A logical energy policy could obviously make us safer, cleaner, cooler and richer.
--Immigration F
DW ignored our immigration problem until lately when pressured. As any fool knows, a porous boarder provides a great opportunity for terrorists.
IMPERIAL PRESIDENT F
We know how DW/Cheney soundly criticized Clinton for not responding to the Cole attack of 10/00. Ben-Vinesta of the 9/11 commission just stated that the CIA identified al Qaeda as the villain two months later--as Clinton was leaving office, so the response was passed to DW. The commission voted to omit that from their final report.
It is documented that the terrorist issue was reduced from "urgent" to "important," when DW arrived on the scene. Threat warnings were received just prior to 9/11 in the form of intercepted peak chatter plus a report relating to a bin Laden plan to strike within the U.S. That all happened just days before DW headed for his full month August '01 vacation at his ranch.
Then, DW's arrogant display of "go-it-alone cowboy diplomacy" alienated much of the world and his threats to adversaries with no follow-up is seen as bluster harming our credibility.
We know there were too few troops in Iraq from day one. Obviously, the military should have been expanded early-on. The military we heard such glowing reports about is being degraded. Now there are extended tours, reduced recruitment and extreme misuse of the reserves and the guard.
His reactions to the natural disasters were dismal. He missed chances for quick and personal responses that would have impressed the Muslims in Indonesia and Pakistan.
He has been playing the political card when assuring us that Iraq has made us safer. But then, we heard his prewar rhetoric and he was caught lying on TV by play-backs--a liar really needs a good memory.
Now, thanks to DW, we can worry about a new tipping point, a point from which the world could slide into a disaster of monumental proportions.
To summarize, DW blew it in Afghanistan, created a mess in Iraq, degraded our military, drained our treasury, greatly damaged our world image and caused thousands of lost lives and limbs. Now, the NIE report indicates that although we decimated al Qaeda's leadership, the overall threat has grown with the number of terrorists increasing at exponential rates. Further, we know that if DW had taken the '01 reports seriously, stayed off the ranch, mobilized all hands and really worked the problem, there would have been at least a chance that 9/11 could have prevented.
--Immigration F
DW ignored our immigration problem until lately when pressured. As any fool knows, a porous boarder provides a great opportunity for terrorists.
IMPERIAL PRESIDENT F
It is documented that the terrorist issue was reduced from "urgent" to "important," when DW arrived on the scene. Threat warnings were received just prior to 9/11 in the form of intercepted peak chatter plus a report relating to a bin Laden plan to strike within the U.S. That all happened just days before DW headed for his full month August '01 vacation at his ranch.
Then, DW's arrogant display of "go-it-alone cowboy diplomacy" alienated much of the world and his threats to adversaries with no follow-up is seen as bluster harming our credibility.
We know there were too few troops in Iraq from day one. Obviously, the military should have been expanded early-on. The military we heard such glowing reports about is being degraded. Now there are extended tours, reduced recruitment and extreme misuse of the reserves and the guard.
His reactions to the natural disasters were dismal. He missed chances for quick and personal responses that would have impressed the Muslims in Indonesia and Pakistan.
He has been playing the political card when assuring us that Iraq has made us safer. But then, we heard his prewar rhetoric and he was caught lying on TV by play-backs--a liar really needs a good memory.
Now, thanks to DW, we can worry about a new tipping point, a point from which the world could slide into a disaster of monumental proportions.
To summarize, DW blew it in Afghanistan, created a mess in Iraq, degraded our military, drained our treasury, greatly damaged our world image and caused thousands of lost lives and limbs. Now, the NIE report indicates that although we decimated al Qaeda's leadership, the overall threat has grown with the number of terrorists increasing at exponential rates. Further, we know that if DW had taken the '01 reports seriously, stayed off the ranch, mobilized all hands and really worked the problem, there would have been at least a chance that 9/11 could have prevented.
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