Jack, here's my initial post from July 8th to this topic:

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Originally posted by Dave the Wonder Boy:
I find it very difficult to swallow the idea that blowing up the World Trade Center --an act that took close to a trillion dollars from our economy, and instantly kicked the U.S. economy into a recession, from which it has debatably not recovered yet, with continuing layoffs occurring-- was a conspiracy the U.S. government inflicted on itself.

I do think it's valid to question the possibility of an internal conspiracy IF evidence can be produced to demonstrate with reasonable probability this has occurred.

But the conspiracy theories voiced so far just don't stand up to credibility.

Sometimes they're fun to read, but other times, when they are voiced forcefully and arrogantly enough, they can be frustrating to listen to.

After all, we're talking about blaming the grief and suffering of the U.S. that occurred on September 11th on the very nation that suffered this devastating and unprovoked attack.

It adds insult to injury.



It's a far cry from screaming treason at every question of a possible conspiracy, as you allege.

I do, however, condemn your expressing your dissent in the most insulting and venomous language you can possibly summon.

You ALLEGE that you've presented the evidence, but all I've seen is your speculative interpretation.

If you mean the Unocal oil pipeline study for central Asia, that is FAR from conclusive, except in your own mind.
The report (written in 1998) proposes possible alternate pipeline routes in every direction, North, South, East, and West, not just through Afghanistan. The suggestion in the report "to create stability" is something the U.S. has done in many other parts of the world, for example the financial bailout of Mexico in the Clinton years, and Indonesia ongoing since the Asian financial meltdown five years ago. Financial stability is not an invasion.
Troops stationed in Germany, South Korea, Bosnia, Saudi Arabia and other places create stability without an invasion or a war.

You can believe what you like, but I'm convinced that the pre-planned invasion of Afghanistan is due to ongoing terrorism orchestrated from camps in Afghanistan, not because of some oil conspiracy.
The U.S. military conducts war games for every conceivable enemy.
What if? How many men would it take? Are there less costly ways to eliminate a threat, without going to war?
Plans and preparation for any forseeable enemy.

Russia, China, Taiwan, Iraq, Iran, Libya... that's what they're paid to do, be prepared to deal with any forseeable threat if it arises.
And now that forseeable threat includes terrorism.

I'm confident that the military of every industrialized nation conducts the same kind of studies, of threats to their national interests.