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    Default Was Reagan to blame for 9/11?

    Read an interesting editorial the other day which caused me to stop and say... Was Reagan to blame for 9/11?

    Guns in the cockpit
    By Tracy Price



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    Consider this: Arming pilots is not a new idea. In fact, airline pilots flew armed in large numbers from the dawn of commercial aviation to 1987 with no record of incident. When the federal government disarmed pilots in 1987, many pilots predicted cockpit takeover attempts — including the late Captain Victor Saracini, who, in horrible irony, was the captain of United flight 175 on September 11, 2001 when his Boeing 767 was hijacked and crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. It was the disarming of pilots in 1987 that inevitably led to the September 11 cockpit takeovers.

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    1987? Reagan was President then and Bush 1 VP... Hmmmm... I wonder why the republicans never seem to recall this tidbit of information when they try to blame Bill Clinton for 9/11... is this more of their selective memory showing?
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheStripey1 View Post
    Read an interesting editorial the other day which caused me to stop and say... Was Reagan to blame for 9/11?



    1987? Reagan was President then and Bush 1 VP... Hmmmm... I wonder why the republicans never seem to recall this tidbit of information when they try to blame Bill Clinton for 9/11... is this more of their selective memory showing?
    See, this is my problem with it, Everyone is reaching for someone to blame for 9/11, be it Bush, Clinton, or, now, apparently, Reagan. It wasn't any of them, not a one. I may not like bush, but nor do I believe him responsible for the WTC, that point goes to the hijackers who jacked a bunch of our jets, and slammed them into buildings, along with the bastards who sent them.

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    Lets tell the FULL story as to why is happened. Shall we

    Most people don't know that for many decades after the dawn of commercial aviation, airline pilots carried firearms in the cockpit without incident. However, in late 1987, after a suicidal attacker broke into the cockpit of an airliner, murdered the pilots and crashed the airplane, the FAA started requiring pilots to pass through screening checkpoints to ensure that they had no weapons.
    It was the FAA not the President that did that. The FAA does not have to go through the president for everything.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DragonStryk72 View Post
    See, this is my problem with it, Everyone is reaching for someone to blame for 9/11, be it Bush, Clinton, or, now, apparently, Reagan. It wasn't any of them, not a one. I may not like bush, but nor do I believe him responsible for the WTC, that point goes to the hijackers who jacked a bunch of our jets, and slammed them into buildings, along with the bastards who sent them.
    Correct
    People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp92vkXcC0w

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheStripey1 View Post
    Read an interesting editorial the other day which caused me to stop and say... Was Reagan to blame for 9/11?

    1987? Reagan was President then and Bush 1 VP... Hmmmm... I wonder why the republicans never seem to recall this tidbit of information when they try to blame Bill Clinton for 9/11... is this more of their selective memory showing?
    see gun control doesn't work.....

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    Personally, I don't think Reagan can be blamed for anything. His administration, however, has plenty to atone for. Was his administration in any way contributory to the attack on 9/11? Yes, it was. That was your question, wasn't it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Psychoblues View Post
    Personally, I don't think Reagan can be blamed for anything. His administration, however, has plenty to atone for. Was his administration in any way contributory to the attack on 9/11? Yes, it was. That was your question, wasn't it?
    really how .....

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    Thank God for the internet!!!!!!!!! Do some goggling on your own, m'59.



    Quote Originally Posted by manu1959 View Post
    really how .....
    You might be surprised at what you find. The "liberal" media ain't cutting it, don't you know?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Psychoblues View Post
    Thank God for the internet!!!!!!!!! Do some goggling on your own, m'59.
    You might be surprised at what you find. The "liberal" media ain't cutting it, don't you know?
    nah you tell me why it is reagans fault i don't trust the internet....

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    Quote Originally Posted by manu1959 View Post
    nah you tell me why it is reagans fault i don't trust the internet....
    Lebanon...killing of the Marines with no retribution given back....the largest killing of us marines in a single incident in our History, I believe?

    i am just speculating that this is what he refers to, but not certain?

    or maybe it was him or Bush 1 arming the Iranians- the Iran-Contra Affair?


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    Maybe it was due to the enormous American involvement in the USSR/Afghanistan predicament in which the USA provided so much firepower to the Afghans in return for the dope that so many of our politicians count on?

    Ridiculous? I agree.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnDoe View Post
    Lebanon...killing of the Marines with no retribution given back....the largest killing of us marines in a single incident in our History, I believe?
    i am just speculating that this is what he refers to, but not certain?
    or maybe it was him or Bush 1 arming the Iranians- the Iran-Contra Affair?
    jd
    so your argument is ... we gave them weapons so they attacked us.....

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    Why can't we blame Eisenhower?

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    That's a good start, gabby, but I'm afraid it goes back a little further than Dwight, don't you know?



    Quote Originally Posted by gabosaurus View Post
    Why can't we blame Eisenhower?
    Can we discuss the Crusades, only superficially?

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    Don't be silly!
    Actually, Reagan is a pretty good answer. With his famous "arms for hostages" deal while also making secret agreements with Iraq and Iran.

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