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itsrobert

(14,157 posts)
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 02:19 PM Dec 2012

Will Obama call the killing of 18 children and 8 adults a TERRORIST ACT?

Last edited Fri Dec 14, 2012, 03:48 PM - Edit history (1)

Waiting?

TERROR: Definition of TERROR

1
: a state of intense fear
2
a : one that inspires fear : scourge
b : a frightening aspect <the terrors of invasion>
c : a cause of anxiety : worry
d : an appalling person or thing; especially : brat

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terror

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Will Obama call the killing of 18 children and 8 adults a TERRORIST ACT? (Original Post) itsrobert Dec 2012 OP
Are these Guys brown with foreign sounding names? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #1
It might be wise to wait until it is determined to be, in fact, a terrorist act n/t arcane1 Dec 2012 #2
Homegrown terrorists with their guns life long demo Dec 2012 #3
exactly itsrobert Dec 2012 #4
Right now, isn't it enough to consider this to be a terrible act of senseless violence?.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #5
were their actions political? datasuspect Dec 2012 #6
It's not a terrorist attack, it's a mass murder Marrah_G Dec 2012 #7
depends on what the investigation uncovers former-republican Dec 2012 #8

OldDem2012

(3,526 posts)
5. Right now, isn't it enough to consider this to be a terrible act of senseless violence?....
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 02:27 PM
Dec 2012

I actually appreciate the fact that the President waits until he has the facts before he goes public.

Nothing good has ever come from a knee-jerk reaction.

 

datasuspect

(26,591 posts)
6. were their actions political?
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 02:29 PM
Dec 2012

or just assbendingly insane?

i dunno, what is the classic definition of terrorism (pre 2001)?

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