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<blockquote data-quote="Eye-level" data-source="post: 144708" data-attributes="member: 6548">You British guys will likely know more than me but I think the IRA has had the patent on bombing types of terrorism for a long long time now and I bet they taught the radical islamists everything they know...Something I find fascinating about all of this and even events as far back as the OKC bombing is how England has faced this stuff for years and Americans have always been well that doesn't happen over here...I remember asking my dad who Lord Mountbatten was when he was killed.&nbsp; So the thing that fascinates me is I wonder what the average Englishmen thinks when he reads the newspaper and hears of something like Boston or the twin towers?&nbsp; I understand he would not condone it in shape form or fashion but it must bring to his mind other sorts of thoughts (perhaps maybe just what the hell is the world coming too)&nbsp; Maybe Americans could learn a thing or two from you all.I think one of the crucial differences between the IRA and islamic terrorism is that is a whole lot harder if not impossible for the English to retaliate by bombing their cousins to death but man o man look at what happened when Osama did his thing.&nbsp; We are still bombing the heck out of folks to this day years and years later and they still seem stronger than ever or at least maybe effective as ever.OK I'm off my stump now...thanks the link in the OP...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eye-level, post: 144708, member: 6548"] You British guys will likely know more than me but I think the IRA has had the patent on bombing types of terrorism for a long long time now and I bet they taught the radical islamists everything they know... Something I find fascinating about all of this and even events as far back as the OKC bombing is how England has faced this stuff for years and Americans have always been well that doesn't happen over here...I remember asking my dad who Lord Mountbatten was when he was killed. So the thing that fascinates me is I wonder what the average Englishmen thinks when he reads the newspaper and hears of something like Boston or the twin towers? I understand he would not condone it in shape form or fashion but it must bring to his mind other sorts of thoughts (perhaps maybe just what the hell is the world coming too) Maybe Americans could learn a thing or two from you all. I think one of the crucial differences between the IRA and islamic terrorism is that is a whole lot harder if not impossible for the English to retaliate by bombing their cousins to death but man o man look at what happened when Osama did his thing. We are still bombing the heck out of folks to this day years and years later and they still seem stronger than ever or at least maybe effective as ever. OK I'm off my stump now...thanks the link in the OP... [/QUOTE]

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