Posted By LambChop
"We do not create terrorism by fighting the terrorists. We invite terrorism by ignoring them." ~ George W. Bush
"I said very early on, as a Senator and continue to believe, as a presidential candidate and now as president, that we can absorb a terrorist attack. We will do everything we can to prevent it. but even a 9/11, even the biggest attack ever, that ever took place on our soil, we absorbed it, and we are stronger." ~Barack H. Obama
Terrorism…what terrorism? Here is a list of attacks that have occurred on Obama's watch:
2008
March 6, New York City: A bomb goes off outside an empty military recruiting station in Times Square
April 25, San Diego, CA: A pipe bomb exploded inside a Federal Express distribution facility in San Diego. The blast did little damage to the building a second pipe bomb was found the parking lot and was safely defused. No one was killed or injured in the blast
May 26, Iraq: a suicide bomber on a motorcycle kills six U.S. soldiers and wounds 18 others in Tarmiya.
June 24, Iraq: a suicide bomber kills at least 20 people, including three U.S. Marines, at a meeting between sheiks and Americans in Karmah, a town west of Baghdad.
June 12, Afghanistan: four American servicemen are killed when a roadside bomb explodes near a U.S. military vehicle in Farah Province.
July 9, Istanbul, Turkey: Four men, believed to be Turkish citizens, attacked the American consulate
July 13, Afghanistan: nine U.S.soldiers and at least 15 NATO troops die when Taliban militants boldly attack an American base in Kunar Province, which borders Pakistan. It's the most deadly against U.S. troops in three years.
Aug. 18 & 19, Afghanistan: as many as 15 suicide bombers backed by about 30 militants attack a U.S. military base, Camp Salerno, in Bamiyan. Fighting between U.S. troops and members of the Taliban rages overnight. No U.S. troops are killed.
Sept. 16, Yemen: a car bomb and a rocket strike the U.S. embassy in Yemen as staff arrived to work, killing 16 people, including 4 civilians. At least 25 suspected al-Qaeda militants are arrested for the attack.
October 17, Dalton, Georgia: An explosion at a personal injury law firm in downtown Dalton, Ga., injured four people, including at least one lawyer, and resulted in the death of the apparent bomber in what a federal law enforcement spokesman described as a suicide attack 1 dead 4 injured
Nov. 26, India: in a series of attacks on several of Mumbai's landmarks and commercial hubs that are popular with Americans and other foreign tourists, including at least two five-star hotels, a hospital, a train station, and a cinema. About 300 people are wounded and nearly 190 people die, including at least 5 Americans.
2009
Feb. 9, Iraq: a suicide bomber kills four American soldiers and their Iraqi translator near a police checkpoint.
April 10, Iraq: a suicide attack kills five American soldiers and two Iraqi policemen.
May 25, New York City: A small explosive device exploded out front of a Starbucks in New York City destroying a bench it had been placed on. No injuries or deaths were reported in the blast
June 1, Little Rock, Arkansas: Abdulhakim Muhammed, a Muslim convert from Memphis, Tennessee, is charged with shooting two soldiers outside a military recruiting center. One is killed and the other is wounded. In a January 2010 letter to the judge hearing his case, Muhammed asked to change his plea from not guilty to guilty, claimed ties to al-Qaeda, and called the shooting a jihadist attack "to fight those who wage war on Islam and Muslims."
November 5, Killeen,Texas: Nidal Malik Hasan after contacting known terrorists while still serving as a Major in the United States Army opened fire, killing 13 and wounding 30 at Ft. Hood.
Dec. 25: A Nigerian on a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit attempted to ignite an explosive device hidden in his underwear. The explosive device that failed to detonate was a mixture of powder and liquid that did not alert security personnel in the airport. The alleged bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, told officials later that he was directed by the terrorist group Al Qaeda. The suspect was already on the government's watch list when he attempted the bombing; his father, a respected Nigerian banker, had told the U.S. government that he was worried about his son's increased extremism..
Dec. 30, Iraq: a suicide bomber kills eight Americans civilians, seven of them CIA agents, at a base in Afghanistan. It's the deadliest attack on the agency since 9/11. The attacker is reportedly a double agent from Jordan who was acting on behalf of al-Qaeda.
2010
May 1, New York City: a car bomb is discovered in Times Square, New York City after smoke is seen coming from a vehicle. The bomb was ignited, but failed to detonate and was disarmed before it could cause any harm. Times Square was evacuated as a safety precaution. Pakistani Faisal Shahzad pleads guilty to placing the bomb as well as 10 terrorism and weapons charges.
May 10, Jacksonville, Florida: a pipe bomb explodes while approximately 60 Muslims are praying in the mosque. The attack causes no injuries.
Oct. 29: two packages are found on separate cargo planes. Each package contains a bomb consisting of 300 to 400 grams (11-14 oz) of plastic explosives and a detonating mechanism. The bombs are discovered as a result of intelligence received from Saudi Arabia's security chief. The packages, bound from Yemen to the United States, are discovered at en route stop-overs, one in England and one in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
November 26: Mohamed Osman Mohamud plans to detonate what he thought was a car bomb at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, Oregon, but was actually part of a FBI Sting operation. He was arrested and charged with attempted terrorism.
2011
Jan. 17, Spokane, Washington: a pipe bomb in a backpack is discovered along the route of the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial march. The bomb, a "viable device" set up to spray marchers with shrapnel and to cause multiple casualties, is defused without any injuries.
2012
Sept. 11, Benghazi, Libya: militants armed with antiaircraft weapons and rocket-propelled grenades fire upon the American consulate, killing U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other embassy officials. U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton said the U.S. believed that Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, a group closely linked to Al Qaeda, orchestrated the attack.
2013
Feb. 1, Ankara, Turkey: Ecevit Sanli detonates a bomb near a gate at the U.S. Embassy. Sanli dies after detonating the bomb. One Turkish guard is also killed. Didem Tuncay, a respected television journalist, is injured in the blast. Unlike the bombing at the embassy in Benghazi last September, the U.S. government immediately calls the bombing a terrorist attack. According to Turkish officials, the attack is from the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party, which has been labeled a terrorist organization by the U.S. and other nations.
April 15, Boston, MA: Two bombs explode in the packed streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing four people and injuring more than 144.
Yes MAPRoud. You are SO RIGHT. So many Swedish and Australian Anglicans are bombing soft targets all over the world. Those darn Canadian Methodist suicide bombers. The fact that they scream "allahu akbar!" as they drop their bomb packs is merely a coincidence. So run away from the truth. Keep your head in the sand and pretend to be comforted by your politically correct theology.
Posted by: LambChop | 04/26/2013 at 10:27 AM
MAProud, you doubt they happened? The title was "Terrorist Attacks",comrade. Gimme a break, they finally let you eat with the grown-ups at Thanksgiving dinner and you dump the gravy boat over your head.You might want to adjust the meds.
Posted by: German Shepherd | 04/25/2013 at 04:59 PM
*terrorist
Posted by: MAProud | 04/25/2013 at 12:25 PM
Oh STFU. War War War, beat the f'n drums. I've officially had enough of you and your brand of fear inducing hate mongering. Half of these they don't have names of suspects on. Bombing of Muslims in FL? You think a Muslim Terroist did that, or some jacked off pseudo-Christian patriot such as oh, I don't know, YOU? Go. To. Hell. And keep your rhetoric to yourself. Clown.
Posted by: MAProud | 04/25/2013 at 12:25 PM
I have officially had enough of this ass-clown and his amateur hour administration.Oh, and any loser who voted for him as well.TWICE/
Posted by: German Shepherd | 04/16/2013 at 04:35 PM