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I did not put this into Switchboard, because I wanted to write about my reaction to this, and not about possible political reactions.
I only wanted to show you this article and share my reaction of a shock in my guts. Why would this man use this expression 'World War III'? Is he just stupid, insane or does he simply not care, how people would react, if he nonchalantly implies, the third World War has started?
My country right now has the longest period of peace ever, my parents have experienced the last world war and I am not interested at all in experiencing anything like that.
It really dumbfounds me, how the leader of this important nation can make these throwaway remarks (I hope that´s what it was), and he doesn´t even seem to have the notion, that thousands of people all over the world will have nightmares for days to come.
Here´s the article:
President George W. Bush said the September 11 revolt of passengers against their hijackers on board Flight 93 had struck the first blow of "World War III." (...)
But he said he agreed with the description of David Beamer, whose son Todd died in the crash, who in a Wall Street Journal commentary last month called it "our first successful counter-attack in our homeland in this new global war -- World War III".
Bush said: "I believe that. I believe that it was the first counter-attack to World War III."
I have only found this on a couple of news sites, but no "serious" news sites like bbc, reuters or the new york times.
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