# Terrorist attacks drop.  Is the War on Terror working?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorist-attacks-drop-is-the-war-on-terror-working/172415>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [May 1, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorist-attacks-drop-is-the-war-on-terror-working/172415 "2003-05-01T16:36:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![MC\_Master\_of\_Ceremonies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@MC\_Master\_of\_Ceremonies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MC_Master_of_Ceremonies)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorist-attacks-drop-is-the-war-on-terror-working/172415/61 "2003-05-13T18:55:38Z")

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Well, HAS Sailor stopped beating his wife yet?

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**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorist-attacks-drop-is-the-war-on-terror-working/172415/62 "2003-05-13T19:25:34Z")

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I delight in the irony of **december** commenting on the statistical analysis of events, given that, e’en now, we have another OP from him where a single event is reason to question AA programs of decades long duration.

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