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Did the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing cause the Republicans to feel we were now “at war” ?

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Did the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing cause the Republicans to feel we were now “at war” ?

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Just in case you thought that the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing surely must have caused the Republican Party (being “The Party of the Tough Patriots” ©) to demand overt hot warfare, well, No it didn’t. See the 1994 Republican Contract with America. See also the 1996 Republican Party Platform. The 1996 Republican Party Platform shows conclusively that the Republicans still considered terrorism essentially a law enforcement problem at that time: (See the quote below) From the 1996 Republican Party Platform: We wish to express our support and sympathy for all victims of terrorism and their families. Acts of terrorism against Americans and American interests must be stopped and those who commit them must be brought to justice. We recommend a Presidentially appointed “blue ribbon” commission to study more effective methods of prosecuting terrorists.