[antimedia] antimedia: How long must we suffer....

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How long must we suffer....
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   ....before Americans wake up?
     * In 1979 they invaded and captured the US embassy, sovereign US
       terroritory, taking [1]66 Americans hostage, an act of war that
       [2]they still celebrate today.

     We responded with a failed rescue mission and ended the "crisis"
     after 444 days by [3]signing the Algiers Accords, agreeing not to
     interfere in Iranian internal affairs and to lift the trade
     sanctions against Iran and unfreeze their assets in the US.
     * In 1983 they [4]bombed the US embassy in Beirut, killing 63,
       another act of war on sovereign US territory.

     We responded by issuing [5]the Inman Report and reviewing embassy
     security procedures.
     * In October 1983, they bombed [6]the Marine barracks in Lebanon,
       killing 241 servicemen.

     We responded by worrying about whether a retaliatory strike might
     anger the Arab nations and firing a few artillery barrages.
     * In September 1984, they bombed the US embassy again, killing 22
       more, including two American servicemen, another act of war on
       sovereign US territory.

     We responded by creating a new division in the Department of State,
     the Diplomatic Security Service.
     * In 1996 they bombed [7]the Khobar Towers, killing 20 including 19
       servicemen.

     We responded by indicting several conspirators, none of whom have
     ever been captured.
     * In 2003 they began working surreptitiously to disrupt American
       operations in Iraq.

     We responded by refusing to admit that we knew Iran was involved in
     Iraq.
     * Now they are murdering our soldiers with powerful IEDs and
       [8]assassins and the Democrats want us to respond by not meddling
       in Iran's affairs.

   Our previous responses to Iranian aggression have worked so well, it's
   self-evident that we should stay the course, right?

References

   1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis
   2. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/04/AR2006110400955.html
   3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algiers_Accords
   4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1983_United_States_Embassy_bombing
   5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inman_Report
   6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Beirut_barracks_bombing
   7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khobar_Towers_bombing
   8. http://www.examiner.com/a-531188~4_Troops_Abducted__Killed_in_Iraq_Attack.html