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Originally Posted by CaptainHowdy
Seems like the "war on terror" isn't working anymore for you guys...
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I was actually having a conversation about this just the other day. It seems that the "war on terror" is played out and coming to a close or at the very least slowing down and the gap needs to be filled with a new fear. Swine Flu.
Now go back to 1997. We had a fairly uneventful 6 years since the end of Desert Storm other than the WTC bombings in 1993. The same year they convicted the final suspects, 1997, the Avian Flu scare came out which turned out to be nothing.
Then a mere 4 years later 9/11 happens, 2001. The "war on terror" began. Add in a touch of SARS in 2003 and 2004. The "war on terror" no slowing down and... hello dolly! Here comes the swine flu to keep the populace in panic or fear. Again.
It just seems odd that every few years something ALWAYS pops up to put everyone in the world on edge or in fear.
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Originally Posted by onwebcam
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That isn't surprising. Fear-mongering is quite popular.
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"The towers are gone now, reduced to bloody rubble, along with all hopes for Peace in Our Time, in the United States or any other country. Make no mistake about it: We are At War now -- with somebody -- and we will stay At War with that mysterious Enemy for the rest of our lives." H.S.T. 09/12/01