< 9/11 Pays Off >

[rayheinrich]

I'm curious about this profit..... I guess if you remove the sunk costs....

The main profits were made by the military arms and equipment manufacturers
to help the U.S. gear up for the "War On Terror". These weren't just the
increases for additional anti-terror equipment; their lobbyists, helped by
the U.S. congress, were able to reverse some previous military spending
cuts that had been made in weapon systems. Tanks, missiles, advanced fighter
aircraft -- these last were not ground-support aircraft, but advanced supersonic
fighters designed to fight the USSR.

Security/Police equipment manufacturers made windfall profits too, supplying
the needs of municipalities across the U.S. -- small towns in Nebraska
included -- so they could each have their own anti-terror squad complete with
armored vehicles.

right, they should provide those services for free. The companies made the profits, sure, but the also created jobs, paid taxes, and reinvested. And, they were paid by the government, so the government was loosing money. Safe to say the U.S., as a whole, has not made any profits from 9/11.

We are now in a state of constant war* that can be used as an excuse for
almost anything; especially regressive measures such as spying on U.S. citizens.

there is a certain irony about complaining about a group "creating fear" while you spout out this nonsense. The fact of the matter is that even if it is technically legal (I'm not sure it is, but I don't know enough about it to debate) it is not practicable. The United states is a huge place, there are very limited resources. There are a lot of criminals, we catch very few of them.  

The U.S. President now has the power to summarily execute any foreigner or U.S.
citizen without due process and withhold any information regarding it.

SAUCE PLEASE. (link to the specific law) or, is this just more propaganda to scare the people?

    I think you've succeeded in convincing me that you're a misled conservative;
    and I've succeeded in convincing you that I'm a raving liberal.

    So we've probably accomplished enough for this thread.

    But, if you feel inclined, you could always start a 9/11 thread in the general discussion area.
    I'm sure it would be interesting.

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the title's much better and so is the edit.

    What can I say? You're a genius. Thanks for the help.