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Originally Posted by Tsar
well i dont think you are right about casualties. u do know they hate americans, as in people. I mean when they were running trucks with explosives into a buildings im pretty sure they were going in for people... not a silly building. Oh and if they wanted to blow up something that meant to you a lot they would take out the statue of liberty, after all thats what you're known for around the world.
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k... this one I disagree with. Not that I know much about the financial world, but I am working on Wall Street in the city for a summer. Working here, I see the thing that makes this country go around.... MONEY, and LOTS of it. I'd venture a guess that yes, terrorists do hate us, obviously, but they are smart. The "big picture" tells us that when 9/11 happened, not only did we lose thousands of lives, but the stock market was shut down for days. This equals losses of money in the billions and billions of dollars for the US- crippling the economy, and thus damaging the country more as a whole, rather than just killing the citizens. The effect is stronger.
And, as far as symbols, that is one thing that I would disagree with to a point. Taking out the Statue of Liberty, while it would be a MAJOR slap in the face, wouldn't hurt anyone, wouldn't hurt our economy, etc. It's just a statue. However, where was that 4th plane headed for again on 9/11? The whitehouse. Talk about a symbol, AND the damaging effects it would have on our president, economy, etc.
When it comes to political issues, its always the big picture that matters.