# What about the next time?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-the-next-time/82061>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 17, 2001, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-the-next-time/82061 "2001-09-17T02:23:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Jeffro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@Jeffro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeffro)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-the-next-time/82061/1 "2001-09-17T02:23:13Z")

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Two questions:

Do you think we will be hit again?

What do we do if we are?

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**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-the-next-time/82061/2 "2001-09-17T02:41:28Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Jeffro \*  
> \*\*Two questions:
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> Do you think we will be hit again?

I certainly hope not but it remains a strong possibility. It is why I advocate a strong retaliation, immediately.

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> What do we do if we are? \*\*

We must redouble the retalition. There must be retribution for crimes of this scale. No country on earth must be allowed to assist with or commit such an atrocity without experiencing severe consequences.

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**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-the-next-time/82061/3 "2001-09-17T02:46:28Z")

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Top of my head…

Marine Barracks in Beirut  
Lockerbie  
Bombing at the WTC  
Saudi Arabia bombing  
The two Embassy bombings  
Attempted bombing at LAX  
USS Cole  
WCT and Pentagon

…why would you think it’s over ?

For ‘them’, it’s not over until US Foreign Policy changes or they’re dead. IMHO.

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**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-the-next-time/82061/4 "2001-09-17T03:54:38Z")

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of course.

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**Author:** ![NaSultainne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@NaSultainne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NaSultainne)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2001, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-the-next-time/82061/5 "2001-09-19T08:12:28Z")

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Ditto. Of course. Only question is when. I’m predicting before Xmas. Color me pessimistic.

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**Author:** ![Acco40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@Acco40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acco40)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2001, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-the-next-time/82061/6 "2001-09-19T13:25:42Z")

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Should we assume that air travel isn’t their first choice anymore?

I’d assume that now they’ll try to park a couple semi trucks full of fertilizer out front somewhere (in a less-obvious locale?)