Bennett needs to get the facts straight
I understand that a part of Mr. Bennett’s job description must be to take an editorial cartoon position as far to the left as possible. This is an editorial page, so I understand that each side has opposing views.
However, would it be too much to ask that Mr. Bennett base his position somewhat on facts? Like most radicals, he seems to disregard facts in the quest to sell his own opinion.
To propose that the United States is under a constant threat from Muslim extremists who hate us because of drones is absurd. They hated us long before we had any type of drone.
The first known Arab attack on the U.S. was on Sept. 8, 1974, when a suicide bomber boarded TWA Flight 841, exploded a bomb and killed 88 passengers. This was followed by the Hanafi Siege in Washington, D.C., in 1977. Then in 1979, Iranians attacked the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took 52 Americans, holding them for over a year. Eight American servicemen died in a failed rescue attempt.
In 1986, Libyan terrorists exploded a bomb in a Berlin disco frequented by U.S. servicemen, killing three and injuring 230. In 1993 a group led by radical Ramzi Yousef planted bombs in the World Trade Center, killing six and injuring over 1,000 people. On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda attacked the World Trade Center, killing over 3,000 innocent Americans. There also were several attempts that were thwarted, including the Millennium Bombings.