Comments on: Would Terrorists from Iraq Follow U.S. Troops Home? http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/03/23/would-terrorists-from-iraq-follow-us-troops-home/ Conservative and Libertarian Intellectual Philosophy and Politics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Phillip Ellis Jackson http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/03/23/would-terrorists-from-iraq-follow-us-troops-home/comment-page-1/#comment-40315 Phillip Ellis Jackson Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:39:12 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/03/23/would-terrorists-from-iraq-follow-us-troops-home/#comment-40315 Sedonaman: You've stumbled upon the very fact that steered me away from pursuing a career in mathematics and statistics. Point taken. Phil Sedonaman:

You’ve stumbled upon the very fact that steered me away from pursuing a career in mathematics and statistics. Point taken.

Phil

]]> By: sedonaman http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/03/23/would-terrorists-from-iraq-follow-us-troops-home/comment-page-1/#comment-40312 sedonaman Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:08:32 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/03/23/would-terrorists-from-iraq-follow-us-troops-home/#comment-40312 Phil: While I think Eland’s thesis is ridiculous, I don't see how a 1/80,000 <i><b>lifetime</b></i> chance of being hit by a comet translates into 82,253 people being hit in any <i><b>one</b></i> year. Also, Eland doesn’t discuss the economic loss of 9/11. Had no one been killed in that attack (hypothetically speaking), our response should have been the same. Phil:

While I think Eland’s thesis is ridiculous, I don’t see how a 1/80,000 lifetime chance of being hit by a comet translates into 82,253 people being hit in any one year.

Also, Eland doesn’t discuss the economic loss of 9/11. Had no one been killed in that attack (hypothetically speaking), our response should have been the same.

]]> By: sedonaman http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/03/23/would-terrorists-from-iraq-follow-us-troops-home/comment-page-1/#comment-40306 sedonaman Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:03:55 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/03/23/would-terrorists-from-iraq-follow-us-troops-home/#comment-40306 What were the odds of an American being killed by another Japanese attack after Dec. 7, 1941? What were the odds of an American being killed by another Japanese attack after Dec. 7, 1941?

]]> By: Phillip Ellis Jackson http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/03/23/would-terrorists-from-iraq-follow-us-troops-home/comment-page-1/#comment-40181 Phillip Ellis Jackson Sat, 24 Mar 2007 15:19:25 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/03/23/would-terrorists-from-iraq-follow-us-troops-home/#comment-40181 Earth’s population 07/01/07: 6,605,046,992 Chances of being hit by a comet: 1 in 80,000 Ergo, 82,563 people here hit last year by comets. I’ve got to get a bigger umbrella. It’s raining cats, dogs and comets, and nobody’s told me! Earth’s population 07/01/07: 6,605,046,992

Chances of being hit by a comet: 1 in 80,000

Ergo, 82,563 people here hit last year by comets.

I’ve got to get a bigger umbrella. It’s raining cats, dogs and comets, and nobody’s told me!

]]> By: Patrick Mulligan http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/03/23/would-terrorists-from-iraq-follow-us-troops-home/comment-page-1/#comment-40176 Patrick Mulligan Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:21:17 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/03/23/would-terrorists-from-iraq-follow-us-troops-home/#comment-40176 Wait a minute, I thought the people of Iraq hated the U.S. for interfering in their peaceful and harmonious lives, and that U.S. interventionism was the root cause of 9/11 and the continued hate of the entire world? If terrorists came to America to perpetrate 9/11 because the United States has bad foreign policy, then why would they not be equally upset after a "failed experiment" in "interventionism" in Iraq? Circular logic is so much fun! Makes you wonder, if there is no terrorist structure in America, how a relatively small number (19) of people 6 years ago managed to down 3 planes, destroy 2 buildings, damage another, and kill thousands of people. I guess they must have borrowed the cash from their rich uncle Ahkmed and planned the whole thing in their parents' garage. Darn little hoodlums. They're dead now though, so I guess we have nothing to worry about anymore. Wait a minute, I thought the people of Iraq hated the U.S. for interfering in their peaceful and harmonious lives, and that U.S. interventionism was the root cause of 9/11 and the continued hate of the entire world? If terrorists came to America to perpetrate 9/11 because the United States has bad foreign policy, then why would they not be equally upset after a “failed experiment” in “interventionism” in Iraq? Circular logic is so much fun!

Makes you wonder, if there is no terrorist structure in America, how a relatively small number (19) of people 6 years ago managed to down 3 planes, destroy 2 buildings, damage another, and kill thousands of people. I guess they must have borrowed the cash from their rich uncle Ahkmed and planned the whole thing in their parents’ garage. Darn little hoodlums. They’re dead now though, so I guess we have nothing to worry about anymore.

]]> By: GreginNY http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/03/23/would-terrorists-from-iraq-follow-us-troops-home/comment-page-1/#comment-39982 GreginNY Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:08:26 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/03/23/would-terrorists-from-iraq-follow-us-troops-home/#comment-39982 Weak logic placed in a spineless wrappr? Oh Mickey, you're so fine! I never understood the "terrorists will follow us home" illogic. I'm not sure if it's genuine paranoia or an idiotic gimmic. I guess it all depends on one perspective. According to Mickey, we have "jihad houses of worship" in New Jersey and Michigan. Those terrorists apparently followed us here after the last gulf war? Weak logic placed in a spineless wrappr? Oh Mickey, you’re so fine!

I never understood the “terrorists will follow us home” illogic. I’m not sure if it’s genuine paranoia or an idiotic gimmic. I guess it all depends on one perspective. According to Mickey, we have “jihad houses of worship” in New Jersey and Michigan. Those terrorists apparently followed us here after the last gulf war?

]]> By: Mickey G http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/03/23/would-terrorists-from-iraq-follow-us-troops-home/comment-page-1/#comment-39967 Mickey G Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:47:40 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2007/03/23/would-terrorists-from-iraq-follow-us-troops-home/#comment-39967 Wow, what a load of psychobabble! Starting with the idiotic contention of the 1/80000 chance of being killed by a terrorist or a comet. Where did you learn your basic probability theory? It would mean that a fairly large number of Americans are being killed by terrorists or comets every year although less than the number being killed by illegal aliens. The terrorist support system is already here and if you haven't traveled to northern New Jersey or Michigan take a trip to visit the jihad houses of worship. Once again weak logic placed in a spineless wrapper. I can only hope that in the next attack you or your loved ones are the victim instead of people aware of the threat and with the will to defend themselves. Wow, what a load of psychobabble! Starting with the idiotic contention of the 1/80000 chance of being killed by a terrorist or a comet. Where did you learn your basic probability theory? It would mean that a fairly large number of Americans are being killed by terrorists or comets every year although less than the number being killed by illegal aliens.

The terrorist support system is already here and if you haven’t traveled to northern New Jersey or Michigan take a trip to visit the jihad houses of worship. Once again weak logic placed in a spineless wrapper. I can only hope that in the next attack you or your loved ones are the victim instead of people aware of the threat and with the will to defend themselves.

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