smooth

the fact that you answered your own questions, albeit with a string of stereotyping of what you think other people believe about the situation, indicates you aren't interested in someone else answering your questions. so it looks like you're just making straw-men and dragging the discussion down.

besides, none of what you wrote even addresses rekna's thread: why did bush say no one had any idea this was going to happen when a lot of people did know, including him (as the video now shows).

but what I really don't get, is why this kind of discussion seems to dig so deeply under your skin. I mean, why not just state your opinion and leave it at that instead of taking your comments to a whole new level by lashing out at other members of the tfp?


if nothing else, at least let me know what definition of "anticipating" you are using. Because I saw you make a distinction between someone thinking something could happen and whether that person is then anticipating the event's possibility. I wouldn't think of a difference myself, and so I'd like to know how you see it.

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