tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10559740.post112197767645556241..comments2024-03-07T20:57:18.450-08:00Comments on My Dogs are Smarter: In responsePaul Hoguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810583968278593492noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10559740.post-1122056252426547712005-07-22T11:17:00.000-07:002005-07-22T11:17:00.000-07:00oooooo! A deleted post! I'm intrigued, what did ...oooooo! A deleted post! I'm intrigued, what did I miss? Was someone called a name?<BR/><BR/>Back to the issue: Yes, Australia, Britain and Spain have been targets since the onset of the coalition's invasion of Iraq. Denmark has also been threatened with such an attack should it fail to remove its troops from Iraq.<BR/><BR/>But at the same time, plots have been disrupted in France and Germany, which are not in Iraq.<BR/><BR/>And, there have also been attacks in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Morroco. None of them are in Iraq.<BR/><BR/>What's unclear in all of this is who is responsible for all of this. Is it "proper al Qaeda?" "Loosley al Qaeda-affiliated?" Or is it "Islamist copycats?" What's the linkage, if any, between them all?<BR/><BR/>While Iraq may fan some flames over the short run, there are plenty of other rationalizations....Simian Logicianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17063820862954119541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10559740.post-1122043073432116842005-07-22T07:37:00.000-07:002005-07-22T07:37:00.000-07:00That's solid evidence that a-q's attacks on americ...That's solid evidence that a-q's attacks on america aren't causally related to Iraq or Afghanistan. However, a-q's attacks on america aren't at issue - their attacks on Britain, Spain, and Australia (the bombing in Indonesia) are.<BR/><BR/>Basically, Anchoress's timeline provides an answer to a question that no one has asked.<BR/><BR/>I do agree that the causality question is a messy, if not non-sensical, one vis-a-vis attacks on America. Also, I think there's a good argument that a-q's attacks on America are part of a larger war with the West, of which Britain, Spain, and Australia are part. It's just that timelines won't help that argument. An additional step of folding America, UK, etal, into one undifferentiated "West" is necessary to make the timeline relevant.tmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07397983429766950558noreply@blogger.com