post hoc ergo propter hoc (redux)

Following 9/11/01, Bush-Cheney launched an Inquisition ("Enhanced Interrogation Techniques") to combat Terrorism. Since then, there has not been another major attack on American soil. Torture works. Be a Patriot, torture a terrorist.

From 2001 to 2008, average U.S. temperature rose by 0.2 degrees Celsius. During that time, there has not been another major attack on American soil. Global Warming works. Be a Patriot, hang on to your Hummer.