it gets better,” mentality. [...]

]]> By: How to win the war on terror - Homeland Stupidityhttp://www.homelandstupidity.us/2004/12/05/terrorism-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/#comment-17402 How to win the war on terror - Homeland Stupidity Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:26:06 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2004/12/05/terrorism-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/#comment-17402 [...] The U.S. has completely failed to answer the terrorists’ propaganda with better ideas. When it does answer them, those ideas are seen in the Middle East as self-serving and hypocritical. A very on-target but largely ignored Pentagon report (PDF) to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on the use of strategic communication puts it plainly: Today, however, the perception of intimate U.S. support of tyrannies in the Muslim World is perhaps the critical vulnerability in American strategy. It strongly undercuts our message, while strongly promoting that of the enemy. . . . [...] [...] The U.S. has completely failed to answer the terrorists’ propaganda with better ideas. When it does answer them, those ideas are seen in the Middle East as self-serving and hypocritical. A very on-target but largely ignored Pentagon report (PDF) to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on the use of strategic communication puts it plainly: Today, however, the perception of intimate U.S. support of tyrannies in the Muslim World is perhaps the critical vulnerability in American strategy. It strongly undercuts our message, while strongly promoting that of the enemy. . . . [...]

]]> By: Spy agencies say Iraq war increased terrorism threat - Homeland Stupidityhttp://www.homelandstupidity.us/2004/12/05/terrorism-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/#comment-16912 Spy agencies say Iraq war increased terrorism threat - Homeland Stupidity Sun, 24 Sep 2006 09:27:41 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2004/12/05/terrorism-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/#comment-16912 [...] This is certainly not the first time we’ve heard this. In 2004, a Pentagon report said that the U.S. had failed to win the hearts and minds of the people of Iraq, and that “American direct intervention in the Muslim world has paradoxically elevated the stature of, and support for, radical Islamists, while diminishing support for the United States to single digits in some Arab societies.” [...] [...] This is certainly not the first time we’ve heard this. In 2004, a Pentagon report said that the U.S. had failed to win the hearts and minds of the people of Iraq, and that “American direct intervention in the Muslim world has paradoxically elevated the stature of, and support for, radical Islamists, while diminishing support for the United States to single digits in some Arab societies.” [...]

]]> By: Homeland Security reductio ad absurdum - Homeland Stupidityhttp://www.homelandstupidity.us/2004/12/05/terrorism-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/#comment-14697 Homeland Security reductio ad absurdum - Homeland Stupidity Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:08:59 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2004/12/05/terrorism-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/#comment-14697 [...] Banning this, that or the other thing won’t solve the problem of terrorism. It won’t make us any safer, but it will make our lives much more inconvenient. Only addressing the root causes of terrorism will ultimately stop it. Filed under: Homeland Security, Terrorism [...] [...] Banning this, that or the other thing won’t solve the problem of terrorism. It won’t make us any safer, but it will make our lives much more inconvenient. Only addressing the root causes of terrorism will ultimately stop it. Filed under: Homeland Security, Terrorism [...]

]]> By: One year of homeland stupidity - Homeland Security or Homeland Stupidityhttp://www.homelandstupidity.us/2004/12/05/terrorism-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/#comment-4790 One year of homeland stupidity - Homeland Security or Homeland Stupidity Fri, 16 Dec 2005 01:20:48 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2004/12/05/terrorism-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/#comment-4790 [...] In my first post on terrorism, on December 5, 2004, I highlighted a Pentagon report that undermined many of the Bush administration’s claims about the war on terrorism. “If I came into your house with 50 of my friends, held a party and then moved into the spare bedroom without so much as asking if you cared, you might be a little upset. What the U.S. has done goes far beyond that,” I said. [...] [...] In my first post on terrorism, on December 5, 2004, I highlighted a Pentagon report that undermined many of the Bush administration’s claims about the war on terrorism. “If I came into your house with 50 of my friends, held a party and then moved into the spare bedroom without so much as asking if you cared, you might be a little upset. What the U.S. has done goes far beyond that,” I said. [...]

]]> By: More Americans support libertarian foreign policy - IO ERRORhttp://www.homelandstupidity.us/2004/12/05/terrorism-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/#comment-4151 More Americans support libertarian foreign policy - IO ERROR Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:27:55 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2004/12/05/terrorism-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/#comment-4151 [...] Not screwing around in other countries’ internal affairs sounds like good foreign policy to me. It doesn’t generate enmity or terrorism. “Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations — entangling alliances with none,” said Thomas Jefferson of the ideal foreign policy. [...] [...] Not screwing around in other countries’ internal affairs sounds like good foreign policy to me. It doesn’t generate enmity or terrorism. “Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations — entangling alliances with none,” said Thomas Jefferson of the ideal foreign policy. [...]

]]> By: IO ERROR » No homeland security: We are no safer nowhttp://www.homelandstupidity.us/2004/12/05/terrorism-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/#comment-1491 IO ERROR » No homeland security: We are no safer now Sat, 25 Jun 2005 17:02:05 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2004/12/05/terrorism-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/#comment-1491 [...] 8217; tactics in Iraq and how quickly they are adapting. Several months ago I wrote about terrorism getting worse before it gets better, citing a Pentagon [...] [...] 8217; tactics in Iraq and how quickly they are adapting. Several months ago I wrote about terrorism getting worse before it gets better, citing a Pentagon [...]

]]> By: Douglas Muthhttp://www.homelandstupidity.us/2004/12/05/terrorism-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/#comment-43 Douglas Muth Mon, 20 Dec 2004 18:36:27 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2004/12/05/terrorism-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/#comment-43 Thank you for posting this. I made a post about it in <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/giza/132423.html?mode=reply">my Live Journal</a>.-- Doug Thank you for posting this. I made a post about it in my Live Journal.

– Doug

]]> By: not_scerredhttp://www.homelandstupidity.us/2004/12/05/terrorism-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/#comment-28 not_scerred Tue, 07 Dec 2004 04:45:54 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2004/12/05/terrorism-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/#comment-28 Well, we should thank FDR and his big stick. And now that Crazy Rice has taken over, I predict her hard line unilaterialism is going to be the death of us all--the death by a huge bomb set by most of the world. But, gee, aren't we glad we have the color coded terror alerts? I especially like the purple-maroon-aqua terror level. Well, we should thank FDR and his big stick. And now that Crazy Rice has taken over, I predict her hard line unilaterialism is going to be the death of us all–the death by a huge bomb set by most of the world. But, gee, aren’t we glad we have the color coded terror alerts? I especially like the purple-maroon-aqua terror level.

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