Reply #51: You say: I have never heard Bush or Cheney talk about "restoring" America to the

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relatively peacefulprosperopus condition that it was in before 9/11..."

Actually the Shit was about to hit the fan. The business section of any major newspaper you might have been reading Sept 1 to Sept 10th 2001 told of outsourcing, Enron investigations, missing billions in the pentagon, outsourcing, bankruptcies, etc. The economic situation was in the toilet.

This whole diabolical mess has been very good for the Powers that be. Halliburton stock has gone from under $ 6 to over $ 32 per share. We can't focus on the Enron stuff or the missing Pentagon Billions because there are wars to fight and stategies with which to intimidate air line travellers.