"I believe, based on the activities, and I am not an expert on terrorism by any stretch, but I believe that when they attacked the United States and they attacked New York and Washington, D.C., they thought they could defeat us"
- Jim Walsh
About this Quote
This quote by Jim Walsh recommends that the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001 were an attempt to defeat the country. He acknowledges that he is not a specialist on terrorism, however thinks that the attacks were a calculated transfer to attempt and overpower the United States. This suggests that the terrorists had a strategy and were confident in their ability to succeed. The attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. were a direct attack on the country's power and impact, and the terrorists believed they could win. This quote acts as a suggestion of the devastating effects of terrorism and the value of remaining alert versus such hazards.
This quote is written / told by Jim Walsh somewhere between June 19, 1947 and today. He/she was a famous Politician from Ireland.
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