They keep saying this is like their 9/11 (automatic red flags pop up), but worse, because they have a smaller population... How the **** does that make any sense? I mean, really? I'm pretty certain that's not how that works.
Terrorists attacked them in coordinated attacks at multiple location on their own soil resulting in a large number of people killed. Sure, he said it to get sympathy points. But it's not that far of a stretch.