Right now, 100% accurate beyond a doubt information came out proving that Osama Bin Laden had nothing to do with the WTC attack? If all the suspected bombers were really just normal passengers and the attack was planned and done by your average white american middleclass adults. If there was proof beyond a doubt of this, what do you think the government would do? Would they continue to attack Afghanistan? Would Mr.Bush retire from his presidency? Would the rest of the world attack the USA because it so severely jumped to a incorrect conclussion? Would there be some sort of cover up? Would we still be dedicated to destroying all terrorists? Would Osama Bin Laden say “I told ya so!” I just thought of this and even though its highly unlikely of happening, its still fun to think about.
They claim to have proof, but they’re not releasing it for fear of reveiling their many informants and secrets associated with the report. I remain skeptical.
Even so, no one will care except the peace protesters no one listens to anyway. They’ll just say the attack was for the Embassy bombing and his smug attitude.
I dont think smug attitude would be a good enough reason to bomb a country, but hey its the 21st century. You really think the governemnt would just claim were trying to take Osama because of the embassy bombing after all the tough talk relating to the WTC?
It isn’t just the U.S. claiming that “evidence” exists:
I know this isnt true, Im just saying imagine if this happened.
I am to imagine that my government, without credible evidence of involvement with 9-11 tragedy, decided to attack a sovereign nation. Further, that all information they had collected pointed to innocent people as being terrorists. That hundreds of agents all came up with erroneous conclusions… That regular ‘white’ middle class citizens planned and executed suicide terrorist strikes for some nefarious purpose…
I’m having a little trouble doing it.
It wouldn’t matter anyway.
OBL still considers himself at war with the US, and says that he will strike (again) if he has the chance. He is training people for this purpose in Afghanistan, and the Afghan government is allowing this to happen.
Even if the WTC attacks turned out to have been planned by a white, midle-class Christian fundamentalist, there are still overwhelming grounds for attacking OBL and his gang. The WTC events just provided a nice impetus.
Well, as outlandish the premise is, I’ll give it a shot. If I were president, I’d cover this information up and continue the campaign. Admitting this at this late date would make us look like fools, severely damage relations with our allies, and further inflame muslim radicals. The current actions would presumably curtail future attacks, and there is proof that he has attacked us many times before.
This is about as probable as Osama bin Laden suddenly appearing on worldwide television in a pink tutu, declared that he was converting to Judiasm, and announced the start of a fourteen-city world tour with Michael Jackson headlining.
Yes, I know the question is hypothetical, but if there really was some significant doubt that Osama bin Laden wasn’t available, I believe the US government (not Bush in particular, but the smarter folks, like Powell) would have held off on any attacks until a conclusive conclusion could be reached. I fully believe that the main reason we are engaging in attacks on Afghanistan now is because we’ve conclusively proven that ObL is responsible, and the Taliban aren’t being cooperative.
Wow, I’m glad I don’t live on your planet. “Cynical” does not even come close. You really think the “average Joe” will not care if we have the wrong guys and are bombing a country for the wrong reasons? “Smug attitude,” if that were our rationale for bombing, I would build a shelter if I were you. Pull the nails out of your hands and come down Vladimir Ilyich, we don’t need any more self-appointed saviors.
What would happen? Impeachment proceedings. A total top to bottom house cleaning of the executive branch of government. The U.N. would have a cow, and sanction us. Of course, the only way your scenario can be true is if dozens of world leaders were similarly hoodwinked, including the Pakistanis. Moreover, even if true, OBL still is responsible for the Somalia ambush, the U.S.S. Cole attack, the two embassiy bombings, maybe the anthrax release, the Pennsylvania crash, and the Pentagon attack. (I think you forgot to exclude those last two)