London Attacks

[actualgirltrombone]

I heard on the news that there were terrorist attacks in London. Apparently, bombs went off on the subway system and in one bus. Last I heard, 45 people were dead and 1000 were injured.

[themainclarinet]

this world is really becoming messed up....not people are going to be scared to ride the subways and busses bc god knows if the person next to you is going to blow your brains apart! its funny hwo texas is so big yet there arnt any huge problems like that! thank god for that one!

[Will_Doohit]

At least this wasn't as bad as 9/11. I mean yes, its horrible that 45 died and 1000 were injured and that terrorists are involved with this, but at least it wasn't thousands dead.

[thedrumgod]

Yes, its actually similar in some ways to the Madrid Attacks of last year, but not quite as many casualties. However, same concept, attack transportation systems.

[**gracie**]

What makes people hate so deeply, that they don't value human life?

 

For every person dead or injured, there is a family, for every family there is a story.

 

Yesterday children lost parents, Parents lost sons and daughters, grandparents lost grandchildren.

 

 

But for every person dead or injured, for every family broken, and for every story forever altered--there are prayers.

 

And despite the lost parents, children, grandchildren and friends; hope has not been lost.

 

I hope we can all find the light in the darkness, hard as it seems.....

 

I'm so sorry all of this happened.....so sorry........

[Jag]

700 injured, 50 dead as of now, death count expected to rise not past 100.

 

For every person intent on creationg chaos and terror, there are thousands more who, while seldomly can preventing such acts, can live on and thrive among each other.

[RMyers]

They attack the transportation system because it is easy to get to. Think about it, how many people are on a Bus right now. To lock down the mass transit system would defeat the purpose of having it. I bet that someone had seen the terrorist and did the common human thing: "It's not my problem" as they got off and went to another bus/train. Apathy is the killer here. Just like the high school bully, if you stand up to them, they will run and hide. You see that in Iraq. They hide and shoot mortars now and then, and set up the "road side bombs." Then they have the nerve to say that we Americans are inferior to them, that we are cowards because we have Armor and technology. And yet we bring the fight to those who oppose us. Sure we do what we want and that in turn makes us bullies, but we never turn and run. We will always come out in the open to fight. We may have weapons with great range, but the common soldier is still issued the bayonet. They prey on their own people who only want to scratch some form of existence from the ****-hole that they are in now.

 

You only hear the bad. Never the good. But that is an argument for later.

 

I'll get off my soap box.

 

The London attacks suck... I guess I should stay on topic

[Dynasty]

  RMyers said:

They attack the transportation system because it is easy to get to. Think about it, how many people are on a Bus right now. To lock down the mass transit system would defeat the purpose of having it. I bet that someone had seen the terrorist and did the common human thing: "It's not my problem" as they got off and went to another bus/train. Apathy is the killer here. Just like the high school bully, if you stand up to them, they will run and hide. You see that in Iraq. They hide and shoot mortars now and then, and set up the "road side bombs." Then they have the nerve to say that we Americans are inferior to them, that we are cowards because we have Armor and technology. And yet we bring the fight to those who oppose us. Sure we do what we want and that in turn makes us bullies, but we never turn and run. We will always come out in the open to fight. We may have weapons with great range, but the common soldier is still issued the bayonet. They prey on their own people who only want to scratch some form of existence from the ****-hole that they are in now.

 

You only hear the bad. Never the good. But that is an argument for later.

 

I'll get off my soap box.

 

The London attacks suck... I guess I should stay on topic

So true, where is the good news? Oh right... the media doesn't think thats newsworthy.

 

However, someone has to take the position of the hypocrit. Is it not true that during the Revolutionary war against Britain that some the American rebels took to guerilla warfare? (Battle of the Cowpens? I'm sorry to admit my US History is not good enough to name specific battles) Obviously, they realized that if the met in 2 long lines on the battlefield, as dictated by the 'Rules of Engagement' back then, that they would be slaughtered.

 

And here we are in modern times, down-talking the same thing we did 225 years ago (with good reason I might add). We were afraid for our survival back then, and the terrorists blowing up our troops now are afraid for themselves.

 

Just some mind-candy.

[Lextbone]

my heart really goes out to all of thoes who have lost family members in the attacks...i think its really horrible that some group of people could have such a..i dont' even know the word...how could someone do this to people they dont' even know?

[pwhite90]

The thing I found ironic about this particualr attack was that an indipendent film was made that told the story of two terrorists exploding the entire London underground. Film critics later called this impossible and outlandish. If only that were true.