World Trade Center 1993
Khobar Towers 1996
Nairobi 1998
East Timor 1999
USS COLE 2000
Gee whiz…looks to me like in the 1990’s we were seeing an attack almost every 18 months, or so! Then…
New York City 9/11/01
New York City 9/11/01
Washington, DC 9/11/01
Bali 2002
Let’s not forget the 1985 hijacking of the Achille Lauro, during which Abu Nidal murdered Leon Klinghoffer - before taking refuge in Iraq.
Let’s not forget the 1983 Bombing of American troops, in their barracks, in Beirut.
Let’s not forget the taking of American hostages, in 1979, held for 444 days.
Let’s not forget bin Laden’s own words in 2001 rallying against the West and trying to convince the world that our efforts in Afghanistan were unjust because, “there is no evidence of the involvement of the people of Afghanistan in what happened in America.” (H/T Glenn Reynolds) Rather like those insisting the same about Iraq, today.
Tell us some more how terrorists are only responding to regime change in Iraq, and how if only we would obey the “insurgents” there and leave Iraq, all of this would end. Tell us all about it with your tired, phoney, apologetics. Tell us how terror that has existed for decades is all the fault of George W. Bush and his poodles Tony Blair and John Howard.*
Thank God for these men, who understand that giving in to terrorism today will not make us safer tomorrow.
Trey Jackson has video of John Howard spelling it out as well.
UPDATE: Readers have sent in some compilations of dates and numbers starting from 1972, here.
*[Edited for clarity- admin]
WELCOME Instapundit and Michelle Malkin readers. While you’re here, please nose around. I’ve been posting kind of compulsively for the last two days - might be something there you’ll find interesting!
July 21st, 2005 at 2:29 pm
Why Anchoress, you’ve barely scratched the surface.
American servicemen were killed in Germany, the Paris metro was bombed, marines blown up in Beirut on a peacekeeping mission, the ongoing terror inflicted on Israelis- of course, if you listed them all, you’d exceed your bandwith quota..
July 21st, 2005 at 2:34 pm
Yes, well…there is only so much bandwidth available to my budget. Someone just wrote and asked me if the 1995 OK City bombing shouldn’t fit between the WTC 1993 and Khobar 1996. I say…who the heck knows.
July 21st, 2005 at 2:50 pm
Great post! Thanks for giving us a visual reminder of why we’re in this war. Unfortunately, the ones who need the reminder most are the ones completely blind to these events.
July 21st, 2005 at 3:08 pm
Terror is terror- no matter where it originates. We executed McVeigh- and we need to apply the same standards to all terrorists.
July 21st, 2005 at 3:10 pm
A Picture Is Worth A 1000 Words
The Anchoress has prepared a visual aid illustrating what came before the Iraq war….
July 21st, 2005 at 3:14 pm
More London News
Posts from bloggers with pointers to news about the new round of London terrorism
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July 21st, 2005 at 3:52 pm
[...] Courtesy of the Anchoress. Simple and powerful, especially in light of John Howard’s comments. HT: Lorie Byrd [...]
July 21st, 2005 at 4:25 pm
[...] The Anchoress has nailed it again on the blame the Iraq War for terrorism. She has two articles posted here and here. [...]
July 21st, 2005 at 4:30 pm
Islamist “Sassiness” Actually Seems To Have Pre-Dated The Iraq War
For those who want to blame the the London bombings on Iraq, The Anchoress reminds of us previous “sass” by Islamofascist murder-cultists, back before Iraq was even a gleam in George Bush’s eye….
July 21st, 2005 at 5:08 pm
[...] For those who have trouble understanding words and need pictures, the Anchoress has an excellent, excellent photo essay proving beyond any reasonable doubt that the Islamofascist terrorist attacks against western civilization is NOT about the invasion of Iraq. She posts a number of pictures of terrorist attacks against the US and US interests that occurred before we invaded Iraq. [...]
July 21st, 2005 at 5:13 pm
[...] The Anchoress reminds us. [...]
July 21st, 2005 at 5:26 pm
Our presence in Iraq did not cause the London bombs, you idiots!
Can I get an ‘amen’?? I am so sick and tired of hearing that U.S./British/Australian presence in Iraq is the cause of all this terrorism. Australian Prime Minister John Howard has delivered a “bitch-slap” to that whole notion that yo…
July 21st, 2005 at 7:02 pm
London Bombed Again
I’ll admit that since I was busy most of the day with the air conditioner repairman, I missed a lot of the news and reports, and I am planning on getting up to speed.
It appears that they have arrested two people in connection with the attacks. Th…
July 21st, 2005 at 7:18 pm
Liberals Blame Iraq for London…Terrorist………Yawn, I’m Getting Sleepy
Find yourself eavesdropping for an original thought inside the skull of a liberal and you won’t even hear the sound of crickets anymore. No use sticking around when there is nobody there to listen.
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July 21st, 2005 at 9:50 pm
[...] UPDATE: And this photo essay on Al Qaeda actions before the Iraq invasion makes Howard’s point rather graphically. [...]
July 21st, 2005 at 10:47 pm
EU Terror: Who Is In Charge of the Umbrella This
Two very complimentary articles on the web yesterday and today. Both dealing with the appeasing tone struck by those who bleat, “This would not happen if we were not in Iraq.”
July 22nd, 2005 at 1:08 am
[...] The Anchoress enlightens those whose knowledge of history abruptly stops with the US liberation of Iraq. [...]
July 22nd, 2005 at 1:21 am
[...] A SOCalPundit fav, The Anchoress has an excellent photoblog on all the elements that led (by coincidence and design) to the invasion of Iraq. [...]
July 22nd, 2005 at 5:59 am
Well Said!
Via Instapundit, here’s a nice compilation of links to the text & video of John Howard’s response to a dumb…
July 22nd, 2005 at 7:04 am
Thank You John Howard, Thank You Anchoress
Thank you, Prime Minister Howard for this swift and devastating response to a member of the fifth column fourth estate. Thank you Anchoress, for this moving pictoral review of how it is not about Iraq. And thank you to Michelle…
July 22nd, 2005 at 7:59 am
Dawn Patrol
IRAQ New Device Counters Terrorism, Keeps Troops Alive [GX The Guard Experience] 7/21/05, WASHINGTON The Army has developed a new device to thwart terrorist activities while saving service members lives. The ICE device, which is roughly the size of…
July 22nd, 2005 at 8:37 am
Islamic Terrorism Isn’t About Iraq
There are those who believe that what happened in London is about the Iraq war. They’re wrong. The Anchoress lays this out in detail, with photos. [Caution: Vivid] Terrorism isn’t about Iraq. Iraq is about terrorism….
July 22nd, 2005 at 8:38 am
[...] For those who think that the invasion of Iraq is a cause of terrorism, you are right. Certainly Iraq has channeled and changed where terrorists chose their targets. But this does not mean it has increased terrorism. Let’s not forget that before the invasion of Iraq, terrorists were already giving it all they had. [...]
July 22nd, 2005 at 8:54 am
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July 22nd, 2005 at 9:31 am
For Those with Short Memories
A visual reminder that this terrorism is not a recent by-product of the war in Iraq….
July 22nd, 2005 at 9:54 am
[...] I guess all of this happend because of the Iraq War right? [...]
July 22nd, 2005 at 11:30 am
21st Century Ethnic Cleansing
I’m guessing there’s a significant number of folks out in the world today who believe that this is also a response to the war in Iraq.
Unfortunately, this sort of thing seems to date back to the beginnings of the Islamist Ottoman Empire. …
July 22nd, 2005 at 11:36 am
Want Mustard on that Shit Sandwich?
* The view from the other side of the looking glass includes marmalade skies, pink elephants and the ability to overlook felonious behaviour. * Ben Shapiro’s shopping list. * Why would the Pentagon want to classify the “successes” in Iraq?…
July 22nd, 2005 at 11:45 am
[...] Glenn Reynolds also links the this photo essay. While I have already linked to this in previous post, it drives the point home so well that I will link to it again. [...]
July 23rd, 2005 at 10:45 am
What Preceded Iraq
Have our attempts to put a stop to terror caused the terror that we are attempting to stop? Anyone who does not consider this an extremely stupid question is encouraged to check out a review by The Anchoress of some…
July 23rd, 2005 at 12:11 pm
[...] Thanks to Michelle Malkin, I found this tribute to what came before 9/11. Definitely worth a look. [link] [...]
July 27th, 2005 at 4:26 am
[...] What I’ve learned about the war on terror so far is that it doesn’t particularly matter which exact brown people we are fighting or why we are fighting them, and it especially doesn’t matter how we fight them, if we are making any progress toward any goal, how many people on either side are killed and maimed in the process. Now, I admit that I don’t quite get why this is true, but I am lead to understand that the answer lies in with making photo montages of terrorist attacks and saying that everyone who isn’t nodding in agreement after seeing your carnage collage must be suffering from acute amnesia. I understand, however, that while the exact whys and whos and hows and wheres and RIPs of the GWOT are irrelevent, it is extremely important that no one be allowed to say anything which might imply that the GWOT is anything but the most noble, successful, and self-evidently justified undertaking in human history, because then the terrorists win. I don’t know what they win, but, whatever it is, they cannot be allowed to win it. [...]
July 29th, 2005 at 12:08 am
Lest You Hath Forgetten Why We Fight
May 22nd, 2006 at 3:04 pm
[...] The Anchoress has a list and pictures of terrorist events before Iraq. [...]
August 10th, 2006 at 1:45 pm
President Bush: ‘U.S. at war with ‘Islamic fascists’
Congressional reactions to the plot are telling of the huge differences in awareness and perspective or and on the issues involved in the Islamists’ war with the West.
October 27th, 2006 at 11:38 am
[...] Oh, and in case everyone (you too Ms. Klobuchar) needs another refresher since you’re now paying attention to the war again, their hatred for us started long before Iraq. [...]
June 2nd, 2007 at 10:58 pm
[...] guy who I believe can keep us safe, and I’ll shy away from both the slick packaging and the failed Clintonian method of treating terrorism as a law-enforcement problem…and I think I’ll continue the war on [...]
October 1st, 2007 at 1:56 pm
[...] threat”. Nope. No terrorism coming from Middle Eastern Quarters before…well, there was no terrorism in the world at all until January 21, 2001, right? Terrorism never really was on Bill Clinton’s [...]
November 15th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
[...] the Versailles treaty? Amazing. The piece does not specifically blame Bush! Everyone knows there was no terrorism before [...]
December 17th, 2007 at 9:32 pm
[...] Inspired by the London moonbat press, The Anchoress has put together an excellent photographic essay in response to the Blame Iraq crowd. Must-see. [...]
January 18th, 2008 at 2:30 am
Interesting post! I’ve been to Iraq… and you’re right… things have been bad there for awhile. I just wonder if we can actually change any of it.