Wayne Chirnside wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:

> Here it is,  the anniversary of 9/11,  and I really don't have a 
> whole lot to say about it.

> Except that I'm *really* getting tired of hearing the talking 
> heads raise the issue of "how much safer the country is" over and 
> over and over...

WC> The country is likely at far greater risk.

I think I would rather tend to agree with you on this.

WC> Look towards Israel as an example. Though Israel has secured their 
WC> airlines and we should emulate them there are plenty of targets of 
WC> opportunity here and locally available materials with which to 
WC> cause destruction and terror.

Sure.

WC> We've recruited for Al-Qaeda, they weren't in Saddam controlled
WC> Iraq before but they are now :-(

I just heard some mention on the news this evening about them going to talk
about who's crossing the border _into_ Iraq to do all this stuff that's
being done to our guys over there.  Maybe border control should be a little
bit higher priority?

WC> Al - Qaeda's making a comeback in Afganistan too.

Heard that last night too.

WC> Terrorists are crossing the borders of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, 
WC> Syria other nations entering Iraq to wage war against the 
WC> occupation forces.

Just so.

WC> And te last poll I saw _still_ showed 69 percent of American's 
WC> think  Iraq was involved in the 9-11 attacks despite the fact 
WC> there's absolutely no evidence for it. Now Saudi Arabia is another 
WC> matter...

Yep!

WC> Someone in another echo pointed out Saudi Arabia was linked to
WC> 9-11, their oil infrastructure is intact unlike Iraq's so
WC> U.S. dollars need not hemmorage into a lost cause should we
WC> have attacked the Saudis. 

WC> Perhaps George got the wrong country?
WC> Perhaps Bush family ties to Saudi oil influenced George's
WC> choices too?

One wonders what factors went into all of the decisions...

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