Originally Posted by
TerminalBliss
Well, here goes...
Economic loss to New York in month following the attacks: $105 billion
Estimated cost of cleanup: $600 million
Total FEMA money spent on the emergency: $970 million
Estimated amount donated to 9/11 charities: $1.4 billion
Estimated amount of insurance paid worldwide related to 9/11: $40.2 billion
*Above data reported 2002
All of the above assumes multiple simultaneously
hijacked planes.
Liquid rules are about exploding planes, not hijacked ones.
"Straw man argument" is the expression that comes to mind.
Incidentally, there was no shortage of carnage in Madrid as a result of the 11/03 attacks.