Your argument is so full of holes I don't know where to begin...
Originally posted by coatsy: FOLLOW THE MONEY
Who launched the attack on America? Americans, that??s who.. Consider the following:
1. This act required big time money and intelligence
Just a little viewing of airline schedules on a computer. Hardly big time. I could put together a coordinated hijacking schedule for you in a couple of hours. I'd do it in minutes, but I'm still using dial-up connections. I have my own home & family & pay for this line, not my mommy & daddy.
Originally posted by coatsy:2. This act required high level military co-ordination
Again, airline schedules from a computer and one guy to tell the others which planes to board. Don't even need phones, could relay info by mail - no chance of leaks that way. Assuming the targets were already chosen, no other instruction needed. No biggie there either.
Originally posted by coatsy:3. This act does not financially profit anybody in any desert country ( unless they were being paid by someone ??over here? that stands to gain a profit).
Financial gain was not their goal, it was a politically motivated attack, twisted as it was. Furthermore, didn't you notice the severe dip the markets took after this attack? If this was financially motivated, it backfired spactacularly.
Originally posted by coatsy:4. Who stands to gain a profit? Defense contactors and oilman; building contractors Billions?
You'd perhaps have the Salvation Army try to straighten things out and rebuild Iraq? This 'point' of yours makes no logical sense at all unless you're trying to suggest that these industries perpetrated the attack. Not likely. As I said above, the companies lost waaay more than they stood to gain when the markets nose dived & stalled.
Originally posted by coatsy:5. George Bush came to power on the promise to lower taxes and by giving everyone a rebate (he bought the vote). Now that he is in power, he is stealing the social security money for arms and missile defense (contracts worth billions). Knowing that the social security trust fund ( which is just a bunch of IOU??s anyway) will be inadequate because of George??s doings, the baby boomers are a short time away from pressuring the money away from expensive defense contracts such as missile defense. Billions will be taken away from the defense contractors?? income. A big undeniable reason for increased and sustained defense spending was needed. So Whamo ! Who will stand up now and say that they are not in favor of big defense spending? ( Just wait till you here the line, ?? With missile defense system in place we could avert these types of attacks?
That was the biggest bunch of hogwash I've seen on these boards. How can GW steal SS money when you freely admit that the "trust fund" is a basket of IOUs. Further, since it was exactly that (IOUs) long before GW took office, George had nothing to do with depleting it, it was already done decades ago by previous presidents from Carter through Slick Willie.
As for your leap of illogic to suggest the missile defense system could stop terrorists using airliners to attack buildings - Do you even know what the missle defense system was designed to do??
Originally posted by coatsy:6. Immediately after the attacks, the scapegoat ( or real culprit funded by the big boys back home) was pointed at. No evidence was in yet of course but they wanted everyone to look at the scapegoat right away.
I don't even know what you're talking about here....
Originally posted by coatsy:7. Now that the big oilmen have got George (The Oilman) Bush in charge ( Notice that all his appointees are pro-oil), they stand to gain big from such a friend in the Presidential seat. But if George gets tossed for scamming the social security or being the cause of a big downturn then the oilmen stand to lose big. So lets take everyone??s mind off the problem and unite everyone behind the president. Later we can blame the high expenditure ( and thus the downturn) on the necessary defense spending that everyone will agree was justified. ( notice what the first commodity was to increase in price following the attack ??OIL??
Domestic & foreign policies have little to do with setting oil prices on the world market. You can thank your cuddly friends in OPEC for that mostly.
Originally posted by coatsy:8. Who stands to gain the most profit 1. Oilmen or 2. Defense Contractors
You're repeating yourself, what is your point this time...?
Originally posted by coatsy:9. Like the old detective stories say: If you want to know who did the crime , Just Follow The Money!
