Exclusive: Terror Commander: New Attack Will Dwarf Failed Bomb Plot
As senior intelligence and law enforcement officials met again today in the White House Situation Room to deal with the "summer terror threat," a top terror commander said an attack was coming that would dwarf the failed bombings in London and Glasgow. Taliban military commander Mansour Dadullah, in an interview broadcast on ABC News’ "World News With Charles Gibson," said the London attacks were "not enough" and that bigger attacks were coming. "You will, God willing, be witness to more attacks," he told a Pakistani journalist in an interview conducted just four days ago. Photos Inside an al Qaeda/Taliban ‘Graduation’ Just last month, Dadullah presided over what was termed a terror training camp graduation ceremony in Pakistan, supposedly dispatching attack teams to the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Germany. In this new interview, Dadullah talked about the ease with which he and his men operate inside Pakistan. THE BLOTTER RECOMMENDS Photos Inside an al Qaeda/Taliban ‘Graduation’ World News Video Taliban ‘Graduates’ Heading West? Blotter Exclusive: Suicide Bomb Teams Sent to U.S. Europe Click Here to Check Out Brian Ross Slideshows "We have many friends," he said. "It is very easy for us to go in and out of the tribal areas. It is no problem." Indeed, the rugged mountains of Pakistan have emerged as a safe haven for al Qaeda and the Taliban. "They are the central front for al Qaeda," said Seth Jones, who studies the area for the RAND Corporation, a national security think-tank. "They are the area al Qaeda has based its international and regional operations. It is a very serious threat to the U.S. security," he said. Pakistan continues to deny al Qaeda enjoys a safe haven in its territory. Exclusive Video Terror Chief: Attack on the U.S. Is Coming "The problem is people don’t understand the local environment," the Pakistani ambassador to the United States, Mahmud Ali Durrani, told the Blotter on ABCNews.com. "Pakistan is doing more than its share. We have done a lot, we have captured a lot, we’ve killed a lot, and we continue to do it not just for your sake, but more so for our own sake," he said. In testimony before Congress this week, U.S. intelligence officials were straightforward in saying they believe Osama bin Laden is in Pakistan and freely operating there. "It’s not that we lack the ability to go into that space," said Tom Fingar of the office of the Director of National Intelligence. "But we have chosen not to do so without the permission of the Pakistani government," Fingar told members of Congress who demanded to know why the U.S. did not take more decisive action against a known enemy. U.S. officials say Pakistan consistently denies the U.S. military permission to go after known al Qaeda training camps. The situation has grown even worse since February, officials say, when Vice President Dick Cheney traveled to Islamabad to demand Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf take action. "Their (al Qaeda’s) situation is actually better today than it was even then," said the RAND Corporation’s Jones. "The U.S. has provided $5.6 billion in coalition support funds to Pakistan over the past five years, with zero accountability," said Congressman Patrick Murphy, D-Pa., at the hearing. "Why is Pakistan still being paid these large sums of money, even after publicly declaring that it is significantly cutting back patrols in the most important border area?" he asked. Do you have a tip for Brian Ross and the Investigative Team?
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Oh no, let’s run for fear… NOT. Those who fear terrorist have given the terrorist exactly what they want: Fear.
Posted by: Wlkrdude | July 13, 2007, 5:01 pm 5:01 pm
Bush had no qualms about invading a country that had NOTHING to do with 9/11 (but they have OIL)…but refuses to do anything about a country that protects Bin Laden and Al Qaida (Pakistan has no OIL). Five billion of US taxpayer dollars a year going to the country that allows Bin Laden and Al Qaida to grow and plan new attacks. What ever happened to Bush’s solemn vow “…we’ll go after any country that harbors terrorists”? Seems that oil, not ethics or US security…is his priority. Bush is turning out to be a complete wimp.
Posted by: wilder5121 | July 13, 2007, 5:05 pm 5:05 pm
Pull the current sufi Kutb out of the tribal area – then nuke it to utter non-existance…
Posted by: fg | July 13, 2007, 5:12 pm 5:12 pm
I’m so MAD we haven’t made a dent in AQ. Could Bush & Co be more incompetent?!!!
We can’t even get Bin Laden! I blame Bush for this. He wanted the money. He wanted to invade Iraq to make a big chaotic mess where billions of dollars can change hands without being tracked.
Well, he got what he wanted and made us less safe and more hated than ever.
Posted by: Marilyn | July 13, 2007, 5:20 pm 5:20 pm
If Bush had wanted oil in Iraq it would have been easier for him to cut a deal with Sadaam like those paragons Chirac and Putin.
As for his reluctane in attacking Pakistan, it might have more to do with them having nukes than anything else.
Posted by: O Please | July 13, 2007, 5:21 pm 5:21 pm
We are too busy playing the lying, deceitful left wing-right wing games instead of being Americans and demanding that the terrorists be wiped out like Harry Truman would have done. You cannot play footsie with these religious lunatics.
Posted by: rockychance | July 13, 2007, 5:22 pm 5:22 pm
Hey ….This war needs to stop now and we must pull out or we will be subjected to an onslaught of scary or mainly one event terrorism that could change the way we look at this forever..Why take such a risk?…Why should millions and thousands of Americans be put at risk thanks to the poorly construed policies of the leadership in our country?..It’s not only upsetting ,but;very frieghtening to me and should as well for all of our citizens
Posted by: karomante | July 13, 2007, 5:25 pm 5:25 pm
wilder5121, Pakistan has nukes, seems any country with nukes is off limits to invasion. Thats why Iran and now the rest of the muslim countries are in a race to acquire them.
Posted by: Ray | July 13, 2007, 5:25 pm 5:25 pm
A “Terror Training Camp Graduation Ceremony”. Why, oh why, can’t we just quit PC-ing around ? Just like that “funeral” where several dozen Taliban capos were gathered a while back. If we are to survive this fight, we need to take it to them.
Posted by: Eric, DFW | July 13, 2007, 5:34 pm 5:34 pm
TURNING out to be a complete wimp?? This is not a new revelation. Bush has been a major embarassment since he took office and I am ashamed that he represents me. It is no surprise to me that his priorities are constantly changing. The only thing you can count on with this administration is that you can’t count on them.
Posted by: vooodooojen | July 13, 2007, 5:36 pm 5:36 pm
You tell Mr. Dadullah to come and get it. If he hurts the hair of one American we are going to smoke his arse big time. I am so sick of the threats. Bring it on….and make may day you medieval cretan.
Posted by: Dave | July 13, 2007, 5:42 pm 5:42 pm
Have I not conveyed? Oh God be my witness a quote used by Al Zawahiri in his last video. A quote from the last sermon of Mohammed. In which Mohammed said goodbye to his followers.
Whatever they are planning is so massive that Al Zawahiri does not expect to escape the wrath that will come afterwards.
If I had the means at this very moment I would be leaving whatever major centre of population I was in and heading into the countryside. Is it a nuclear weapon? brought on the blackmarket an smuggled in, in a diplomatic bag.
Posted by: Chris | July 13, 2007, 5:48 pm 5:48 pm
“You will, God willing, be witness to more attacks,” You ever notice that whenever they make empty threats and other claims they always add the caveat “God Willing”?
Posted by: Patriot 2008 | July 13, 2007, 5:51 pm 5:51 pm
Impeach Cheny and Bush as soon as possable. They have done more than enough damagr to our country.
Posted by: Beverly Kurland | July 13, 2007, 5:51 pm 5:51 pm
I wish we would start getting some of that oil. Gas costs way too much right now.
Posted by: Chris Pegg | July 13, 2007, 5:52 pm 5:52 pm
Looks like Bush is going to let another 9/11 happen.
Posted by: Jay Mendota | July 13, 2007, 5:54 pm 5:54 pm
Just like a liberal to blame the president, do you really think that the democrats are going to let us go and invade another country even if it to get Osama bin laden. Grow up and stop the hatred work with the comannder in chief, don’t be a supporter of al queda by underminding the war effort. You libs are going to destroy this country.
Posted by: Hank Leikam | July 13, 2007, 5:54 pm 5:54 pm
I agree Wlkrdude. What did happen to the “We will make no distinction between the terrorists and those who harbor them” comment?? That was a Rah Rah moment I guess. It’s really disappointing that we have no leadership in this country.
Posted by: Fortus | July 13, 2007, 5:56 pm 5:56 pm
Wilder: You might take into your rather hasty conclusion that Pakistan has nuclear weapons and a lot of them.
If we were to attack Pakistan their people would back the Taliban with all of their efforts including nukes.
Posted by: Doug Thompson | July 13, 2007, 5:56 pm 5:56 pm
For you people who think we invaded iraq for oil but won’t invade Pakistan need to remember that your Dem Pres Clinton allowed Pakistan to get the A-bomb. We can’t invade due to fear of upsetting the crazies in Pakistan government to receive a retalliatory nuke strike.
Posted by: the duke | July 13, 2007, 5:56 pm 5:56 pm
Wilder: er, um there is a big difference why Bush did nothing.
Iraq = no nukes
Pakistan = lots of nukes
Musharraf is one of those tin pot dictators that keeps the Islamic Fundamentalists in line. If the US go into his country to get Bin Laden et. al. and you have a larger Iraq-like situation with nukes in the balance as the Islamic fundamentalists will overthrow Musharraf for letting the Great Satan in. Just what we need, another mess. Couldn’t we just EMP the area to shut down bin-Laden’s dialysis machine?
Posted by: bonko70 | July 13, 2007, 5:57 pm 5:57 pm
wilder5121, why don’t you find another rallying cry? Oil. Can’t you liberals think of anything better than that? It’s been used for the last 30 years when it comes to just about any Republican president. Why don’t you blame global warming or the rich. Oh yeah, you do that already. Better yet, why don’t you make an attempt to understand how the world works. If Bush fooled most of the Senate and Congress into voting to invade Iraq, who’s the idiot?
Posted by: The Duke | July 13, 2007, 5:57 pm 5:57 pm
We should bomb the tribal regions of Pakistan into oblivian. We need to show these terrorists we mean business. If innocent people die… so be it. This is war. Innocent die. They use these people to hide behing because they know we will not atack. Parties over. Get serious as we did in Germany. Send the B-52 and the ships and don’t stop till it’s done. No surrendering. They will use that tactic to escape as they did in Tora Bora. Enough is enough.
Posted by: j miscioscia | July 13, 2007, 5:57 pm 5:57 pm
We’re not getting any sweetheart deals on oil from Iraq, so I think it’s bogus to suggest that as a motivator for the invasion. I think we invaded Iraq because there were bad guys there that we could attack with relatively small scale losses (and yes, 3000 or so troops, who freely signed up to be soldiers knowing the risks, is in fact relatively small scale). I think we don’t invade Pakistan because even though there are bad guys there, Pakistan has missiles that can hit us in Iraq and Afghanistan, and they have nukes they can put in these missiles. Which seems like a good reason to work harder to prevent Iran from getting nukes, if you think about it.
Posted by: NotmyRealname | July 13, 2007, 5:59 pm 5:59 pm
You tell Mr. Zawahiri and Mr. Bin Laden that they are cowards. Come out of your caves and hiding places and face us like Men. You send your evil minions to do your dirty work. It is easy to send others to their deaths while you hide out deep in the earth. Come out of your caves and show yourselves. Lead the charge. Cowards.
Posted by: Dave | July 13, 2007, 5:59 pm 5:59 pm
This can’t be true or Harry and Nancy would be doing something about it instead of chasing ghosts.
Posted by: Bob Mullins | July 13, 2007, 6:00 pm 6:00 pm
interesting how W says we invaded Iraq to make the US safer but by al qaida’s own admission they are sending terrorists to attack us? does that not make the rest of the country wonder what was the real reason for invading a country which had no business being attacked. instead, W’s vision of oil and revenge took precedent over vanquishing the real enemies in afghanistan and now pakistan. thanks W for your great vision and overall lack of knowledge. i guess if we just wait long enough for our military to be stretched even thinner we will be at the mercy of terrorists doing as they please in our backyard. and thanks for securing our border as well. this administration is simply a waste and for those idiots that voted him in twice the blood of our nation is on your hands for your stupid choice!
Posted by: steve | July 13, 2007, 6:02 pm 6:02 pm
Wilder: er, um there is a big difference why Bush did nothing.
Iraq = no nukes
Pakistan = lots of nukes
Musharraf is one of those tin pot dictators that keeps the Islamic Fundamentalists in line. If the US go into his country to get Bin Laden et. al. and you have a larger Iraq-like situation with nukes in the balance as the Islamic fundamentalists will overthrow Musharraf for letting the Great Satan in. Just what we need, another mess.
Posted by: Santa | July 13, 2007, 6:02 pm 6:02 pm
I am so sick of these garbage propaganda stories.
Terrorism is a joke. Really.
So a FEW PEOPLE MIGHT GET HURT OR KILLED. Yeah, that sucks but that is life. Death is the one certainty in life.
How many millions die from starvation? From
medical malpractice and improper medication? How many die in car accidents? From alcohol poisoning?
This terror porn feeds into the lies of those who profit from creating war and misery, on all sides of the game.
Why is broadcast television in trouble?
Spoon fed garbage like this that feeds the lowest common denominator.
Be responsible. Look at the Whole Picture. Question sources, consider agendas.
Terrorism is all about creating fear to achieve political goals. So, as hyperbolic as it may sound, the real terrorists are being served by your reactive reporting of spoon fed stories.
Pakistan is still open to terrorist groups because the Administration deliberately chose to ignore the stated goal of “draining the swamp” in favor of flooding the marshes in Iraq.
Do some real reporting. Please
Posted by: Justin | July 13, 2007, 6:02 pm 6:02 pm
To Paraphrase a truly Great American:
“The only thing to be TERRIFIED of, is TERROR itself!”
no truer words has any American spoken!
Posted by: Jon | July 13, 2007, 6:02 pm 6:02 pm
I agree wilder…..tactical nukes are available for a reason and should have been used Sept 12, 2001 as well as now..it is time America tells the world…this is what happens when you mess with America.
Posted by: Hap | July 13, 2007, 6:02 pm 6:02 pm
Sounds like ABC is to cowardly to post what I said.
Posted by: Dave | July 13, 2007, 6:04 pm 6:04 pm
Just like a liberal to blame the president, do you really think that the democrats are going to let us go and invade another country even if it to get Osama bin laden. Grow up and stop the hatred work with the comannder in chief, don’t be a supporter of al queda by underminding the war effort. You libs are going to destroy this country.
Posted by: Hank Leikam | July 13, 2007, 6:04 pm 6:04 pm
The only solution is to vote Cindy Sheehan into Congress! Yes Virgina, America CAN be destroyed and the liberals and demoncrats are just the people to do it!
Posted by: Bob Sloggin | July 13, 2007, 6:05 pm 6:05 pm
Damn,some of you people are idiots. I almost added “liberal” but that would have been redundant.
Posted by: Fernie | July 13, 2007, 6:05 pm 6:05 pm
These terrorist are for real what they say they do. They know that the american people aren’t listening until it happens and when it does they point thier fingers at Bush that’s what these terrorist want every one is in thier playbook of terrorism’s. They know that the american people would just ignore thier goverment’s help and mostly ignore the terrorist themselves. America can’t defeat the World Islamic Front peroid becuase of wimps who cant’ stand up to it. Just blaming our goverment for nothing who are trying to keep us safe from an Al-qaeda massacre. These is a global movement that has been going on since the mid 90′s. This war aint for oil this is for our freedom. Join us or join them. let see whose heads will roll.
Posted by: larry thompson | July 13, 2007, 6:05 pm 6:05 pm
Yeah, invade and make mad a nuclear armed islamic country. I seriously doubt that’ll happen.
Posted by: Evil_Skippy | July 13, 2007, 6:05 pm 6:05 pm
Nice sit down with the enemy Ross. Another ABC terror exclusive!
Posted by: Bob Johnson | July 13, 2007, 6:06 pm 6:06 pm
Yes, the oil thing has certainly worked well for the President(right…).Of which Bush do you speak…the incompetent one or the evil one?
You’re such foolish little people.
Posted by: Camillus | July 13, 2007, 6:06 pm 6:06 pm
We can all rest easy, in a year and a half Hillary and the Democrats can follow through on their commitment to find and punish Bin Laden. Time invade an sovereign nation with nuclear capability. Hopefully, Murtha leads that charge!
Posted by: Fran | July 13, 2007, 6:06 pm 6:06 pm
Everyone can bicker back and forth forever about whether we should be in Iraq, why didn’t we get Bin Laden etc.,etc., but we are in real danger here folks. All the bickering is doing is delighting the enemy. It is time to wake up and realize the evil that we are facing and unite to defeat it, if we do not it will be the death of us all.
Posted by: rp | July 13, 2007, 6:07 pm 6:07 pm
Already the liberal morons are going to once again blame GW, yet they do not have a clue to understanding how international politics work.
All liberals are cowards and do not give a crap about our soldiers. To them everything America does is wrong. They make excuses for the irrational behavior of terrorists and criticize those who go after them. Liberals are just as dangerous to American as are terrorists.
P.S. If we invaded Iraq for oil, we would not be paying as much as we are. Use your head and get a life.
Posted by: NIck | July 13, 2007, 6:07 pm 6:07 pm
Do we have to form our own militia and go into Pakistan ourselves. Hey..I’ll go
Posted by: JAG | July 13, 2007, 6:08 pm 6:08 pm
I wish the democrats would stop stalling our military and let them go and do what they do best. Kill the enemy. It’s the peace lovers that cause all our young soldiers to get killed. We should have dropped a tactical nuke there and been done with it. Bush is probably the best President this nation has seen in DECADES. The democrats are too dumb to see it.
Posted by: Ken | July 13, 2007, 6:08 pm 6:08 pm
Let’s keep the faith, guys. America is the best country in the world.
Posted by: Bill | July 13, 2007, 6:09 pm 6:09 pm
I don’t really think it’s possible for the Muslim world to hate anybody, including us, any more than they do simply for existing as non-Muslims who won’t submit to them as their religion demands, so I’m not really concerned about their “feelings” when we make war on them. What I _would_ like is for the war to be fought more aggressively, more decisively, more brutally (at least as brutally as they are fighting it, preferrably considerably more so), and, of course, more competently (which I will have to concede and agree is not currently happening). We are in a 1300+ year old war, started by Mohammed against all non-Muslims, and the _only_ way to win a war, the _only_ way ANY war has EVER been won, is to convince the other side that violence will not produce the goals they seek but rather only bring them unabsorbable levels of destruction against their own side.
Posted by: NotmyRealname | July 13, 2007, 6:09 pm 6:09 pm
Hey Marilyn,
Bush has done a hell of a lot more to secure this nation than that joker Slick Willie. Willie could have taken out UBL at least 3 times but the coward didn’t pull the trigger. The blood of 3000 murdered Americans from 9/11/01 is without a doubt on Willie’s hands.
I just love how you libs get more upset the the CIC than you do with the terrorists perpetrating the crimes.
Posted by: Ed Stanowicz | July 13, 2007, 6:09 pm 6:09 pm
Marylin
(slap)
Who cares if paki’s hate us? YOu need to get a grip. If you want them to love us soo bad, then pack your things and become an, uh, ambassador of love to that part of the world.
What’s that? Armchair diplomats all of you….
Posted by: Patton | July 13, 2007, 6:10 pm 6:10 pm
Marilyn, so WHAT! Get over it!
Posted by: RAM | July 13, 2007, 6:10 pm 6:10 pm
It’s time for us to make a deal with the Chinese government. They can have Tawain and continued favorable trade agreements. We get to bomb the Taliban/Queda areas of Pakistan at will and destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities.
It’s a win/win.
Posted by: Jerry O'Connor | July 13, 2007, 6:10 pm 6:10 pm
Terrorists prey on the innocent. Every effort should be made to bring the terrorists to justice. Also, please help me find my stolen 1949 Chevy
Posted by: ben | July 13, 2007, 6:10 pm 6:10 pm
Why put Hillary in the White House, Bill Clinton wasted 8 years as we were attacked all over the world. Al Queda was able to grow in strength and numbers while BC sat on his butt.
Posted by: Jim | July 13, 2007, 6:12 pm 6:12 pm
ahem, the london attacks were homegrown terrorists, the glasgow attacks by highly educated young men with no apparent ties to al queda – but sloppy journalism ensues. is this another made up story by the CIA, cheney and co to promote fear? no one believes the US government anymore, since they lie so much, have lied about everything since bush stole into the white house. how on earth are we supposed to believe anything this crayon colored alert fiasco with the nazi name of HOMELAND?
give me a break.
Posted by: katie | July 13, 2007, 6:13 pm 6:13 pm
Oh yeah and when Queen Hillary and her consort are back in the White House we will all Be MUCH Safer and have pie in the sky bye & bye…If you believe that I have a gold & uranium mine in the White Water development for sale.. And Uh …I seem to remember the 1st World trade center bombing after which the Queen and the Slickster did nothing….But hey the Clintons and Janet El Reno did teach David Koresh and those boobs that Bill & Hill are not to be triffled with.
Posted by: steve | July 13, 2007, 6:14 pm 6:14 pm
“Well, he got what he wanted and made us less safe and more hated than ever.”
Less safe? Maybe. More hated than ever? Hardly. These animals hated us long before the Iraq invasion. Remember the World Trade Center bombing? Remember the World Trade Center falling? Remember the two U.S. Embassy attacks in Africa? Remember the U.S.S. Cole? Bush is not the cause of their hatred. The “religion of peace” is the cause of their hatred.
Posted by: Alan | July 13, 2007, 6:14 pm 6:14 pm
Something funny is going on with the time stamps here…..Official time and these posts are off by 10 minutes, yet consective time stamps….Boiler room postings? or am I seeing into the future now?
Posted by: Evil_Skippy | July 13, 2007, 6:15 pm 6:15 pm
Osama Bin Laden is on the loose. AL Qaeda’s strength has returned to pre-9/11 levels. Looks like everything is pretty much the way Bill Clinton left it. So what’s to worry about? Clinton did think there was much of a terrorist threat back then. Why should we now?
Posted by: Liberal Larry | July 13, 2007, 6:16 pm 6:16 pm
You morons. Invading Pakistan would completely destabilize the Musharraf government and would risk landing nukes in the hands of crazies.
Posted by: PatriotOne | July 13, 2007, 6:16 pm 6:16 pm
wilder5121: Invading a country with functional nukes is a terrible idea…
Posted by: Toddo | July 13, 2007, 6:16 pm 6:16 pm
It is indeed an outrage that our government knows where these people are located and refuse to do anything about it. These “tribal areas” where al Qaeda, the Taliban and bin Laden are supposedly hiding out should be carpet-bombed with bunker-busting bombs until there is nothing left of them.
Posted by: Michael Smith | July 13, 2007, 6:17 pm 6:17 pm
Consider that Pakistan is nuclear and Muslim–Musharraf is barely in control and if he loses to the radicals , our problems would make OBL look irrelevant. Easy to rant , but difficult to comprehend the tenuous influence the West has in Pakistan- no one has control of the tribal areas & no one has control of the mountainous borders.
Posted by: Jon drennan | July 13, 2007, 6:18 pm 6:18 pm
We got Saddam, his sons and about 90% of their leaders but you no longer hear that on ABC or NBC or CBS or CNN or MSNBC. I guarantee you, when we get OBL, you will hear this from the MSM: “Well, it’s about time!” I know the left and how they report before they report.
Posted by: James A. Webster | July 13, 2007, 6:18 pm 6:18 pm
The people here blaming Bush are such utter fools.
Don’t you understand that YOU are now the policy of no war and to sit back and wait for an attack.
Don’t you get it in asking yourself what is the US response? We can not go to war, we can not invade, we can not attack with conventional weapons.
You people have set this up that the only response left will be nuclear when a mass attack happens like 9 11.
Get the point, you are responsible as it is your policy. You won, Bush lost. Your policy will initiate a nuclear response in the Middle East strongholds of al Qaeda.
This is you and not Bush. Enjoy your armchair quarterbacking
You just set the stage for nuclear warfare and it is all your fault as you left no other response.
Now who is the bright boy with the world in a grave you dug.
Posted by: LC | July 13, 2007, 6:20 pm 6:20 pm
Wouldn’t be much fear of terrorists if we were chasing after them. They are in Pakistan, not Iraq.
Posted by: al | July 13, 2007, 6:20 pm 6:20 pm
We got Saddam, his sons and about 90% of their leaders but you no longer hear that on ABC or NBC or CBS or CNN or MSNBC. I guarantee you, when we get OBL, you will hear this from the MSM: “Well, it’s about time!” I know the left and how they report before they report.
Posted by: James A. Webster | July 13, 2007, 6:20 pm 6:20 pm
You people on the far left are kooks. For oil? To create a huge mess? Bush is not the best president but the only wimps out there are these whining gutless wimps who can’t wait to surrender every war we have fought since WWII. Stay off the kook left web sites and your brains may heal a little. Some times you have to fight to protect your country. Thankfuly, we do not rely on you for this task.
Posted by: Dave | July 13, 2007, 6:21 pm 6:21 pm
Hey Marilyn…I’m sure that once Queen Hillary and her uh consort get back in the the White House will we all be real safe again, right?? just like we were when the World Trade Center was bombed or the 1st time, Just like when the USS Cole was attacked…Don’t ask …Don’t tell.
Posted by: steve2012 | July 13, 2007, 6:23 pm 6:23 pm
Are you seriously blaming Bush?? Doesn’t CONGRESS vote all this into being offered to Pakistan? WOW, Bush haters with ZERO understanding of what Pelosi, and kennedy, and Boxer, And even Lurch voted for…wow…talk about Denial!
Posted by: JR | July 13, 2007, 6:23 pm 6:23 pm
I’m starting to become ashamed to be an American. We are whimps. We should be feared with the military we have but our government has moved so far from reality, that a bunch of people in a desert far away can defeat us. It’s sad.
Posted by: Steve | July 13, 2007, 6:25 pm 6:25 pm
Before you folks start bashing Bush to the nth degree, have we been attacked since 9/11? How many times were our interests, not to mention the World Trade Center Bombings, attacked under the Clinton Administration. He had Bin Laden within his cross-hairs and he let him go repeatedly. Remember that before you vote for Bill and Hill again.
Posted by: keepitreal | July 13, 2007, 6:25 pm 6:25 pm
This quote from wilder 5121 is funny, “Bush had no qualms about invading a country that had NOTHING to do with 9/11…” I guess you forgot like most Americans with their temporary yellow flags and short term memories that the country you are talking about was actually harboring Bin Laden at the time. Oh, was that Bush’s fault too? If I were you I’d be mad because Clinton let Bin Laden get away when he had the opportunity to capture him.
Posted by: Robert | July 13, 2007, 6:26 pm 6:26 pm
After the next attack (and there will be another…just a matter of time), I’d give the locals 24 hours to vacate and then nuke the place out of existence. Do the same to Iraq…make it a permanent parking lot. I don’t understand why we wait.
Posted by: Steven | July 13, 2007, 6:26 pm 6:26 pm
I’m starting to become ashamed to be an American. We are whimps. We should be feared with the military we have but our government has moved so far from reality, that a bunch of people on camels in a desert far away can defeat us. It’s sad.
Posted by: Steve | July 13, 2007, 6:27 pm 6:27 pm
After the next attack (and there will be another…just a matter of time), I’d give the locals 24 hours to vacate and then nuke the place out of existence. Do the same to Iraq…make it a permanent parking lot. I don’t understand why we wait.
Posted by: Steven | July 13, 2007, 6:27 pm 6:27 pm
Wilder5121:
Pakistan has nukes, which makes the situation appreciably different.
Posted by: Cammie | July 13, 2007, 6:28 pm 6:28 pm
So, shall we elect more liberals who want to “redeploy” our troops so that absolutely nothing is done?
We should finish what we began in Iraq, so that these terrorists are not embolden by our lack of will or resolve. We should also go in and clean them out of Pakistan’s mountains. They are an infestation.
Posted by: DCox | July 13, 2007, 6:28 pm 6:28 pm
Hey AQ hit the US again and you will seal your doom…
Posted by: kim | July 13, 2007, 6:29 pm 6:29 pm
ohhh scary!
Posted by: cheesetopping69 | July 13, 2007, 6:29 pm 6:29 pm
run libs run. See the libs run with fear. See the libs blame President Bush for being alive. make up things and then believe them.
how funny!
Posted by: charles | July 13, 2007, 6:29 pm 6:29 pm
“refuses to do anything about a country that protects Bin Laden and Al Qaida”
So you are for an attack on Pakistan, then? Should it be a nuclear strike?
Posted by: Karen Schell | July 13, 2007, 6:30 pm 6:30 pm
Bush and Co. CREATED Al Q. Why would they want to destroy them? Osama, beng the kingpin, would be a devasting blow to the “organization”. Why get rid of the enemy created by you if you are using that enemy to “have your way” with the U.S. military machine? There would be no reason to continue in Afganistan or Iraq if Al Q was gone.
Posted by: mc | July 13, 2007, 6:30 pm 6:30 pm
ok, here we go. open up the floodgates for the liberal hate and rant machine.
Let it out people. Let it out.
It’s a healthy process (like puking when you drink too much). I think dry heaving will be necessary though.
Lots of foaming at the mouth for the liberals to do before they get it all out of your system.
p.s. where do liberals get so much hatred?
Posted by: spec | July 13, 2007, 6:32 pm 6:32 pm
Pakistan has done a lot, but there are some remote territories that are lawless. Unfortunately the Media and Liberal Democrats have succeeded in turning public opinion against the war on terror. They have succeeded in making it impossible to conduct an operation into Iran or Pakistan. Good Job Liberals and Media. WE are less safe now because of you.
Posted by: Steve | July 13, 2007, 6:35 pm 6:35 pm
I recently read The Road to 9-11 and am currentky reading Tenet’s The Eye of the Storm. These threats are very real and very frightening.
Blaming Bush for incompetence does not help. He’s not an idiot, and his actions are not related to oil as he has been accused. But clearly we need to deal with Pakistan immediately.
We also need to realize the terrorist cells for this summer threat are already in the counrty.
Posted by: Douglas | July 13, 2007, 6:37 pm 6:37 pm
War for oil? When the Libs force us out of Iraq and Iran (and their terrorist buddies), armed with nukes and in league with Chavez, drive the cost of our gas to about $6-$8 a gallon, you’ll be more than glad to go to war for oil.
Posted by: TB | July 13, 2007, 6:38 pm 6:38 pm
So, does this mean ABC actually, finally believes thee is a threat to our way of life ? Or, are they just carrying the water for our enemy ?
Posted by: Jac | July 13, 2007, 6:40 pm 6:40 pm
The entire world has gone mad! Does anyone really believe if we just leave Iraq, let the entire Middle East fend for themselves and stop backing Israel that we won’t see more (yes, more, not less!) than we’ve seen thus far. Get real, people! If we don’t take the fight to them, they will bring it to us. They hate us but want to be us. Don’t buy into the liberal media’s way of looking at the news. Use your own minds for what God intended them to be used for, rationale. I am almost at the point where I am ashamed to be called an American because of what connotations are attached to that word by the press. Americans aren’t liberal. We are patriotic, God fearing and most of all a nation, a nation who pulls together. Let’s set the mainstream right!
Posted by: Nancy Ramsey | July 13, 2007, 6:40 pm 6:40 pm
In response to wilder5121, You are correct, Pakistan has no oil, but it does have a considerable of nuclear weapons! If President Pervez Musharraf is ever ousted, and Pakistan falls into the wrong hands, we are all in trouble. We need to keep Musharraf safe!
Posted by: John | July 13, 2007, 6:41 pm 6:41 pm
I live in the countryside and am very happy here. I no longer trust the government to protect anyone. Cities most surely are the target of whatever next these maniacs have planned. I hope the world becomes sane again sometime soon.
Posted by: Josh Cohen | July 13, 2007, 6:42 pm 6:42 pm
I hope the troops can keep up the good work even though the U.S. press supports the enemy and spreads the lies and B.S. that the left falls for- God Bless you guys I do not know how you do it with all the left leaning B.S. form ABC,CBS,NBC and major newspapers. I hope people wake up and quit qatching and reading their agenda driven B.S. We do hear the good you troops are doing from other outlets.
Posted by: Galen Van Kooten | July 13, 2007, 6:42 pm 6:42 pm
Thanks Marilyn!!
Posted by: Shannon | July 13, 2007, 6:43 pm 6:43 pm
Tony I commend you I couldn’t of said it better
Posted by: Geoff Kieser | July 13, 2007, 6:44 pm 6:44 pm
If anything liberals should be leading the pack to defeat these nuts because I can assure you they do not support the alternative lifestyles Democrats and other liberals support. If you are not a believer then you are an infidel.
Posted by: kmpk | July 13, 2007, 6:44 pm 6:44 pm
Invade Pakistan? Sure they have no oil. But they do have nukes
Posted by: B2Dave | July 13, 2007, 6:44 pm 6:44 pm
Duh, it’s the oil stupid! How do you idiots believe that we went in their for the oil? (for those who do)
Impeach Congress, democrats and liberals – or at least try them for treason. They are unpatriotic buffoons.
Posted by: Awkuins | July 13, 2007, 6:44 pm 6:44 pm
Bush works for US….”We” (some of us) voted him in….We have a say!!!! I say, pull out NOW….Bring our guys home to get rested to protect OUR Homeland….Protect OUR borders….Protect OUR people!!!!!
Posted by: Kim | July 13, 2007, 6:45 pm 6:45 pm
Good God, it’s worse I thought…
Posted by: Camillus | July 13, 2007, 6:46 pm 6:46 pm
Tony I commend you I couldn’t of said it better
Posted by: Geoff Kieser | July 13, 2007, 6:46 pm 6:46 pm
While the terrorist threats need to be dealt
Posted by: Tim | July 13, 2007, 6:47 pm 6:47 pm
oh it’s so easy to blame Bush! LOL some of you are showing your incompetence with that statement! you think AQ sprung up the day Bush won? LOL it’s been going on for decades. also how can it be about oil? where is this oil? all i see is higher oil prices. stop drinking the kool aid the media and conspircy theories are feeding you and lets bring some logic to the table.
Posted by: Jereme | July 13, 2007, 6:50 pm 6:50 pm
Hey, Marilyn are you still pitching a fit and stomping your feet?
How many AQ bodies would you have to see before you were convinced we made more than a dent?
I’m sure you blame Bush when you have a bad hair day. Has anyone heard anything out of UBL. Maybe by now the guy is a stiff. Zawahiri has been doing all the talking for the last few years.
Your evidence of this is…
Really now, could you actually hate Bush than you do now? How are you less safe?
Have a nice day, Marilyn. go smell the flowers, before you have a BDS-induced aneurysm.
Posted by: Mark | July 13, 2007, 6:51 pm 6:51 pm
Dave, That’s amazing!
Posted by: gotcha | July 13, 2007, 6:51 pm 6:51 pm
A must see for all Westerners. It explains exactly the philosphy behind radical Islam which has been around in its modern form since 1949. Radical Islam has basically failed to ignite the masses to rise up but is being propped up by the misguided, ignorant adventures like the Iraq invasion. To beat your enemy you must understand him , unfortunately so far radical Islam understands us way more than we understand them. They use the internet and our media skillfully against us. Where is the West’s internet and media counter-offensive ?
Posted by: Rob Wessel | July 13, 2007, 6:52 pm 6:52 pm
I say the “Al-Quaida”, or the “Taliban” do not realize what they are up against in the United States of America.
The Soviets got a taste when they bwent into Afghanistan, I SAY BRING IT ON!!!!!
Posted by: neal | July 13, 2007, 6:52 pm 6:52 pm
Protect America:
Posted by: Anti-Racist Blog | July 13, 2007, 6:52 pm 6:52 pm
Question: How can the news media get in to interview these guys? Why don’t we send a special forces unit to pose as reporters and takes these guys out?
Posted by: Doug | July 13, 2007, 6:54 pm 6:54 pm
If there is one thing I’ve learned from Bush’s failed Iraqi occupation and attempts to bring democracy to those who steadfastly don’t want it is….
We should bomb out the military industrial infrastructure of countries actively supporting and abetting our destruction until they are economically back in the stone age if need be… Then offer them aid to rebuild their country without occupation but be willing to repeat this cycle until we get a govornment that at least sees the wisdom in leaving us alone. Though cruel and destructive it would be far cheaper and more humane than a 5 year+ occupation that has killed 3000+ and crippled tens of thousands of our soldiers as well as maiming and killing tens of thousands of Iraqi citizens at the cost to the U.S. of hundreds of billions of dollars with very little to show for our efforts except prolonged pain and suffering to all parties involved… do we honestly believe they hate us less for our current policy?
Posted by: r bailey | July 13, 2007, 6:54 pm 6:54 pm
If these threats are coming out of a region of the mountains in Pakistan, it is time to nuke that area- they have declaired war on the US and we should take their threats very seriousley. If this is the only way to get their leaders, this must be accomplished. Also, they must be aware that Mecca and all their holy sites are next in line for destruction. We have no choice.
Posted by: Pete of America | July 13, 2007, 6:54 pm 6:54 pm
The nation is embarrased by all you coward liberals who run at the first sign of a fight. You think you’re safe because you surrendered. These people are extreme religious nut jobs. You liberals represent the devil. They hate everything you liberals stand for and support. Get a clue!
Posted by: Peter | July 13, 2007, 6:54 pm 6:54 pm
We cannot afford to have a Democrat sitting in the Whitehouse when these threats are imminent and real. Thanks to George W. Bush we have not been attacked since 9/11. Cannot imagine what would have happened to us if he had lost.
Posted by: Patricio | July 13, 2007, 6:55 pm 6:55 pm
Interesting to note that 30% of Aussies support Bush/War, which is, close to the same percentage as in the U.S..Therefore is it possibe to conclude that 30 percent of all people in these countries are inherently evil or ignorant or both?.
Posted by: Bill Jacobs | July 13, 2007, 6:55 pm 6:55 pm
Living in NYC I no longer feel safe. That I must always be on guard while riding mass transit (if you see something, say something) adds a great deal of stress to an already stressed population. This is not the way to live one’s life.
Bush did this. Our mayor’s advice to go about our daily business just doesn’t cut it. Too many options are available to the AQ. We’ve made it too easy for them to operate within our boundaries … they walk among us and are waiting for the right time to do more horrific damage.
I can’t wait to move my life to the countryside …. away from heavily populated cities and targets.
Thanks George, only your greed exceeds your blinding stupidity.
Posted by: Paul | July 13, 2007, 6:56 pm 6:56 pm
Quoting Marilyn: “Maybe it is the ability to drive from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic
Ocean without having to present identification papers as we move through
each state?”
I would just like to point out that according to your dear commander-in-chief’s Patriot Act this is exactly what we will be doing in the very near future.
Posted by: enraged by stupidity | July 13, 2007, 6:57 pm 6:57 pm
Just a note. For those that are searching for the reason that explains why we attacked Iraq, look at the UN decision to allow Iraqi oil to be traded in Euros in 2000 (Clinton era). In doing this it was very likely that the US Dollar would become devalued by as much as 50%. All trading in oil has historically been in the dollar. The fact that all oil deals are made in US Dollars is primarily what floats the our currency and keeps it strong (Our currency is not backed by gold – Nixon era).
As far a Pakistan providing a safe haven for AQ and OBL, I believe that this administration felt in 2002/03 that they were best served if there was a bogey-man out there to keep the American sheep afraid. I guess they were right. Look what happened in 2004. I hope that their short-sighted, self-centered, Rovian, approach to politics doesn’t lead to another 9-11, but I fear it will/has. We have only ourselves to thank for re-electing President Incompetent.
Posted by: BooMan | July 13, 2007, 6:59 pm 6:59 pm
Help my failing memory. Was not there something from the executive level about “with us or against us?”.
It is too easy to be angry. The foes are known. The locations are known. We pay a fool’s ransom to Pakistan. We do nothing about those working earnestly in that know haven to kill us.
America, look in the mirror. If we cannot get off the dime and strike, then we are just stupidly asking for what comes next.
Either we get serious or we get out. Pick a solution, I’ll go either way.
Posted by: On the plantation | July 13, 2007, 7:00 pm 7:00 pm
Justin, you don’t get it. These guys intend to take out a huge city like New York. “So a few people might get killed…that’s life.” You dramatically under estimate the enemy.
That’s the real reason we invaded Iraq, by the way. We have had a history of under estimating this enemy far too long. After 9-11, Bush was not going to allow any more under estimates and get taken by surprise. Turned out the whole world was quite surprised that Saddam was bluffing a lot.
Posted by: Bad Omen | July 13, 2007, 7:02 pm 7:02 pm
Posted by: O Please | Jul 13, 2007 5:21:59 PM
We are too busy playing the lying, deceitful left wing-right wing games instead of being Americans and demanding that the terrorists be wiped out like Harry Truman would have done. You cannot play footsie with these religious lunatics.
Exactly. You Bush haters and such need to realise that it’s not the President who started this. It was 19 men in Three planes. Get off you high horse
Posted by: Elgin | July 13, 2007, 7:02 pm 7:02 pm
Well, so much for our War on Terror as told by our leaders. How can America win a 30 year war as we are told, when Americans grow tired of any war that last over 5 years?
At some point, we need brave new weapons to take out brave new terrorists and their bankers, families and philosophical brethrens, so much for our War on Terror.
Someday soon the wrath of bringing down the thunder is coming upon those that perverse Islam if Islam itself.
Posted by: Agmines | July 13, 2007, 7:03 pm 7:03 pm
Whatever. Just get it the hell over with already. You bomb us, we’ll bomb you, back and forth, back and forth. You’ll kill some of us, we’ll kill 10 times the number of you, It’s all become a bit dull. Really. Besides, Paris is out of jail and Britney’s latest single is about to drop any day. Oh, and hurry up with all that oil we went to war for. Cruising the strip is expensive!
Posted by: Perez | July 13, 2007, 7:03 pm 7:03 pm
We WILL lose this war if we go on defense. Bush should start fearing our allies less than Congress. If he orders troops into Pakistan and succeeds, Musharraf will be mad but his days are numbered anyhow. There will be a coup there in 7 years anyway.
Mr. President, take action for our victory not in fear.
P.S. If you are after Oil, it is a lot cheaper to invade Canada, Mexico and the rest of the Americas. We can drive there, not fly!
Posted by: Lou Ludlum | July 13, 2007, 7:05 pm 7:05 pm
While I may agree Bush has erred in his war on terror, we must not take AQ threats lightly. Our first priority is to defend the homeland. But Washington has betrayed us… Porous borders, ineffective bureaucratic security, partisan deadlock, and an impotent and corrupted government makes us all the more vulnerable. Never should we live in fear. But are we as a nation prepared to do what needs to be done to provide security in the age of terrorism?
Posted by: tdh | July 13, 2007, 7:07 pm 7:07 pm
The great accomplishment and perhaps the only great accomplishment of GWB (besides the obvious Alito and Roberts) is the effect he has on cowards and the unstudied such as Democrats etc.
Charles Krauthammer a psychiatrist and talented opinion journalist has termed it “Bush Derangement syndrome” i.e., Bush leaves liberals totally unhinged and furios with hate and loathing. In the world of political conflict what could be more delicious than a liberal in a straight jacket. Thorazine anyone?
Posted by: Bob Schneider | July 13, 2007, 7:09 pm 7:09 pm
The problem for us in America is that we’re stuck between two bad alternatives. Bush has bungled the war on terror HORRIBLY (on 9/11, Al Queda was based in a country lacking any significant military capacity; six years later, all we’ve done is push bin Laden into a new host county — one with bigger mountains AND nukes!
But what’s the alternative? If Bush has misused American military might, the Dems are too afraid of using it at all. For six years, have they made ONE positive suggestion?? All they ever do is scream about WHATEVER Bush does.
And there’s no one coming up in 2008 so far–Dem or Republican–that looks to be any more decisive.
Posted by: Kim | July 13, 2007, 7:10 pm 7:10 pm
Are you people really so clueless? Why not bomb London and Paris too? Lots of terrorists there also.
Dont you know what the tribal areas in Pakistan are? Do you think they are suburbs with malls and starbucks?
The government doesnt control those areas. Its not a developed western country. Those mountains house maniacs that still live in the dark ages. But heavily armed.
The ” terrorists” are a religious faction that want to dominate or kill the rest of the world. THere is no reasoning with them. We are infidels. To them we are to be killed or conquerred. We cant run away to safety.
We should be fighting Iran now and defending Lebanon.
How many countries are Iranian proxies killing westerners and assorted other non muslims in right now?
Posted by: CF | July 13, 2007, 7:10 pm 7:10 pm
Hey, there is news of some kinds. Let me take the opportunity to tell everyone how much I hate Bush. Everything that has ever gone bad throughout history is his fault. I am smart.
Posted by: Mike | July 13, 2007, 7:11 pm 7:11 pm
Rockychance… Look at history. OBL declared war on the US in the mid 90′s. Bush was the first president to fight back. Now you are afraid they might do something to hurt us. They already have. 9-11 was not the first attack on the US. OBL tried in the 90′s to take out the WTC. They have not been able to touch us in the USA after 9-11 because we have taken the war to them. I’m glade we are fighting the terrorist in Iraq then in my back yard.
This war has been going on for years before 9-11 between Muslims terrorist and those they call infidels. You are not fit to live unless you pray to their god. So you can pull the troupes out of the Middle East and hide your head in the sand until the terrorist arrive and blow you up….. Or you can support the troupes over there that are doing their best to kill the people who have sworn to kill you so they can receive their place in heave with 49 virgins.
Posted by: Derf | July 13, 2007, 7:12 pm 7:12 pm
Dr. Zawahiri and Mr. Bin Laden are cowards who hide away in the shadows while they have their minions do their dirty work. Come out in the open and face us like the men that you are not.
Posted by: Dave | July 13, 2007, 7:13 pm 7:13 pm
Economic power is the only real power. All countries that resort to war to assert their power inevitably decline and disappear. The damage done by so-called terrorists (they regard themselves a freedom fighters) is miniscule compared to the damage Bush has done to American power. But, actually, he couldn’t help doing what he did–trying to extend the age of cheap oil for another few years, because having to re-build American infrastructure when oil is no longer cheap is going to be virtually impossible since America has no economic power–all of its alleged economic power being tied up in things like derivatives and flimsy homes, none of which can be exported and none of which anyone else in the world wants. The “war” on terror is just a way to divert Americans attention away from the reality of a country in decline.
Posted by: Dayahka | July 13, 2007, 7:19 pm 7:19 pm
Quit Complaining!
That’s all I ever here day after day is whining and crying. I’m so sick of all the people in this country who think they can do a better job. You elected him into office, blame yourself, not him. He does what he’s told by his advisors and experts.
The Pakistani Gov’t is an Ally, imagine how much worse terrorism would be if we hit them. The backlash would be beyond belief. We need to wear them out and it’s going to take time, but we have to stick together and QUIT COMPLAINING!
Posted by: Carlos | July 13, 2007, 7:20 pm 7:20 pm
Actually, I plan to move to Pakistan, which is the only safe haven left as we are unable to go there and do anything to anyone for any reason. I remember when Bush said that no place that harbored terrorists would be safe. I see that.
Posted by: germanized | July 13, 2007, 7:20 pm 7:20 pm
I’m sick of watching the West quake . It’s time we use the power we have, let’s use whatever means necessary before we get hit again! Bring the boys home and let’s use the “Big Guns” developed and so successful during WW2. It should have been done right after 9-11.
Posted by: Proud American | July 13, 2007, 7:21 pm 7:21 pm
Your headline says “New Attack Will Dwarf Failed Bomb Plot” – where is this in your story??
Posted by: Brian | July 13, 2007, 7:21 pm 7:21 pm
Let me help people that have this war for oil problem. Americans only relate oil to the price of gas for their cars. Wake up. Oil is in about 80% of what we produce. Maybe if we start to think of oil as plastic and soap and too many other things we make to better our lives and not just gas, people will see the real picture. I’m sorry to say that the future will start to see the major powers of the world strat to jockey their position for oil and Americans need to understand that it is the life blood of our econony and more so our existance. I would love to be a fly on the wall when a doctor tells someone that there are no more pace makers left since we lost the big war for oil and ran out of plasitc.
Posted by: Steven Fraioli | July 13, 2007, 7:24 pm 7:24 pm
This is going to make a great blog story how you guys are blocking certain opintion from your blog. Very bad show
Posted by: Dave | July 13, 2007, 7:25 pm 7:25 pm
Oh, if only the traitors would realize how they make our enemy stronger by criticising the president and the american effort to destroy satans pawn, radical islam. The prince of persia created these idealogs and message of hate. They who critisice will be the first to hang from the gallows or lose their heads when the islamist get their world domination.
Posted by: ray | July 13, 2007, 7:26 pm 7:26 pm
First off who got all the oil contracts? China in the main one. We don’t have a contract nor do we get oil from them so your deas mean nothing! There where many reasons why we went into Iraq. Number one of course was the fact that we and the entire world (including the previous administration who on countless times said Iraq had weapons and Mr. Gore himself said military action need to take place. You Tube it if you don’t believe me) believed he had and where made to believe that this guy had the wmd’s. Second he was a state sponser of terror. Remember when he was offering people 30,000 dollars to blow themselves up in Israel. Finally remember when the report came out that there actually weren’t wmd’s, however in the same report Saddam admitted that he was laying low until things cooled off then he would restart the program and attack the US? Read the reports. It wasn’t about oil! Am I happy with the way things are going there. NO! I don’t think where truly fighting to win because if we where we would kick their trash. Let the military do its job! Ask any military serviceman and they will tell you the same, their hands are tied and can’t do the job the way they want to. Support the troops means leave them alone Congress to do their FREAKIN’ JOBS so they can come home to their loved ones!
Posted by: Dave | July 13, 2007, 7:26 pm 7:26 pm
Ok, obviously some of you don’t read the news very carefully. Pakistan is not harboring terrorists. In fact, just the other day, they fought a battle against terrorists hiding out in the red mosque, and killed 70 of them. You have to understand that Musharraf can’t attack the terrorists in the tribal areas very easily because he might spark a civil war and the country could turn into another afghanistan. instead, we should blame Bush for spending all our resources on iraq, thousands of miles away from al qaeda and osama bin ladin.
Posted by: Omar | July 13, 2007, 7:27 pm 7:27 pm
karo-
The planes into US buildings were the event that should have you seeing this for what it is.
We have been under attack since the 1970s, when the Muslim terrorists began using jetliners as bargaining chips and trucks bombs to kill. Lockerbie, the Olympics in Germany, the US Marine barracks in Beiruit, and dozens of attacks were conducted against our interests, many against innocent citizens, and were ignored until September 11, 2001.
Why take the risk and defeat our foes? Precisely because millions of Americans ARE at risk from alQaeda’s pledge to get and use nukes to kill us. They were attacking us before we invaded Iraq, so there’s no reason to think that they will become our friends if we leave.
If you’re frightened now, just wait for them to become enboldened and think that they defeated our military, if our troops leave before the job is done.
How upsetting do you think it will be if you have to worry that the man or woman next to you on the LIRR or in a supermarket or crowded club will look you in the eye and smile as they throw the switch that sends them to allah?
May God have mercy on your soul.
Posted by: Rick-o | July 13, 2007, 7:28 pm 7:28 pm
remember the tapes of what went into the pentagon?? what was it, is it such a secret that the fbi stole the tapes from the hotel and gas station to never let us see them?? what r they hiding?? and building 7 came down in a screaming 6 seconds.. why?? demolition !! this govt is out to make us a slave nation by tricking us into submisiion!! think !! thats the only way they can with a nation who still has …. guns !!!
Posted by: pat | July 13, 2007, 7:30 pm 7:30 pm
George W. Bush is to blame. He used his father’s influence at the CIA to borrow their “time-machine.” Using this “time-machine” he went back 1400 years ago and pretended to be a guy named Mohammed – preaching war over compassion. He then went back 100,000 more years to what was Australia and used a weather machine to start the global weather patterns that have been causing global warming and cooling on Earth. That and he ate my dog.
Posted by: Private Citizen | July 13, 2007, 7:30 pm 7:30 pm
More VIDEO PROPOGANDA to instill FEAR.
FEAR CONTROLS.
Policticans take more freedoms away
Until we have no country left.
Posted by: Anthony | July 13, 2007, 7:31 pm 7:31 pm
I see..you are scared of challenging these cowards. That makes sense. ABC…About Being a Coward.
Posted by: Dave | July 13, 2007, 7:32 pm 7:32 pm
karomante – You’re correct.
This war needs to stop now. Al Qaeda and the rest of those murderous thugs must pull out or they will be subjected to an unceasing pursuit to rid their murderous mentality and it’s wicked persecution of their own people from the face of this earth. Otherwise, the Islamic world will continue to be destroyed from within by it’s fringe elements while the world contains the battle there.
Why take such a risk? Why should millions and thousands of Muslims be put at risk thanks to the murderous ideology of the perverted zealots of their religion.
It’s not only upsetting ,but very frieghtening to me that the Muslim world continues to tolerate the bastardization of their own beliefs and hang on the sectarian mindset that is destroying their land, their faith, and their populations.
Posted by: lamberts_lunatics | July 13, 2007, 7:34 pm 7:34 pm
Why does Bush anger so many? Could it be that someone who has the courage to act according to their beliefs in the face of such adversity threatens all those who would sit back and “discuss the situation”?
I may not agree with everything such a person does, but I admire such a man or woman.
I may not agree with the Iraq decision…it would have been my second or third choice…but make no mistake – It is us against them…not our decision, but theirs. It may not be pretty or popular, but sooner or later, we will have to take them out…or they will take us out.
Posted by: gk13 | July 13, 2007, 7:43 pm 7:43 pm
In Answer to: Hank Leikam
Hank, wise up. The Dem’s won’t destroy the country. You Neocons have already accomplished the job!
Posted by: sasi1 | July 13, 2007, 7:45 pm 7:45 pm
Here’s to Tony for his very true statements about the ungrateful spoiled brats in this country! Wah, wah, wah! Wake up people! You have to support your country! We have it so good here! Look at every other country in the world! None other has it like we do! Stop belly aching and start supporting it and it’s leader! What would you have done in his place? At least he stands by his decisions and wants to finish a plan! It may not be popular, and he isn’t happy about the loss of lives of our boys over there, but as Tony said earlier, they volunteered and are proud to serve their FREE country! Support them and your government!
Posted by: Judy | July 13, 2007, 7:47 pm 7:47 pm
If we suffer another Al Qaeda attack, permission or no permission, we should transform the area Al Qaeda is using in Pakistan into a huge sheet of radioactive glass! We need to get to the root of Islamic terrorism. Stop just trimming the branches, dig it up and burn it!
Posted by: C. Cannon | July 13, 2007, 7:48 pm 7:48 pm
I am having a feeling that the only thing a lot of people know about the world situation is to hate Bush and it is all his fault. Well there is more to it than that. We were hit on 9/11 before Iraq was an issue. Clinton wanted to treat the first bombings of the embassies like they were legal problems. I suppose the idea was to send the FBI agents to arrest the culprits. Every issue that Clinton moved on was thoroughly veted through polls and the effect of political circumstances set as the margin to opperate under. Some call this leadership I call it cowardince. Now that a man with virtually zero backing from the media tries to do something about the downward spiral to the establishment of a Caliphate people are whining and bellyaching and saying he is a warmongering fool with only his rich friends in mind. This is so silly it does not merit argument. There is no gain to be made for Haliburton other than what they earn. Clinton started them because they are the only company large enough and with the expertise to work in the Middle East. I have been there and it is not easy. People who have no clue about operating in oil fields in the Middle East are so stupid about all of this that they should do some homework. Clinton chose Haliburton correctly because they were the only American Company that could do the job. Praise God that we have some leadership in office and not a bunch of Democrat politicians that are not fit for any job outside of crooked politics.
Posted by: Sam Douthit | July 13, 2007, 7:49 pm 7:49 pm
If I remember correctly, FRD was a dem. Truman was a dem. JFK was a dem. Each of which either entered an existing conflict, or escalcated the US involvement in an internationals conflict.
Those who forget, or don’t know history will repeat it.
This is not about Dem vs. Rep.
It’s about people who think that life after death is better.
Posted by: moboracy | July 13, 2007, 7:50 pm 7:50 pm
This war against terrorism cannot be won with the methodology currently being waged. Our army in their homelands, in their terrain, fighting their little skirmishes will accomplish nothing. I believe the British seemed to have the same problem with a group of terrorists long ago in a poorer country across the ocean from them.
A different approach is needed, start eliminating this dependency on oil everyone has; that’s their income, that’s their lifeline. With it, they finance their operations.
Bush’s approach is incorrect and has instead fostered a new generation of hatred and mistrust of the West. In the long term, this will cost us more lives and security than anyone will ever be able to calculate.
Posted by: michael5280 | July 13, 2007, 7:56 pm 7:56 pm
Seems like Pakistan knows where these people are and not doing anything about it. Just like India. Nuke them.
Posted by: marc | July 13, 2007, 7:58 pm 7:58 pm
Am I scared of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban regimes? Yes. Do I want to live in fear for the rest of my own life knowing that even WE in the U.S.A. could possibly stop talking crap about each other (even the President) to come together as a WHOLE and prevent future attacks? NO, because we CAN come together AS A WHOLE to prevent any crap from happenning. Heard of calling politicians of other countries to do a full, all out bag and body search on any people leaving their own countries to come here to kill us Americans???
Didn’t think of that, now did people? People need to start thinking logic, and stop thinking from their toes. NO offense though.
un-announced person JUST trying to offer typed-help.
Posted by: private | July 13, 2007, 7:59 pm 7:59 pm
War for money and oil.
$1,000,000,000,000.00 paid to war contractors while American companies steal Iraq’s oil and dollars at the pump.
War for political capital.
Bush saw his Approval rating rocket to 90% after roughly 3,000 Americans were murdered on 9/11. He and Rove thought another 4,000 dead Americans in a country with no ties to bin Laden, 9/11, or WMD would guarantee another Presidential term and a decade-long Republican majority.
God Bless America God Willing
Posted by: Commander in Thief | July 13, 2007, 8:00 pm 8:00 pm
for all of u left wingers and idiots that want to point fingers at G.W. and blame him for OBL still being alive i remeberer that last president we had who was that oh yeah bill Clinton didnt he have OBL in the cross hairs ready to die but stopped the operation because of a few innocent women and children thats right let him live so our innocent women men and children die everybody that would like to blame the president are a bunch of morons how bout you tough guys go in there and take a stab at it(commander in chief) oh yeah you cant because you are to incompetent and would run this great nation right into the ground! we all know that bush is the man for all you idiots disagreeing with me thats fine you are in america and you can thats the joy of it god bless the usa and rock on G.W. you are the best and i thank you for everything that you have done for this country
Posted by: aaron | July 13, 2007, 8:01 pm 8:01 pm
Democratic Congress has lesser approval than the President. Set goals and timelines for Congress
Posted by: Shashi | July 13, 2007, 8:02 pm 8:02 pm
For any of you that are buying into this so called “Republican terrorism propoganda” you should research a bit more on your own. Don’t just sit back and swallow everything the media feeds you.
Know this as well, one of the key beliefs often preached about in support of Jihad and what the terrorist truly believe and practice is:
“PEACE IS THE SOLUTION OF COWARDS”.
Posted by: Nick | July 13, 2007, 8:05 pm 8:05 pm
Tony, I have only one comment………..AMEN
Posted by: Liz | July 13, 2007, 8:05 pm 8:05 pm
Am I scared of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban regimes? Yes. Do I want to live in fear for the rest of my own life knowing that even WE in the U.S.A. could possibly stop talking crap about each other (even the President) to come together as a WHOLE and prevent future attacks? NO, because we CAN come together AS A WHOLE to prevent any crap from happenning. Heard of calling politicians of other countries to do a full, all out bag and body search on any people leaving their own countries to come here to kill us Americans???
Didn’t think of that, now did people? People need to start thinking logic, and stop thinking from their toes. NO offense though.
un-announced person JUST trying to offer typed-help.
Posted by: private | July 13, 2007, 8:05 pm 8:05 pm
Come Lord Jesus, Come!!
Posted by: Dave | July 13, 2007, 8:07 pm 8:07 pm
Seems like Pakistan knows where these people are and not doing anything about it.
Posted by: marc | July 13, 2007, 8:08 pm 8:08 pm
Iran oil reserves are a very small drop in the world bucket. It was not about oil. The invasion was about rat killing and that is were the rats have come for their demise. Are any of these rats not evil people? It did not matter where we invaded, any of those countries would have served our rat killing purpose.
Posted by: Richard | July 13, 2007, 8:08 pm 8:08 pm
for all of you history majors who think bush started this: Islamic Jihad is the first group to attack the US in 1789. they have been at war with any free country since history began. the modern incarnation of jihad started when Carter let them take the hostages in 1979 with no consequence. when their attacks on the reagan and clinton administration also went unanswered, we got 9/11. bush has drawn a line in their sand, and it is about time. These people are at war with freedom, not republicans or democrat idiots. They want to destroy our lifestyle, or freedom. wether or not a republican or democrat gets in, they are going to continue to attack and use or freedoms to kill us. Destroy mecca and nuke or firebomb the pakistany nukes and their mountain zones back to the stone age.
Posted by: Ron | July 13, 2007, 8:10 pm 8:10 pm
Tony for President!!! Well done.
Posted by: callie | July 13, 2007, 8:10 pm 8:10 pm
Anybody else see the picture of a marijuana leaf pop up when you click on the “Exclusive Video” link? LOL Is somebody at ABC saying something about the story, or about those who believe all this crap we are fed?
Posted by: Cher | July 13, 2007, 8:12 pm 8:12 pm
As a country we have been very restrained in dealing with these primitives. If heaven forbid we get another 9/11 I would hope Bush would remove the gloves and start vaporizing some of these camps. On the other hand, why wait?
Posted by: John Bell | July 13, 2007, 8:14 pm 8:14 pm
Marilyn, you are right on!
Posted by: Larry | July 13, 2007, 8:15 pm 8:15 pm
I HOPE ALL YOU IDIOTS WHO VOTED FOR BUSH ARE HAPPY NOW. Bush doesn’t have the troops to go after al Qaeda in Pakistan. We’re pinned down in Iraq. This is were his ego trip has taken us.
I’ve figured out what Bush is trying to do since he’s made such a mess of things in Iraq. He wants to keep this war going on and on until he gets out of office and then he can hand over his mess to another President and blame every thing on him. Most likely a Democrat!!!!!
Then he can say – see…I told you so!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Pamela | July 13, 2007, 8:15 pm 8:15 pm
“I live in the countryside and am very happy here. I no longer trust the government to protect anyone. Cities most surely are the target of whatever next these maniacs have planned. I hope the world becomes sane again sometime soon.
Posted by: Josh Cohen”
Atta-boy Josh. A long as YOU’RE, ok.
Look, Conservative or liberal, GOP or DEM, we ALL have a responsibility to contribute. It’s tough being an American these days, but Americans we all are. So keep up the dialog. Maybe an idea will come from it.
Posted by: David in CA. | July 13, 2007, 8:16 pm 8:16 pm
I can’t believe how uninformed some people are. To say we went to Iraq for oil is just plain stupid.
Posted by: bob | July 13, 2007, 8:20 pm 8:20 pm
Again, the liberal dummies have only blame for Bush. Those liberals should go to the Paki-Afghan border as human shields before we carpet bomb the tribal thugs that are protecting the scum of the earth.
Posted by: Heavy Fuel | July 13, 2007, 8:22 pm 8:22 pm
The reason nothing gets done in this country is party politics. “Democrats” can’t construct an intelligent argument for anything without mentioning Bush and oil. “Republicans” blindly defend Bush despite being lied to on any number of issues. Why can’t we just SHUT UP and quit whining long enough to reach an agreement on SOME KIND of amicable resolution?
Posted by: Jeremy | July 13, 2007, 8:23 pm 8:23 pm
What? The coming ‘attacks’ will be an even more spectacular failure than the last? I cannot believe that people in this country are still so frightened, and actually arguing about who would be better at staving off ‘terror’, cons or dems… Whatever your political stripe, it’s all hyperbole, and we all buy into is. I’m actually more afraid of my own gov’t, who have proven to be nothing but reactionary and incompetent, than any threat that these uncivilized religious zealots may pose.
Posted by: chris | July 13, 2007, 8:24 pm 8:24 pm
Anyone who doesn’t read the news out of DC or out of the mouths of ‘terrorists’ with a grain of salt, really must have just started paying attention or needs a CAT scan. This administration and BinLaden et.al. are dancing with each other and mutually benefitting in terms of power and money from their respective audiences. I’m not buying it, or enjoying the show.
Posted by: Sandbar | July 13, 2007, 8:25 pm 8:25 pm
AQ is said to be operating on a global scale. Pakistan may be full of activity and intentionally interesting to watch. But once again, AQ is probably ahead of the game – no matter what happens in Pakistan.
Posted by: redcat | July 13, 2007, 8:25 pm 8:25 pm
Why blame bush for all the terrorism.even if he had not put a foot wrong in anything the terrorists would still be killing non muslims they want to turn every country into an islamic state because they hate the thought of peace freedom and love.All they stand for is hatred and monstrous acts.
Posted by: angela | July 13, 2007, 8:26 pm 8:26 pm
Marilyn,
For all that you have typed, you really have said so little. People have the right to voice their desent in this country. That’s what makes us different. The fact of the matter is George W did a half-baked job in Afghanistan, then started another job in Iraq. This is why George W was a “C” student in Harvard, he never gave his all to complete an assignment. Hey, I prefer quality over quantity, but then again I’m not a capitalist pig.
Posted by: James the Bond | July 13, 2007, 8:29 pm 8:29 pm
There wont be a terroist safe zone in Pakistan for Al quieda to hide in if were attacked. They will be bombed into submission. And you whining liberals on here that are crawling under your anti bush rock shut up. This matter could of been taken care of long ago but our left wing president didnt have the guts to do it. It wont hold up in court nonsense. Something is about to happen after this week in pakistan with this red mosque. Either Musharraf truely fights Al quieda or they will take over the country. Liberal go home you are terroist symphaziers playing politics with our freedom and the country will make you pay in the next round of elections.
Posted by: Marshall Craig | July 13, 2007, 8:29 pm 8:29 pm
Bush had no qualms about invading a country that had NOTHING to do with 9/11 (but they have OIL)…but refuses to do anything about a country that protects Bin Laden and Al Qaida (Pakistan has no OIL). >>>
Pakistan has nukes and an extremist Muslim population. Do you suggest we invade the only Muslim country with nukes for one man? And you call Bush a lunatic?
Posted by: Thomas J Gassett | July 13, 2007, 8:36 pm 8:36 pm
Why don’t we just send a statesman or envoy like Dennis Kucinich or
George McGovern (I would say Cindy Sheehan, but the Muslims wouldn’t see her as a valid negotiator) to assure these people that in less than two years George Bush will be gone. We will have a more open minded and smarter person (a democrat) in office and we will start to treat them with respect and pull out of Iraq and Afghanistan and force Israel to give up the disputed territories.
I know if we could just talk to these people and tell them we don’t want to cause them any harm they would treat us a litte nicer. They just want some respect.
Posted by: Keith | July 13, 2007, 8:36 pm 8:36 pm
wilder5121, you need to get some common sense. Pakistan is a nuclear power. What do you think would happen if we conducted military operations inside their country without permission? Radicals could take the Musharraf government down — with the possibility that AQ or other terrorists could gain control of that government. Then we’d have terrorists armed with real nukes on real missiles.
I know it’s difficult man, but you have to think about these kinds of things before you go off complaining about the oil in Iraq. If oil were the reason for the war, we would be paying a lot less at the pump, and the big bad oil companies would be making the same profits they are making now.
-Mark
Posted by: Mark | July 13, 2007, 8:36 pm 8:36 pm
Of course they ignore the fact that Paksitan has nukes. They no longer can think rationally. The primary objective is to examine an issue and see how they can use the issue to Bash Bush. And if we did invade Pakistan the same left winb braniacs would Bash Bush for that too.
Posted by: Dennis D | July 13, 2007, 8:36 pm 8:36 pm
Tell us what Liberals want to do to stop terrorism? The last major Arab Terrorism ( Arafat) we wined and dined and treated like a King in the Clinton White House. We can expect the same if another Dem wins in 2008, Osama will be sleeping in the Lincoln Bedroom.
Posted by: Dennis D | July 13, 2007, 8:39 pm 8:39 pm
Other than blaming Bush and Jumping on the Bash Bandwagon what do you Libs want to do? Can one of you come up with a viable realistic and effective method grounded in REALITY that will wipe out Al Qaieda? Notice I have “REALITY” in Caps? Well pay attention to that when formulating whatever solution you can bring to the discussion.
Posted by: Cellenin | July 13, 2007, 8:39 pm 8:39 pm
If Paksistan Does not have control over this area handover it Afghans. Afghans and Friends will take care of these elements. The problem is ISI. It is playing doulble game. They know they can get American money if this threat exists. This is problem with paid friends
Posted by: Raj | July 13, 2007, 8:40 pm 8:40 pm
Pakistan has NUKES and if we destabilize the government all hell may break out. That’s why we haven’t gone in there with strength and bombed the hell out of Osama’s hiding places. We went into Iraq to plant the seeds of democracy to change the ideology perhaps naively. I must admit if the mideast did not have oil we would have never given a damn in the first place. We’ve got to get moving with nuclear power plants and move away from fossil fuels, then these wack job countries won’t have the money to threaten us and we won’t give a damn about them and their dark ages ideology.
Posted by: Matt | July 13, 2007, 8:43 pm 8:43 pm
Here we are, in America, in the 21st Century. We are engaged in a pitched battle with people who never came into the 20th Century. The only real problem we’re having is that they are willing to use their own children as body shields against our bullets, and we are not! All of our collective technology cannot figure how to deal with a Stone Age mentality. That’s our problem. We really need to come to terms with the psychological aspects of this conflict. They will not change or back down. We must be stronger than they are, we must learn how they think, and use what we know. They may have some of our tricks and toys, but they still think like barbarians out of the Dark Ages.
Posted by: grrranny | July 13, 2007, 8:43 pm 8:43 pm
Well said Tony. I don’t think I could have said it any better myself.
Posted by: ProudToBeAnAmerican | July 13, 2007, 8:45 pm 8:45 pm
For Wildrude and all the people who want to know why we don’t charge into Pakistan. If you haven’t noticed (and it looks like you haven’t) Pakistan has a sizeable contingent of Islamic extremists. If we go busting into the country without their permission there is a good chance Mussaref (sp?)is overthrown and possibly an Islamic state is formed with full access to their nuclear warheads and nuclear technology. You want a few dozen of those coming in on container ships or across our non-enforced (and THAT is Bush’s fault) Mexican border?
Bob
Posted by: emorbius | July 13, 2007, 8:47 pm 8:47 pm
There is not nearly enough killing in the world. We know where these people are, and yet we do nothing. We let the Pakistani government treat us like a sugar daddy and then ask permission to go in and kill these people!?!?! This is nuts, hamas, al queda, taliban – they all need to be killed period no more talk, time to KILL!!!
Posted by: Myron Frye | July 13, 2007, 8:52 pm 8:52 pm
I am so sick of these clowns. I’d say bring it on. I’m willing to do whatever it takes. They think they have the world on their heels. Others might want to lay down and die, but I’ve had it with them. It’s time to act decisively and not be a bunch of wimps!
Posted by: Bill | July 13, 2007, 8:53 pm 8:53 pm
‘the duke’ i wouldnt take pride in blaming Pakistan’s nuke capability on Clinton. Especially since Iran will have that same capability under Bush’s watch. Heck, we can’t even declare war on Iran with a multitude of evidence that they have already begun going to war with us in Iraq. In any other decade that is a declaration of war.
Posted by: Ray | July 13, 2007, 8:53 pm 8:53 pm
What may be keeping us safe right now is our own internal conflict. They know the one thing that will bring us together will be another attack.
No worries though! All of the so called “neocons” like myself will protect those of you who will continue to blindly pursue Utopia. I wish it existed, it doesn’t.
Posted by: Nick | July 13, 2007, 8:56 pm 8:56 pm
Calm down folks! Yes, it’s quite possible they’ve got folks over here. There’s been several targeted leaks over the past week and parts of this summer that something may be up. Let our G-men (and women) handle this. Our counterterror actions have been beefed up since 9/11. We are trying to defeat an ideology that’s geographically vast and at times virtual (via the web). This is a very unconventional war unlike any other before. Hang tough and God bless those who champion freedom and liberty.
Posted by: Texan | July 13, 2007, 8:56 pm 8:56 pm
Why is it that all the conservatives on here offer nothing but angry insults about liberals? There is nothing to their posts as far as substance or facts. It’s just name-calling and this shrill, immature hot-headed screaming. It makes Americans look illogical and capable of only emotional responses.
Anyway, it has been suspected that Bin Laden has been in rural Pakistan for years. Years! In fact, it is believed he went there after the bombing in Tora Bora in December, 2001, along with a number of other Al Qaida “officers.” I can’t understand why we haven’t put more pressure on Musharraf to at least let us go in there if he doesn’t want to do it himself.
I’m aware that Musharraf signed what was essentially a “peace agreement” with Al Qaida to let them operate with impunity in that part of Pakistan if they would, essentially, not cause trouble in Pakistan. We can’t out-negotiate Al Qaida on something like THAT???
Wait. I forgot who was running the country.
Posted by: Mark Zode | July 13, 2007, 8:57 pm 8:57 pm
President Bush didn’t lie about Iraq so much as he didn’t tell the whole story. He couldn’t. Iraq is all about establishing a real life free-market democracy in the heart of the Muslim world. Now, you can’t very well stand on the world stage and say
“We’re going to attack Iraq so that we can drag a bunch of backwards muslims into the 20th century and we are going to give them our form of government and economy because, damn it, we know it is the best form around.”
But that is what it is about. Iraq is basically the Normandy of our generation. Establish a beach head from which freedom and prosperity can radiate outward. Freedom and prosperity are their own best reward and advertisement.
Business partners don’t attack each other. Free people don’t attack each other. Fill the Middle East with free and prosperous men and you will have drained the swamps of the madrasses and stolen the recruits from bin Laden.
The President’s greatest error has been in not communicating this mission better, and in not preparing the American People for the generation that it will take.
It is a noble mission, not an easy one.
Posted by: Keith | July 13, 2007, 9:00 pm 9:00 pm
Some of us here in London are having a collection for some Toys R Us chemistry sets. We hope they can be distributed to the camps in Pakistan for Xmas because the boys are in dire need of some practice. The last three bombings here were a positive embarrassment. Jihadis 0 traffic wardens 1
Posted by: mike mines | July 13, 2007, 9:00 pm 9:00 pm
Dave said, “It is a spiritual battle between light and darkness; evil and good; dare I say, God and Satan.”
I thought Hitler and WWII was the end times? What happened? Why is now any different? This religious rhetoric is useless. Unfortunately, it does not register with the cluless among us that good and evil are extremes on an Aristotolean scale that are never achieved in practice. Everything that exists does so in a middle ground between the two extremes. There is no such thing as ‘pure’ evil or ‘pure’ good. A human is born, develops a personality based on their environment, and then acts according to their knowledge and choices. A terror attack is no different than a crime committed by a criminal, and it is no worse than the sin of adultery. THAT’s what the bible says. It says we shall not judge. It doesn’t say ANYTHING about PURE good vs. PURE evil. That is a screwed-up neo-conservative viewpoint that has served us all poorly over the past 6 years.
Posted by: Eric | July 13, 2007, 9:06 pm 9:06 pm
Any moron who thinks we invaded Iraq for oil needs to take an ecomonics class. It would have been far cheaper to simply BUY the oil. Besides, we have higher gas prices now than before you idiots.
Posted by: Rob | July 13, 2007, 9:06 pm 9:06 pm
Fact:The Clinton administration attacked Iraq on 4 different occasions.
Fact: The Clinton administration determined Iraq had stockpiles of WMD and passed this information on to his successor.
Fact: Clinton made regime change in Iraq the official policy of the USA and had detailed war plans in place to accomplish this.
Fact: AQ attacked US interests at least 4 times in major terror attacks under the Clinton administration
Fact: Clinton refused to take OBL into US custody on the pretext that he thought it was a legal matter and implored Syria to keep OBL in jail and prosecute him there. They released him.
Fact: The plans for the 9/11 attacks were occurring during the final two years of Clinton’s term
Fact: George W Bush had absolutely nothing to do with any of this.
Can we stop playing the blame game and work on finding a solution, please?
Posted by: Michael | July 13, 2007, 9:10 pm 9:10 pm
‘keith’ i know you lifted that from one of Bush’s speeches, but the idoits in the UK were free, educated doctors and guess what? They still want to blow us up! OBL is a multimillionaire- and he masterminded 9/11. Prosperity, education and freedom be damned these people want to kill you dead unless you convert to islam and treat your wife like chattel as they do.
Posted by: Ray | July 13, 2007, 9:11 pm 9:11 pm
Rob said, “Any moron who thinks we invaded Iraq for oil needs to take an ecomonics class. It would have been far cheaper to simply BUY the oil. Besides, we have higher gas prices now than before you idiots.”
Uhhh… Rob, the idea is that the powers that enjoy their profits from high oil prices, and high military spending, are the one’s who influenced, directly or indirectly, the invasion of Iraq. With oil rumored to hit $80/barrel, and war spending $2 BILLION per WEEK, I’d say those private contractors, oil companies, and lobbysts are doing quite well.
Posted by: Eric | July 13, 2007, 9:11 pm 9:11 pm
We may not want this war, but this war wants us.
That being said, what are we going to do?
Are we going to face those who will at any cost, war against us, or will we run and hide, fantasizing they wont follow us home?
Posted by: Dan | July 13, 2007, 9:12 pm 9:12 pm
If another major terrorist attack occurs on Bush’s watch (with 9/11 being the first), the neo-conservative agenda is FINISHED for good (if it’s not already finished). We’ve been promised time and time again that ‘fighting them in Iraq’ keeps them from ‘fighting us here’. And now the administration has the gull to spread fear about an imminent attack on US soil this summer!? If that happens, and we all hope it doesn’t, then the public is going to rebel against this incompetent foreign policy. It is clear we are doing nothing but inflaming more minds by the senseless invasion of Iraq. The people spoke in November 2006, and they will speak much louder in ’08!
Posted by: Eric | July 13, 2007, 9:15 pm 9:15 pm
Rob, Rob, Rob, Rob: It would have been cheaper to partially own or manage and ocntrol the oil. The administration never expected the war to be going on for so long and cost so much.
Posted by: realdeal | July 13, 2007, 9:15 pm 9:15 pm
Keith said….I know if we could just talk to these people and tell them we don’t want to cause them any harm they would treat us a litte nicer. They just want some respect.
Keith, maybe if you would have been around before you could have had a chat with Hitler and made hime feel important. Get your head out sand my friend. These people have been trying to start a war with us since the 80′s.
Posted by: Steven Fraioli | July 13, 2007, 9:17 pm 9:17 pm
And those that ignore the threats and complain about Bush. May you be the one that draws the brunt of the next terrorist attack because no one deserves it more than you idiots that are the terrorist appeasers and Bush Haters. I wonder if a terrorist bomb in Los Angeles or San Francisco would wake you idiots up. As for Dadullah, Al-Zawahiri, al-Sadr, and other commanders – they must be killed – a Hellfire Missile or a bunker buster should be going their way No Matter Where They are Living. We have wasted many opportunities to kill many commanders but chickened out for PC reasons. Sandy Berger even hung up on the CIA because he had no backbone to attack known terrorist leaders at a critical time. So we are afraid to offend someone? Too bad! I for one want this war to be foulght like we did in WW2 – nuke cities if we have to, fire bomb cities if we have to in order to destroy the enemy. That’s what the Dems did in WW2. Just because the enemy is hiding in Pakistan does not mean we should not be fire bombing those “remote villages and their mullahs that harbor aid and protect the enemy. If Pakistan wants to be the friend of the enemy that wants to kill me… We need to act like it is a war and fight accordingly.
Posted by: Bill | July 13, 2007, 9:20 pm 9:20 pm
The Bush family is of coure in bed (well, at least holding hands) with the Saudis and their Pakistani offspring. Impeach Bush now, move our troops out of Iraq and into Pakistan, kill Bin Laden and his minions & come home. Mission accomplished.
Posted by: fred_flintstone | July 13, 2007, 9:21 pm 9:21 pm
Rob, you need to take a common sense class before demanding others to take an economics class. It’s more involved than making money off of oil. You have to make money off the military industrial complex as well. And why do you suppose gas prices are higher? Corporations have to have a way to make record profits.
Posted by: truth | July 13, 2007, 9:22 pm 9:22 pm
We could probably end most terrorist acts by bombing most mosques in the Middle East and yes I understand there will be innocents killed. Our problem is we are to politically correct and we must stop this nonsense now or our grandkids all will be worshipping to the ” peaceful religion of the Islamic terrorist “. I realize most Muslims are against the terrorists but for my money not enough is being said to condemn the radicals especially in the USA…
Posted by: Theo | July 13, 2007, 9:26 pm 9:26 pm
Hate to break this to everybody, but 3600 casualties out of 130,000 deployed is not alot. They anticipated 10,000 casualties in the invasion. Everyone that I know personally that served over in Iraq has came back alive. And 3 of them were not sitting behind a desk in the Green Zone. They were doing house to house searches, and patrols- they most dangerous assignments in Iraq. I know its hard to fiqure out if we are winning or losing when all we hear are US body counts; never a figure on the terrorists/insurgents killed. I believe these jihadis are no match for the finest fighting force the world has ever known. Don’t let the alphabet soup networks punk you into believing otherwise.
Posted by: Ray | July 13, 2007, 9:27 pm 9:27 pm
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for a people to advance from that subordination in which they have hitherto remained, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the equal and independent station to which the laws of nature and of nature’s god entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the change
Posted by: Patton | July 13, 2007, 9:28 pm 9:28 pm
prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes: and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. but when a long train of abuses and usurpations, begun at a distinguished period, and pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them to arbitrary power, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security
Posted by: Patton | July 13, 2007, 9:29 pm 9:29 pm
‘convert to islam, or face the consequences.’ i remember that ultimatum from the same people quoted in this article. but the left thinks if we only do this and that, withdraw from iraq, send flowers and curry recipes, there will be peace. ‘you can have peace and you can have it this second: surrender.’- ronald reagan ‘the greater risk lies in appeasement’ – ronald reagan …oh ronnie please come back.
Posted by: Scott Leisman | July 13, 2007, 9:33 pm 9:33 pm
Steve, your reference to the Nazi mentality is duly noted. However, AQ is not the Third Reich, there are some major differences, and they are a force to be reckoned with, one way or another.
We have a saying in my field, “If what you’re doing isn’t working, try something else.” Maybe we need to start thinking about it– that’s all.
Pamela
Posted by: realdeal | July 13, 2007, 9:33 pm 9:33 pm
Forget what I said. Bring our boys home! I have no compassion for these people now that the Iraqi police would ambush our troops!
Posted by: Ray | July 13, 2007, 9:35 pm 9:35 pm
Wow, I just had a scary feeling, like all this hype “We’re coming to get you,” (and maybe their actual coming to get us) is partially designed to keep the Iranians enriching uranium off the radar….
Posted by: realdeal | July 13, 2007, 9:46 pm 9:46 pm
Since Bush will not close the borders, any attack will be his fault.
GEORGE VREELAND HILL
Posted by: George Vreeland Hill | July 13, 2007, 9:47 pm 9:47 pm
I am a 100% disabled U.S. Marine Corps Veteran: The people of this Country are blind and weak. My Comrades and I could just puke at the lack of resolve Americans seem to show at every turn. Grow up, get hard, enlist, support the Troops, and DEMAND that your elected represetatives bring the fight to the enemy-both here and abroad. I am still ready to go at a moments notice, I report suspicious individuals without hesitation, I verbally abuse anyone that voices any opinion that even hints at defeatism. I expect all Americans to emulate our Warriors, our Intelligence Officers, our Federal Law Enforcement Officers, and RESPECT our Commander in Chief be he/she a Democrat/Republican. Wake up America!!!
Posted by: USMCReaper | July 13, 2007, 9:48 pm 9:48 pm
“War for Oil”.
“Bush lied, People died”.
The narrow minded, uneducated slogans that get thrown around continue to amaze me. The ignorance would be amusing if that mindset wasn’t so dangerous to the country I love dearly. The war in Iraq was planned long before GWB took office. Regime change in Iraq was the official policy of the United States thanks to a Clinton executive order. Bill Clinton fully endorsed the attack when we went in and didn’t back down from that stance until it became politically expedient for his wife (who also fully backed the war until the polls changed her mind for her). Bill Clinton attacked Iraq on 4 separate occasions while he was in office and had detailed plans for invasion. How ignorant does one have to be in order to look at all of those FACTS and continue to chant “Bushes war for OIL”?
Posted by: Michael | July 13, 2007, 9:51 pm 9:51 pm
SARCASM ” oh la la la, I’m a happy lovey liberal, let’s just sit down and talk to them, once they know we love them they will leave us alone” END SARCASM
The above attitude will be our downfall, oh wait….it already is!
Posted by: Sheila | July 13, 2007, 9:52 pm 9:52 pm
5 Times worse than the London atack? HAHAHA lmao..what are they going to do set five of their own people on fire and run around an airport yelling “Allah Allah”?
These Al Queda guys are a bunch of sissies! Guess what Al Z, after the next attack you try in the USA we are going to carpet bomb you and your buddies up in Northwest Pakistan.
Well show you incompetents how to kill some people.
Posted by: dlbizzz | July 13, 2007, 9:55 pm 9:55 pm
Thats right John Edwards, the war on terror is simply a bumper sticker . When will Americans realize this is a real war and we need real leaders, not simpletons looking to get elected at the expense of the average American. Thats right John ,there are two Americas..the country where people understand the threat to this country and then the Hollywood intelligencia telling us how much money we should spend in Darfur(by the way, what would the liberal left say if the President actually tried to end that crisis by using military force ??)
Democrats-do what you do best….investigate and don’t dare legislate !!!!
Posted by: osama hater | July 13, 2007, 10:04 pm 10:04 pm
Bush and company and, yes the many Democrats have had a positive impact on slowing down Islamic terrorists. From Somalia, to the Phillipines, to Afganistan, to Yemen, to Northern Africa, to Iraq, to Europe, to western Asia, etc. – our operatives are there disrupting cells, providing intelligence to openly friendly and “behind closed doors” friendly governments, and capturing terrorists. Fortunately or unfortunately, you don’t hear or read about it on the evening news or front page. But it is going on every day. Is it perfect? Absolutely not! But the number of LIVES SAVED has been tremendous. This Islamic extremism is a cancer that has been spreading around the world for decades. Containing it is akin to containing communism. It takes time, money, patience and sadly lives. However the free world can and will prevail.
Posted by: Chris | July 13, 2007, 10:07 pm 10:07 pm
I had been telling US for 6 years that unless US gets it’s own military boots inside Pakistan, they will not find Osama Ben Laden and Jawahiri. US needs political courage to go in there. 99.99% Pakistani military is sympathetic and supportive to Al Quaida idealogy. Their entire intelligence service ISI is supporting top leadership of Al Quaida and Taliban. It’s really a high time for US to go in there. US must pressurize Pakistan to give US permission to go in there otherwise without Pakistan’s permission US must go in there.
Posted by: Tom Weisman | July 13, 2007, 10:09 pm 10:09 pm
I’m with USMCReaper, Wake up America–
This is a reply to:
Tony | Jul 13, 2007 5:21:45 PM
You say that we have everything, people like USMCReaper. America was not always like it is, we the American people made it. If other counrty’s want what we have, then let them work as hard as we do.
Posted by: Rich | July 13, 2007, 10:09 pm 10:09 pm
It is interesting that since I have brought “religion” into the conversation, that discussion has been limited. Perhaps people are afraid of the truth, or they don’t know how to deal with it. When you extend beyond the mortal, it is a hard thing to digest. Come on guys–what are you afraid of? Afraid that petty political arguements are not as big or important as you thought they were? “the best laid plans of mice and men are soon laid bare to waste.” How true, how true!!!!
Posted by: Dave | July 13, 2007, 10:11 pm 10:11 pm
It’s all about the money. Haven’t you folks figured that out yet?
Posted by: Scott | July 13, 2007, 10:12 pm 10:12 pm
If you all think we have problems vote a woman or a black for president just wait
Posted by: Morris Bentley | July 13, 2007, 10:13 pm 10:13 pm
IMPEACH JORGE !
Posted by: yo | July 13, 2007, 10:14 pm 10:14 pm
i watched this report tonight, and i wanted to air what i said to the people in the room with me. this guy is a total alpha south asian male. he has a camera and its time for him to embellish his situation to offend and aggrevate the people he hates.
there will be an offensive on pakistan. zawahari called for a jihad on Musharraf and Pakistani officials. Terrorist attacks within pakistan will escalate to the extent that Musharraf can legitimize his cry for for foreign involvement such as US forces, but it must get really bad first. Why woudl a Sunni go to Iran to get a nuke when he has one in a Sunni land right there?
Pakistani officials will always try to put the best face possible on their situation lest they suffer any embarrassment from their southern neighbors.
Furthermore, note to the idiots on capital hill: why do we pay Pakistani a billion annually? why hold taxpayer money hostage when they are, admittedly, “concerned more their own sake than ours”? take that billion and put it on bin laden’s head instead. who wouldnt go look for him for a billion dollars!?
Posted by: hernando lammers | July 13, 2007, 10:20 pm 10:20 pm
no rants here…Bush just sux! bottom line! he is not fit to be a president (never was) neither are his cabinet members fit to tell him what to do, obviously!
Posted by: jsap | July 13, 2007, 10:21 pm 10:21 pm
I like how ABC news has a direct feed to the latest scary warnings. Could the Taliban infiltrate Disney and make them announce all these scary plans?
Posted by: Wayne Geddes P.land | July 13, 2007, 10:21 pm 10:21 pm
The fact that Pakistan is a Muslim nuclear power, that is trying to walk a fine line between the west and the Muslim fanatics, not to mention the always present potential of a nuclear war between Pakistan and India is clearly a good reason why we have played this softer than I would like. Besides… look at our recent history, if we don’t win in 2 weeks, or a few thousand die, then that will only lead to more calls for surrender by those who are supposed to be leaders in the congress, and the mush for brains that passes for much of our population.
Posted by: Wesley Cannon | July 13, 2007, 10:22 pm 10:22 pm
lol .. Bushie & cheney … Posted by: NotmyRealname | Jul 13, 2007 5:59:02 PM
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You tell Mr. Zawahiri and Mr. Bin Laden that they are cowards. Come out of your caves and hiding places and face us like Men. You send your evil minions to do your dirty work. It is easy to send others to their deaths while you hide out deep in the earth. Come out of your caves and show yourselves. Lead the charge. Cowards”
Posted by: qkram | July 13, 2007, 10:25 pm 10:25 pm
be careful what you wish for, radical-scum…….you come here, you may be surprised at the pain we can inflict on your sorry carcasses……….stay in the jungle and the 1500′s- where you belong……….
Posted by: Rich | July 13, 2007, 10:25 pm 10:25 pm
The only thing I have to say to all of you that are so against Bush is this:
LET’S SEE YOU DO A BETTER JOB RUNNING THIS COUNTRY!!!!!
If you personally think that you can capture Bin Laden and collect the $50 million reward…then why don’t you do that??? What’s keeping all of you from going to where these terrorists say they are and, as one person said, nuking it to oblivion?
I’m sick to death of hearing people in this country attacking the President, like any of you can do any better!
Why don’t you stop ignoring the fact that over 3,000 of our FELLOW AMERICANS were murdered on September 11 and realize that there are people that went to the site to help and are now suffering from respiratory health problems?
Bush didn’t start this war, TERRORISTS DID! We don’t know the whole story and whether we believe that we should be in Iraq or not is not for us to say. I’m sure some of you voted for Bush because he did win the election. Like it or not, he’s still our President.
Why don’t you stop and think that we are not in a draft. These men and women VOLUNTEERED to do their job to protect US! How do you know what’s going on in Iraq? We only know what the media tells us and we base our opinions on that.
Stop blaming Bush for everything. If you can do a better job, then run for office or go take care of it yourself. If you can’t then shut up!!!!
Posted by: Chloegotlb | July 13, 2007, 10:26 pm 10:26 pm
OK there Mr. Marine. I am a war veteran too. Disabled. But I am SMART enough to recognize this whole terrorism thing is BS. Everyone is running scared. I can’t travel for business without seeing a proctologist with a metal detector at an airport checkpoint. My gasoline prices tripled over the last 3 years, too. Cool your jets. War is not the answer. Please, voluteer yourself on the front lines again, and send an innocent life back home.
Posted by: rdm | July 13, 2007, 10:29 pm 10:29 pm
Are you serious? i just had a buddy die last week from wounds in Iraq and we are gonna sit here and listen to THIS? He died and i still fight terrorists and we just sit back even though we know they are in Pakistan’s “tribal areas”……are you serious…lets kill them ALL…NOW!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: stephen mccloskey | July 13, 2007, 10:31 pm 10:31 pm
Dave,
Get off your high horse. NO ONE KNOWS WHEN THE END WILL COME. Period.
Posted by: Keith | July 13, 2007, 10:31 pm 10:31 pm
What is a liberal? What is a conservative? You know what I don’t care what the definition of either of them is. All I know is these Facsist Islamist throat cutters want to turn the whole world into Iran and Afghanistan!
Posted by: Ray | July 13, 2007, 10:32 pm 10:32 pm
Give me a break
If they managed to set off a stink bomb, it would “dwarf” the “attack” in London
Posted by: John Brown | July 13, 2007, 10:33 pm 10:33 pm
Wayne Geddes P.land that gave me a chuckle.
Posted by: Ray | July 13, 2007, 10:33 pm 10:33 pm
BRING IT! I’m sick of these guys saying we’re gonna attack every other month. ATTACK! All sides in this thing are a bunch of talk. Dubya has done more than anyone by killing tens of thousands of Arabs. It hasn’t accomplished anything but more hate but the guy is acting. The liberals are complaining but not one assassination attempt on Dubya and not a single valid protest. The terrorist are running around like chickens in Afghanistan and Iraq offering threat after threat yet not a single attack here in the States. SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING!
Posted by: E-Rock | July 13, 2007, 10:37 pm 10:37 pm
Withhold aid to Pakistan and put a 2 billion dollar bounty on Osama, Mullah Omar and Zawahiri. I bet they hand them over quick.
Posted by: Ray | July 13, 2007, 10:37 pm 10:37 pm
Some of the current talk about resurgence is to heighten our awareness we have become complacent. Also I believe we have dented their capabilities, but they figure out ways to get smarter. Trying to find Osama in all that terain is like trying to find a needle in a hay stack. We can’t even find lost campers who have strayed from camp sometimes.
Posted by: Anonomus | July 13, 2007, 10:38 pm 10:38 pm
I love the morons of this world blaming BUSH for the hate of the terrorist.
And you think leaving them ALONE would be a good idea?
Is stupid genetic or are we actually TEACHING it these days?
Posted by: MrVicchio | July 13, 2007, 10:38 pm 10:38 pm
Reading comments from Republicans, I can’t help but laugh. Go ahead, blame Clinton on this one like you guys do when anything else happens. Fact is, the idiot YOU voted into office is the one who decided to go into Iraq rather than finish the job in Afghanistan. We’re not safe because of Bush whether you stupid Republicans can swallow your pride or not. But I’m not holding my breath, you Republicans can never admit your wrong. Ok something went wrong time to blame Clinton & those terrorist loving dems! Bunch of gullible, backwoods retards. I mean cmon, you can’t be that smart if you don’t believe in Darwinism. You reap what you sow, if anything happens, I blame Bush and you from Drudge Report.
Posted by: Jon | July 13, 2007, 10:39 pm 10:39 pm
And ONLY watch foxnews like Marilyn abaove!
Posted by: rmg | July 13, 2007, 10:39 pm 10:39 pm
Pull out and they’ll leave us alone? Please! You can’t really believe that can you? Were we in Iraq when 9/11 occurred? No.
These people will attack everyone no matter what. They are sick, demented people that must be removed from power.
Posted by: Puh-lease | July 13, 2007, 10:42 pm 10:42 pm
I am amazed, and saddened, at the utter stupidity that opinion based on emotion and not fact leads to.
Some of these hate-filled, blame the US first posts will become self fulfilling prophesies if we don’t hold firm and win this thing. Get a clue, before the jihad visits a shopping mall near you.
Posted by: Janman51 | July 13, 2007, 10:44 pm 10:44 pm
What, they going to take out a phone booth with a Moped this time?
Posted by: Jenny Malay | July 13, 2007, 10:46 pm 10:46 pm
Amazing how many of you out there think that by leaving Iraq the terrorists will not attack the U.S.! Well, duh? And what school did you come from…the one educating the media?? You blame Bush for everything, but Clinton did more to get us in this situation than anyone by letting Bin Laden go free, not responding to the first attact at the world trade center, and generally being too busy with Monica to care what the heck was going on. Our Congress is more concerned with pontificating on TV (to be sure they are seen) than getting what needs to be done done….and they know, yes, they know that leaving Iraq is not the answer, but will go through the motions to get their votes back home. They also know we will never leave the region as we have the largest Air Force Base there and are not going to leave it to those jerks. Wake up, folks….look at what is real, not what you have been fed.
Posted by: Terri | July 13, 2007, 10:46 pm 10:46 pm
Wow…never seen so many frothing raving Republicans defending Bush’s incompetence and failures. Karl Rove must have unleashed his staff onto the ABC blogs. Here’s a question for all you Bush-worshipping armchair generals: If Republicans are so much better at war than Democrats…then how come Republicans haven’t actually WON a war since 1898 (Spanish-American War)? It’s one thing to know how to start a war…it’s another to know how to FINISH it.
Posted by: wilder5121 | July 13, 2007, 10:48 pm 10:48 pm
Thanks, USMCReaper, for your service and unwavering devotion to the principles that this nation needs to stay strong. Participation in our government through service is truly necessary. All Americans should wakeup and take note of the ability to vote. Participate in the Republic. Write an elected official an opinion. And stick together to defeat all forms of tyranny that threaten the stability of this unique and great land we live in.
Posted by: Paul G. | July 13, 2007, 10:51 pm 10:51 pm
Don’t go shopping – that is stupid anyway – you should be helping someone else if you have all the time and money to wander all over and look at price tags… We can make money to kill people, but we can’t make money to help people – not in our own dang country!!! ;)
Posted by: Wizard Boy | July 13, 2007, 10:52 pm 10:52 pm
I would suggest the idiots who scoff at international Islamist terrorism as some sort of psychosis, should first shut the hell up about the “threat” of “Global Warming”. These chicken little, sky-is-falling fools somehow maintain the audacity to mock efforts to find and destroy people who openly proclaim they want to murder us. Yet they swear the sun and atmosphere is definitely gonna’ destroy us all.
Posted by: Joseph Iruku | July 13, 2007, 10:52 pm 10:52 pm
Keith–
You are right, nobody knows. However, we would be bling not to see the obvious. Please, I am on no horse. I just want to make a statement that no matter what kind of spin we want to put on this, it still comes down to “the end”. I don’t know when, I just know it is is the wind. We can justify, testify, clarify, verify, to our hearts content, it is not going to change what happens. In a way that scares me… makes me feel rather impotent. But i guess it brings me to the point where I should be…. I am not in charge. You are not in charge; GW, Putin, nor Osama are in charge. It makes NO difference. What is important is who’s SIDE are you going to be on? Think about it. I wish I could say that I am on the right side all of the time–I’m not. I screw up–I hurt people; I say the wrong things. But I do know which side I am TRYING to be on. Let’s think way “outside of the box here”. Politics are so microscopic when it comes down to it.
Posted by: Dave | July 13, 2007, 10:53 pm 10:53 pm
Right on fg, the only thing the third world understands is pain. Dropping bombs on tora tora from 30,000 ft has no effect. Wipe out a couple of important mosques and then ask them if they want more….
Posted by: efendi | July 13, 2007, 10:56 pm 10:56 pm
There’s a perfect example of what’s wrong in our country right above this post.
A whole bunch of folks in this country, the ones with liberal slogans and peace signs on their tee shirts, hate the rest of us worse than they do the guys that want to slit their throats, steal their way of life and destroy their future. Go figure.
Posted by: Janman51 | July 13, 2007, 10:57 pm 10:57 pm
like i said a couple posts before you jon its not gonna matter after hell day. its not gonna be republicans or democrats fault. its just gonna be our fault. these people want a world in the 12th century. we either stop them now or later. you cant talk to someone that will accept nothing less than your living his relegious beliefs and will kill your kids to get you to submit. you either live them or you kill him so you wont have to. i will be interested to see if jon can reply to this without the usual liberal name calling and four letter words. why is it you guys cant have an intelligent discussion without screaming and yelling.
Posted by: jim | July 13, 2007, 10:59 pm 10:59 pm
Ross needs to interview the real terrorist Dean, Hillary, Gore,Kenndy and Nancy. I think that would a start, I could name some more, like the all of Den. party.
Posted by: Rayburn Glosup | July 13, 2007, 11:04 pm 11:04 pm
One word solution: Hiroshima.
It happened before and “God willing” it will happen again.
Time to stop playing nice and stop these vile bastards…period.
Let’s just make sure Israel is geared up to protect herself.
Posted by: Catherine | July 13, 2007, 11:07 pm 11:07 pm
Whoever is in the oval office is the recipient of the wrath of the other party. Bush has made all the best decisions, same with Clinton, the other Bush, ect. — at least he is probably more willing to stand up in face of those who oppose his ideas. We need more people to stand up and do something instead of gripping about all the problems. That’s just like Congress trying to make the military decsions for the military. Like most of the members of Congress have the simple military knowledge to run this war. Let the military do their job. They are the best in the world.
Posted by: hermi1015 | July 13, 2007, 11:08 pm 11:08 pm
Jenny, what you said was cute and made me laugh but do you really believe they’re not capable of autrocity?
Posted by: realdeal | July 13, 2007, 11:13 pm 11:13 pm
I’d worry more about nationals already in this country capable and totally willing to do anything in order to further perpetrate the myth that allows the few to rule this country and it’s people through fear and further attempt to justify the war in Iraq, than I would about the 3 guys sitting in the shade in God knows where one afternoon trying to keep cool. Well, I didn’t post the photo!
Posted by: skeptic | July 13, 2007, 11:14 pm 11:14 pm
Why don’t we pull out, use all the money we are spending on the war and sending to most welfare countries and beef up our borders, intelligence and military again? Oh and education, healthcare, medicaide, social security…….? Stop babysitting others and take care of ourselves, before we implode?
Posted by: CrystalClear | July 13, 2007, 11:16 pm 11:16 pm
Wow…ABC news got close enough to Al Quidas number 2 man to interview him, and didn’t take him out….guess we know where their loyalties lie.
Posted by: Aaron glendenning | July 13, 2007, 11:16 pm 11:16 pm
Why are we letting the news people interview these people anyway we should arrest Charles Gibson for Treason.WE ARE AT A WAR PEOPLE LETS NOT INTERVEIW ARE ENIMIES. IT’S JUST COMMON SENSE but that died anyway. Abc and Nbc and Cbs are just tools for these Islam Fanatics to spread their message of haterad
Posted by: Rob | July 13, 2007, 11:18 pm 11:18 pm
I’m ashamed to call some of you fellow Americans. You snivel just like Michael Moore when challenged on his facts. Show some class and stand by the country that has shown you the opportunities many others do not have. Yes, it’s always important to mull over the decisions of our leaders, but not at the expense of our great nation. You’re giving the enemy just what they want – you’re dividing so they can conquer. Congratulations!
Posted by: h g | July 13, 2007, 11:20 pm 11:20 pm
Former Member says: “By the way, what do Bush and Cheney gain by winning this war?” Winning?! If this is winning…America’s in deep, deep trouble. Bottom of the barrel deep. Funny post though. You get a “10″ for delusional hilarity.
Posted by: wilder5121 | July 13, 2007, 11:22 pm 11:22 pm
Pakistan – Terrorists? There are no terrorists in our borders.
U.S. – Nuclear explosion? There was no nuclear explosion in your borders.
Posted by: Snoopy | July 13, 2007, 11:26 pm 11:26 pm
Just nine days after 9/11 Bush made “a solomn pledge” (in his words) to go after any country that harbored terrorists. (of course, at the time he was trying to imply that Saddam fit his criteria, which he didn’t) Nonetheless, he has failed to keep his pledge to the American people and he has failed as a Commander and Chief, (and as a President in general.
The fact is that the war against terror will not be “won” under Bush’s watch. Mostly becasue the terrorists are stronger now as a result of bad strategy, manipulated intelligence, and an arrogant Commander in Chief. Bush himself cannot give a definition of a “win” in Uraq. (And he never could) which is why this invasion was doomed before the plot was hatched….Molacai
Posted by: Molacai | July 13, 2007, 11:27 pm 11:27 pm
Can’t we all just get along long enough to kick the snot out of people that want us ALL dead?!?!?! Not asking too much here people.
Posted by: Kevin | July 13, 2007, 11:32 pm 11:32 pm
What the American people (as brainwashed by the Main Stream Media) need to realize is that the people of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq don’t understand the language that we are using to try and communicate with them. They only understand the language of violence, chaos and brutality. We need to speak to them in that language and they will understand. We have the most capable warriors on the planet. We should take the gloves off and let them do their jobs.
Posted by: Patrick | July 13, 2007, 11:34 pm 11:34 pm
The appeasement approach that was so vigorously pursued in the 1930′s lead to deaths of some 57,000,000 (+/- a few million) people in WW2. Sept 1939 – August 1945 is about 6 years or 2190 days +/- a few. That resolves to a death rate of about 26000 / day!! What a record!!! Compare to the past 5 years – hmmm… What’s the message??? Of course our arrogant leftist libs won’t “get it”. Isn’t that the same crowd who support “celebrity science” and an Orwellean “Animal Farm” view of the way life should be – us simple folk will never be quite as “equal” as they….
Posted by: Jack Frost | July 13, 2007, 11:34 pm 11:34 pm
Terrorists have always counted on the American media to do their job for them by reporting anything that will scare the public. Iran’s little monkey, Achmadinghead is laughing as he knows the media is so anti-Bush, anti-American, that all he has to do is keep up his nuke work while the media and democrats play into his hand against the president, and the war.
Democrats will surely bring America down to where it was in the 1930′s so they can institute another Roosevelt era of government control and welfare. Dems want to try communism their way while denying it has anything to do with suppressing the people.
Posted by: Ott | July 13, 2007, 11:37 pm 11:37 pm
Shame — the leaders don’t just go in with a few Predators (like that’s not happening already) loaded with a few cluster bombs and clear these guys out and introduce them to their after life. Unfortunately, those “innocents” nearby will pay a high price. War is not made up of easy decisions.
Posted by: hermi1015 | July 13, 2007, 11:40 pm 11:40 pm
“Reading comments from Republicans, I can’t help but laugh. Go ahead, blame Clinton on this one like you guys do when anything else happens. Fact is, the idiot YOU voted into office is the one who decided to go into Iraq rather than finish the job in Afghanistan.”
When did we pull out of Afghanistan? Answer: We haven’t. The main stream media simply doesn’t report on it because it doesn’t fit their agenda.
My question to you: Which “job” in Afghanistan do YOU deem is unfinished? Smoking out taliban and AQ in the mountains isn’t a task we can achieve with a large amount of troops. In fact, sending in a large amount of troops into those regions would accomplish nothing outside of setting them up for ambush. As for the country itself we still have a huge presence there as that country moves into the 21st century (or, at least the 19th century). They are protecting the new gov’t, training their military and police forces, building infrastructure, and helping to change the mindset of a people who have been repressed for so long they don’t know what to believe anymore.
Posted by: Michael | July 13, 2007, 11:41 pm 11:41 pm
Run Away,
Pull a jimmy carter and run away. No need to defend ourselves. The left wing weasels in congress and the press will defend us …
Posted by: Steve From Tucson | July 13, 2007, 11:41 pm 11:41 pm
As far as the suggestion to nuke the Middle East and hope that Israel is o.k., they’re the main reason we got dragged into this mess in the first place.
Posted by: realdeal | July 13, 2007, 11:46 pm 11:46 pm
You idiots. OBL is dead…offer 10 million for a picture of him next to yesterday NY Times…
Posted by: DaveTheSlave | July 13, 2007, 11:47 pm 11:47 pm
stop trying to convince stupid liberals that there is a terroist threat. when al Q gets ready to attack, they will take out a place frequented by libs. this equals less idiots (libs) in the next election! i do not think obl cares about small town USA
Posted by: tired of this | July 13, 2007, 11:51 pm 11:51 pm
great post steve from tucson. best one on here. you watch steve my man. when the nuke goes off all these far left liberals will scurry back into the darkness. the sane democrat will stand with us and HELP defeat the enemy. god bless joe lieberman. he represents the normal democratic party i used to belong to buT left many years ago to get a job. LOL.
Posted by: JIM | July 14, 2007, 12:00 am 12:00 am
Im with Tony all they way !
Posted by: Rich | July 14, 2007, 12:01 am 12:01 am
NEWS FLASH: We are at WAR. The world was a vastly different place at 8:45am on 9/11 than at 8:47am. This threat and all the recent threats and tapes from Al Qaeda and the Taliban are signs that our enemies understand this fact. Whats the use of disengaging when there’s a battle to be won? Since Vietnam the American People have lost their will for a long protracted war of attrition. It seems the only ones who have the guts are OUR President and the brave men and women who are fighting and dying to protect OUR Freedom. In three years I will graduate from college and barring unforseen circumstances, join the ranks of these American Heroes. If I go to war, I would much rather fight the enemy on some distant battlefield than through the streets of Washington or outside my front door. Yes, bring the troops home, but bring them home victorious. Bring them home when we can add “Victory in Iraq Day” to our calendars. We are at war, the enemy knows. Do you?
Posted by: jdam06 | July 14, 2007, 12:04 am 12:04 am
All I can say is – go to the response above – Posted by: Tony | Jul 13, 2007 5:21:45 PM. Read every word and see how you feel afterward.
Posted by: Amy | July 14, 2007, 12:04 am 12:04 am
I just don’t understand how anyone can blame Bush, Clinton, Haliburton, Neo-cons, liberals, Israel or anyone else for the actions of radical, irrational people.
People blamed the Clinton administration for the Oklahoma City bombing because of the ATFs actions at Waco rather than blaming the irrational action on the people who deserved the blame, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols.
People blamed Waco on the ATF and Clinton administration instead of the cult committing the crimes in the first place.
People blamed Columbine on a lack of gun laws when, in fact, the kids who actually perpetrated the crime broke over 100 existing gun laws in the furtherence of their crime.
People blame Bush for 9/11 and not the radical islamists who actually carried it out.
I’ve got a newsflash for the blame America first crowd: Freedom don’t come free! And blaming America for the actions of her enemies is the quickest way to lose your freedom.
Posted by: Michael | July 14, 2007, 12:07 am 12:07 am
STOP POSTING. This solves nothing. DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME READING ALL THIS! Please… honestly.
Posted by: Who cares | July 14, 2007, 12:07 am 12:07 am
us president just want to show he would power control over Iraq. But the wars just as feed fresh enviroment to terrorism and they gain power day by day.
This is trigger off a wave agains westcountry
Posted by: JOHNNY | July 14, 2007, 12:10 am 12:10 am
Do you people that think we should pull out of Iraq and Afghanistan really think that the war will stop if we do withdraw? It will just make the terrorists celebrate, claiming victory. Then, who’s going to monitor how big AQ gets? Do you realize how many AQ leaders have already been killed/captured? And as for Saddam, ask someone in Iraq who’s child was raped in front of them if they are glad the USA killed him. It’s going to take them a long time to get their government together. Hell, it’s been 200+ years for the US, and look at our mess. Bottom line is the world’s a better place without Saddam or his sons.
Posted by: Lisa | July 14, 2007, 12:13 am 12:13 am
“stop trying to convince stupid liberals that there is a terroist threat.”
Ignorance is bliss no matter which side of isle you stand on.
Liberals are no more or less patriotic than Conservatives, nor are they any more or less “stupid”.
There are plenty of rational, intelligent, “liberals” just as there are plenty of ignorant, loud mouth “neo-cons”.
Until we get past the name calling and political posturing and realize we are all Americans first, these problems will never be resolved.
Posted by: Michael | July 14, 2007, 12:15 am 12:15 am
I’m with the poster that wants to know where all that “oil” is that Bush went after?! Lord knows we are not seeing and benefit from that “reasoning”.
I have always supported Bush, but lately, I am finding a great sense of disdain for the progess of this war.
The thing is, we are fighting people who have fought all their lives, generation to generation. America cannot teach the middle east to live peacefully and democratically…you can’t change 5,000 years of culture and mentality in a war such as this.
Personally, I’d like to see us out of Iraq and focused with a vengance in Afganastan. I have heard personally from many in service that it’s like chasing your tail…they train them, then they turn on them…meanwhile, we are supplying them with arms and amunition…how profoundly stupid is that?
I have no doubt that we’ll see more horrible acts…it’s prophesied in the Word of God – it’s not “if”…it’s “when”…AQ will continue to peck away at peaceful nations because they are filled hate and a lust for fighting – they are born and bred to do so. How can America change that?
Posted by: delta | July 14, 2007, 12:17 am 12:17 am
look,it’s time to get real. Afghanistan/Pakistan and their “grey” borders are where we should be focusing our attention. Capture, kill, whatever. The fact remains that you have to freeze the flow of money to these people in order to be effective. If we along with Israel have the most deceptive and reliable intelligence on the planet…SOMETHING would have been done by now. Oh, but that’s right…deception comes before reliability. Why don’t we just stage a coup to remove Musharraf and plunge Pakistan into the bloody depths of Iraq?
Posted by: action! | July 14, 2007, 12:17 am 12:17 am
Lokks like the 24%ers are all here on this message board. None of them have a definition for “win” except to nuke the entire middleeast. brilliant plan. These are the type of people that support King George Bush. They are in desperation mode, witness that all they can do is attack the messengers and not attck the idea. They are the type of people who throw a tantrum and tip over the board when they see they will be in check mate. They are narrowminded enough to self destruct and the rest of the country just needs to sit back and let the 24%ers and the dig deeper……Molacai
Posted by: molacai | July 14, 2007, 12:18 am 12:18 am
Posted by: Guy K | Jul 13, 2007 11:48:09 PM
“We need to drop a nuke on Mecca and we need to do it NOW.”
And turn more than 1 billion people against us immediately? The quickest way to start WWIII would be to do as you suggest
It already is WWIII and they declared it on us on 9/11 you stupid idiot. Jesus Christ, it’s exactly because of guys like you why we are in this mess you idiot.
Posted by: Dan | July 14, 2007, 12:20 am 12:20 am
I recently read the book, “The Truth about Muhammad”, and it answered a lot of questions for me. I recommend it to everyone.
What I realized is this: The “Iraq War” of 2003 was won and over in 2003. Then the country was invaded by Muslims, one at a time trickling in. What ensued was the resumption of a 1400 year old war, but only a new battle in it.
Posted by: Ralphy Schmoozer | July 14, 2007, 12:22 am 12:22 am
For all of you who say Bush is not being consistent by not holding Pakistan’s feet to the fire–you’re blissfully ignorant. Pakistan HAS helped us to thwart terrorist attacks. Pakistan HAS a radiscal islamic segment and the president there plays a delicate balancing act of helping us, but not too much. Al Q has attempted to kill him many times.
That said, I wish we’d knock the tops off the mountains there with some TNT!
Posted by: Shawn in Red State | July 14, 2007, 12:29 am 12:29 am
All politics is local, even in Pakistan. The money isn’t reaching the right people – use the money to pay off the locals living in the mountainous regions where he is hiding. Say “55 Million Dollars to The First Pakistani to tell us where bin Laden is”. You can’t tell me there isn’t ONE Pakistani who would turn bin Laden in for that much dough.
Posted by: Sally | July 14, 2007, 12:30 am 12:30 am
This traitor, Brian Ross, would have been in the
bunker with Chancellor Hitler interviewing him too.
Perhaps he could arrange a parade for the Islamist
throat cutters when they come marching in.
Posted by: Pocahontas | July 14, 2007, 12:31 am 12:31 am
It is disgusting to hear people call for the nuclear option. I belive that dropping the bomb on Japan was fully justified but if you think using a nuclear weapon against our enemies in the middle east will solve our proplems you are nuts.
Posted by: Dr_of_nothing | July 14, 2007, 12:32 am 12:32 am
Of course they won’t allow us to go after enemy’s in Pakistan,There all in cohoots. They get 5 billion a year from us. If we are succesfull than they loose that 5 billion.
Posted by: Carl Rispettoso | July 14, 2007, 12:33 am 12:33 am
It’s all just a ruse! The US military and government need a Boogie Man in order to justify an enormous military establishment – establishment! that is. They need a threat and Bin Laden suits the need. It’s really quite simple – there must always be a constant threat and the Soviet Union doesn’t provide that anymore. When China becomes a real threat al Qaeda will be all but ignored It will have served it’s purpose.
Posted by: Tommy D | July 14, 2007, 12:36 am 12:36 am
You talk about race words hurting America . Well heres two more. Republican and Democrat .They have done more damage to America than all others combined. Robert Ozark AL.
Posted by: robert | July 14, 2007, 12:42 am 12:42 am
Marilyn 7/13/07 5:20 PM post. She is a real American and thank God we still have many like her still here in Our country.
Posted by: Terry Thomas | July 14, 2007, 12:45 am 12:45 am
American Corporations run America. Not the people. We didnt go into Iraq so Americans can get more oil. We went into Iraq for several reasons, terrorism being only a minor one, but mainly so that American corporations can profit from the chaos and regime change and get there hands on the BUSINESS of selling oil, not mind you, the oil itself. The danger in Pakistan is not so much the nukes, as it is in fomenting another Islamic revolution in an area we have nearly no influence over.As for the terror threats, these guys are all over the world, not just in Iraq, not just in Pakistan, not just in Afghanistan. Its a global problem and needs to be addressed as such.
Posted by: ChaosControl | July 14, 2007, 12:57 am 12:57 am
What is the goal of waging war?
I always thought it was “to win”. So…let our guys do just that. Keep politics out of it. Kill the bad guys, wherever they are, and by any and all means necessary. Kill them, until there’s no more bad guys to kill.
Posted by: Dave | July 14, 2007, 1:02 am 1:02 am
This wouldn’t have happened if we would have put 200,000 troops on the Afghan- Pakistani border (instead of Iraq) after 9-11-01 and forced Musharruf’s hand and demanded Bin Laden’s head on a platter. Way to go Bush & Cheney….you are a disgrace and history will remember your pathetic adminstration as the worst ever….hope you got all the oil in Iraq for your cronies!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Scott | July 14, 2007, 1:26 am 1:26 am
Please understand the math & logic, 1.1 billion per year to keep a moderate in power in Pakistan that has nuclear weapons. This is the best deal that we have going right now. Just think if the radicals had already been successful in taking out Musharraf what a mess the world might be in. You think it is bad now. Consider some muslim fanatics (AQ and/or the Taliban) with a nuclear weapon in their greasy hands. Now that is scary. Considering we are spending countless billions annually in Iraq it makes the 1 billion to keep Pakistan stable a drop in the bucket. And while we’re at it how about a fence along our southern border for another 5 billion. Again, a drop in the bucket for what we are now forced to spend in Iraq. At least we might have somehting to show for our money.
Posted by: rexer | July 14, 2007, 1:32 am 1:32 am
President Bush has done an awesome job of keeping us safe for six years. I’d like to thank him. No one would have ever believed that someone could keep them from attacking us for this long. He’s been right all along, and when he says this is going to take a long time, he’s being honest. Some people think if we just stick our head in the sand that it will go away. He knows that it will not go away. Thanks, President Bush. I’m with you, whatever it takes, let’s do it.
Posted by: Rebecca | July 14, 2007, 1:36 am 1:36 am
Iraq sells oil on the open market lots of countries buy oil from them, so I don’t think this is the reason we are there.
Posted by: Jed | July 14, 2007, 1:36 am 1:36 am
and furthermore – the stooge Bush…
he should be impeached and tried for war crimes – deceiving the sheeple as he did.
for shame!
Posted by: graficgod | July 14, 2007, 2:08 am 2:08 am
Why all this spleen-energy directed at GW, UBL, and the cons and libs? The root cause is the radial, hateful teaching of islamic extremist “men of power” and the dispersed millions (mostly young men) they have won-over (out of ~half a billion) that are acting out to their own terrorist mind-sets. Islam needs to reform and purge these power-merchants. If it does not take full responsibilty for their transgressions, which hasn’t happen up to now, let the holy war continue, but let’s call it what it is and get a holy war strategy. Going on for 1400 years? Most of them live on the sand or in arid regions with a burgening population, like southern CA, are quite vulnerable to the loss of dams. Nukes aren’t necessary. Whoops, what about the oil? The holy war could be mitigated by bringing these religions closer together: COMMUNICATION! How about teaching them about the Christian Reformation? Their own has to come from within.
Posted by: student | July 14, 2007, 2:15 am 2:15 am
why don’t you people get into your head that these animals are going to kill us. if you want to elect these liberal democrats to power then you will get what you deserve. they will destroy this country and then you will all whine about what you did. did you not learn from the last elections. you better start learning to speak arabic.
Posted by: john | July 14, 2007, 2:15 am 2:15 am
I just love it when leftist fools use the word, “cronies” when making an association with oil and the current administration. Repeating loser political lingo will get the leftist fool nowhere. Maybe can impress young people who are impressionable. I say to those (leftist fools) if you want to look smart, keep your mouth closed. You might learn something.
Posted by: mookie | July 14, 2007, 2:21 am 2:21 am
This is the problem. The US is always kowtowing. It kowtows to Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, it kowtows to Iran, it kowtows to just about everybody because they are afraid the world boogey man at the UN or Nancy Pelosi might say something. We went through the same thing with the Palestinians only to have Hamas come out on top. Pakistan is a SMALL revolution away from becoming a nuclear armed Muslim extremist country and Al Qaeda and the Taliban bids their time as they blow up London and New York. It is time we flew bomber after bomber on both Iran and Pakistan and then ask the world if anyone else would like to be next? I think after that they will all join Libya in becoming warm friends. Dinner anyone?
Posted by: Randy Miller | July 14, 2007, 2:25 am 2:25 am
“Do you really think that if they had something brewing, they’d make such a federal case out of announcing it to everyone?”
Yes. Because their own laws REQUIRE them to do just that. It is required in Islamic law to warn your enemy three times before attacking him. To give him a “fair” opportunity to repent and convert to Islam. Once you have given him three warnings, game on.
It is our own ignorance of the religion and it’s practices that allows us to brush such warnings off as cavalierly as you have because WE would never consider telling our enemy we were about to attack them. These people are of a completely different mindset and it would behoove you to learn what they are thinking rather than trying to apply your logic to their actions.
Posted by: Michael | July 14, 2007, 2:30 am 2:30 am
BIN LADEN IS ALIVE AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF FROM HIS FOLLOWERS. AMERICA COVERS EVERY TOP STORY FROM PARIS HILTON TO ANNA NICOLE SMITH 1ST CHOICE SO REMEMBER AMERICAN PEOPLE BIN LADEN THE DEVIL OF SEPTEMBER 11TH WOULD HAVE BEEN BEFORE OUR OTHER TOP PIORITIES. AFTER 9/11 ANY EVIL EVENT STILL WILL OCCUR YOU ALL BETTER PRAY FOR YOUR LOVED ONES IN NY AND WASHINGTON BECAUSE BELIEVE ME I AM MY HUSBAND WORKS IN DOWNTOWN MANHATTEN AND SUFFERED THE LOST OF FRIENDS FROM 9/11/01.
Posted by: DARLENE TYLOR,NJ | July 14, 2007, 2:35 am 2:35 am
Aren’t you all glad I am not president of the U.S.? Not only would I have already bombed Iran and Pakistan into non-existence, I would have fired the Iraqi government and allowed the North Koreans to print a million of their “super notes” to pay for a giant American flag made by their people that flies over the entire Middle East. America has become a weak bunch of pandering fools led by leftists. William the Conqueror certainly must roll over in his grave and puke at the thought of the UK and the US today. I don’t condone family violence, but the American people need to be bitch slapped. They prove their worthlessness to the world daily now. Ahhh, did I offend the ACLU in that post. I’m so sorry. Let’s sing Kumba ya and share baby videos over Youtube.
Posted by: Randy Miller | July 14, 2007, 2:41 am 2:41 am
Hey cool someone responded to me. Thanx Mike.I didnt see Exxon Mobile there in your list. Also, lets look at the real big picture. Iraq wanted to disgard the dollar as its trading currency. Hasnt happened. American Oil companies have set all time records profits since the war. No, not because they have oil but rather because the region is disrupted. This is how you profit from the business of oil without having the oil.
Yes, we wanted regime change in Iraq. Thats the actual goal. Worst case scenario is civil disruption and that was deemed acceptable and thats what we have. Oh I forgot..how much money has big oil made? Roughly half what American taxpayers have spent on this war. But it really is about terrorism isnt it….sure. Course any small but determined group of people anywhere in the world can commit a terrorist act should they choose to do so. And really only 3500 American service personnel have perished there and not even half a trillion dollars has yet been wasted. Oh but—insert sarcasm here…its all worth it for you know, like…our security and stuff. btw American Oil is ‘supervising’ the current new contract negotiations for future oil-profit allocations in the region. Yes they get a cut of the action.
Posted by: ChaosControl | July 14, 2007, 2:48 am 2:48 am
I support the troops, not the commander in chief
Posted by: Raul | July 14, 2007, 3:05 am 3:05 am
We should do in the middle east and parts of Asia(Pakistan, Iran)what General Sherman did in Georgia.
Posted by: Bill Siravo | July 14, 2007, 3:05 am 3:05 am
Why is it that ABC News withheld this report for weeks? Who’s interests are you serving? Yours or ours?
No matter. They may well hit us again. At some point I’m sure they’ll get lucky. The backlash against them, and their supporters, will far exceed what they’ve experienced so far.
As for the dunderheads that think we could have done so much more had we not gone into Iraq, you’ve yet to explain in coherent terms how. So long as Musharraf is head of a sovereign nation, we cannot cross his borders with our troops without his permission or through an invasion. Are you saying we should have invaded Pakistan? C’mon now…it’s time to actually think a problem through instead of idealize about politics. -Rod-
Posted by: Rod C. Venger | July 14, 2007, 3:41 am 3:41 am
Um, has anyone but me thought that maybe we aren’t going into Pakistan to get Obama bin Laden is because the US government doesn’t want him?
Posted by: carl bratananalewski | July 14, 2007, 3:48 am 3:48 am
Pump up the fear, pump it up, pump it up. (sang to the tune of Pump up the Jams.) Hey, if enough of America is scared, maybe Bush and the Republicans polls will rise, and the won’t lose any more constituents. You can set your watch by the way they use this fear propaganda. Are we still in an orange alert? Oh, they used that one up.
Posted by: ron | July 14, 2007, 4:20 am 4:20 am
Hey Dan,
Learn the blog man…I didn’t write that, mine is the one above…it’s blog then name…
Anyway as someone above said…You can’t stop the middle east. This was foretold in the Bible a long time ago and when there is seven years of peace and you notice that a bunch of people disappeared…you know all those Bible thumpers gone…Remember this blog.
Is it a coincidence that Israel is the only nation that was ripped apart and came back together as a nation. Is it a coincidence that all eyes are on this nation. The Bible, thousands of years ago said both would happen.
Posted by: Guy K | July 14, 2007, 4:21 am 4:21 am
Why are American such a bunch of pansies? You guys are scared of your own shadows.
Posted by: Please | July 14, 2007, 4:43 am 4:43 am
It’s okay that all you Republican armchair generals support the endless incompetence and failure of your great leader. The Germans did it too…during WWII. What I, and the vast majority of America DON’T like…is you’re expecting all the rest of us to pay for your ineptitude with blood and the entire Treasury of the United States. You and your Great and Powerful Decider have been wrong at every single step so far, have managed the incredible feat of making Al Qaida stronger, and have wasted our time, our troops, and our world standing in what has proven to be – by any measure – abject failure. Why ANY of you think you can lecture the rest of us on ANYTHING is beyond belief…and demonstrates only your collossal ego and lack of any awareness of your substantial limitations. I, like most Americans, have nothing against war…we just prefer it to be run intelligently…without wasting our time or valiant soldiers…and to have it destroy our enemies…not make them more powerful.
Posted by: wilder5121 | July 14, 2007, 4:45 am 4:45 am
Some here seem more interested in bashing and spewing their hate for our President than toward the terrorists and their various enablers.
Interesting. And telling.
Posted by: RJ | July 14, 2007, 5:23 am 5:23 am
I never want to hear again from conservatives about how Clinton didn’t get bin Laden. He tried.
Bush won’t even try.
Coward. coward. Just like all neocons.
Posted by: angry | July 14, 2007, 5:44 am 5:44 am
talk some sense dudes! dont come up with old war crap . no country can survive that much wars
Posted by: temoori | July 14, 2007, 5:57 am 5:57 am
Bush and Chaney are right to tap phone lines trying to catch people who want to do harm to Americans. We haven’t been attacked since 9-11 and they done a good job to keep us safe.
In that part of the world in the Middle East, talking is a sign of weakness and if we try to broker a peace deal with the Iran, Syria, Hummus (sp?) or any of the TERRORISTS, they will KILLS us after our guard is down.
If Bush and Chaney are so bad in your minds, you are fee to leave this great country and wrok for Ben Laden and his merry men of killers. If not the shut the hell up and enjoy your Ben and Jerry Ice Cream.
Posted by: Jay | July 14, 2007, 6:06 am 6:06 am
I too would like to thank President Bush. What other politician would have stuck with this unpopular policy? Even though he was wrong on immigration, he’s right on taking the war to the enemy. As Dennis Miller says, Iraq is like a demented salt lick for Islamic radicals. Our military is the best and they need our support as they create more “matyrs”.
Posted by: Evan | July 14, 2007, 6:07 am 6:07 am
wow bush bashing rememeber the clintondays send a small missle to miss while i play in the whitehouse, so osama can in fact plan a larger plan to destroy us.. seems hiding behind the whitehouse is easier than stepping out to make the country safer,
Posted by: john | July 14, 2007, 6:36 am 6:36 am
You people who consistently argue liberal vs conservative are idiots! There is no use in debating what has been or why. What is important is what are we going to do. It has been almost six years and no Osama, yet we allow droves of possible terrorists into our country and accommodate their every religious whim to the point of changing our society! We make excuses for them, apologize and try to rationalize their outlook. But the basic tenet of their belief is that they see their religion as superior to all others. If you are not a believer then you are an infidel. If you refuse to believe then death awaits you. Please do not tell me about the radical few. How many Muslims have raised their voices to condemn the actions of the radicals? Very, very few. They are quick to cry out when their “religious” rights are violated, but how many deplore the violence and acts of the terrorists? In the 1920′s a fear struck America that potential communists were immigrating into the country from Eastern Europe; the result was a change in immigration policy. The Red Scare! It is now time, infact passed the time for a Muslim scare. We can’t do it? We cannot afford not to do it!
Posted by: Wally | July 14, 2007, 6:44 am 6:44 am
Those of you who blame Pres. Bush and VP Chemey for this war seem to have short term memory loss. Has everyone forgotten that Pres. Bush and VP Cheney didn’t start this war? It was started by the radical Islamist terrorists who attacked the U.S. not once, but twice, as well as in foreign countries, and over a period of years. Pres. Clinton and his administration are as much to blame for where we are right now as anyone, because of the inaction they took when we were attacked, and for not taking Osama bin Ladin out when given the opportunity. The finger of guilt needs to be pointed at the radical Islamist Muslims, not our president.
Posted by: Patriot | July 14, 2007, 6:46 am 6:46 am
Sad to see so many confused on what is the REAL problem. It’s not just Bin Laden or AQ, but it’s also Hamas, Fatah, Hezbollah, Shia, Sunni, Muslim brotherhood, and many many other militant groups. This is not a twisted version of Islam, but Islam itself. In fact, they say Islam in the US is not TRUE Islam.
It’s not about oil, or about our foreign policy. It’s about we’re not under Islamic Sha’ria law, and they won’t stop killing us until they see that through.
More and more people are starting to figure out the real problem here.. In fact, religion has been the source of terror and violence for hundreds of years.
IMHO, it will be interesting to see how long governments wait before they decide it’s time for peace and security for the entire world. In other words, doing the unthinkable… banning/restricting the practice of religions that are a threat to security.
Posted by: Enigma99b | July 14, 2007, 7:07 am 7:07 am
When are you people going to realize that it is simply Islam vs the rest of the World, not oil, land, etc.
Oh my God! I’m not politically correct! (Which by the way is going to destroy the West and our culture, but the liberals and the press don’t seem to care about that!)
Are the Muslims envious of the Phillipinos, Europeans, Sudanese, Somalians, Greeks, Australians, or the people of Thailand, Bali, Crete (just to name a few places where the Muslims are fighting or rebelling). No! They hate people who are not Muslim. Listen to what they say! They come right out and state it, and study your history you will find it there as well.
Also, you had better understand that it is kill or be killed. If you choose to die without fighting, I’ll be sure to put flowers on your grave, or perhaps your favorite drink. Of course, after it has passed through my kidneys.
Posted by: Gregg | July 14, 2007, 7:21 am 7:21 am
If the Democrats did not actively support AQ we would not be in this position. AQ knows that they will have a victory if Dems win in 2008.
Posted by: mt | July 14, 2007, 7:30 am 7:30 am
Journalists are the only creatures that whip up more terror than bombers. It is nothing to be proud of.
Posted by: Jumba | July 14, 2007, 7:31 am 7:31 am
Interesting. As I read thru these posts I can not help but ask myself “what IF something happens? How will our country react?” Looks like the liberal’s will blame Bush and Co. and the republican’s will somehow blame the liberals – thus holding nobody running the country accountable.
Posted by: Sandra | July 14, 2007, 7:36 am 7:36 am
This is amazing how short sighted some of you are out there. Because of “the peace at all price” crowd, our troops have to fight with their hands tied behind their back. With your attitude in WWII we probably would speak german now.
Posted by: June | July 14, 2007, 7:46 am 7:46 am
Re: Patrick Murphy, D-Calif, comments on Pakistan, I think for the first time in about 20 years I actually agree with a Democrat! Why are we giving all this money to a country that is allowing Bin Laden and crew free access and passage? It’s crazy. What the heck are we thinking in this nation? Dear America, wake-up!!!! We’re going to be hit again-and a lot sooner then we think- and it may be worse than 9/11. Stop worrying about the new freakin’ iPhone or Paris Hilton’s jail time and start worrying your survival. Why are we so stupid?
Posted by: JP | July 14, 2007, 7:56 am 7:56 am
Seems to me that maybe the enemy is corraled up in an area where they feel safe. It is much easier to gather intel from them in that environment. I am sure that they are being closely watched. As for Bin Laden, He has been dead for a long time. There has been no evidence that he is alive since 2002. Leave them alone in the mountains. Find where they get they’re weapons and money from and cut them off. The real problem is not terrorists in the Pakistani mountains. The problem lies in the increased population of Islam in the western world. We turn our heads and allow an invasion to take place while we “fight” terrorism.
Posted by: wayne | July 14, 2007, 7:56 am 7:56 am
After reading some of the posts here I am surprised that nobody blames themselves. It’s the Americans population that has driven our response to the war on terror. As a population we don’t have the stomach to support what really needs to be done. We want to fight a nice war. Don’t blame anyone but yourselves unless you are actively lobbying to go into these countries regardless of the cost and fight the war the way we need to. Cost = massive destruction in my mind and that includes not building the country back to a superpower after we desimate the country. Think about it folks. In history wars were fought and the spoils went to the victor. If we want to reamin a super power we better be prepared to support and stomach the death and destruction that follows when we fight a war to win. Until you are ready to do that we will continue to fight a nice clean war and we’ll continue to have groups like AQ come after us. They know the American public doesn’t have the stomach or convection we once had. We fight these wars like the British fought the USA in the revolutionary war. Who do you think was considered a terroist in that war?… And who won? Think about it!
Posted by: D | July 14, 2007, 8:11 am 8:11 am
What a great blog. This is the first time I’ve done this. Funny, because for weeks I have been lamenting the lack of intelligent discussion on this topic.
Posted by: realdeal | July 14, 2007, 8:16 am 8:16 am
Mullah Dadullah is a coward who sends children to do his dirty work because he can’t defeat us on the field of battle in Afghanistan. Mullah why don’t you lead the charge instead of sending these brainwashed kids?
Posted by: Dave | July 14, 2007, 8:23 am 8:23 am
Ever wonder what population of people are posting here? I bet most of us are North-East city-dwellers. MOST of our country is ill-informed and more worried about NASCAR and their next Big Mac right now. And that’s what Bush, the Taliban, and the big corporations are banking on – complacency. Welcome to the future, everybody. It’s already here.
Posted by: Boston Musician | July 14, 2007, 8:25 am 8:25 am
Tony,
I couldn’t have said it better myself!
Joe Public has no idea what this administration has done in the background to protect us since 9/11.
North Korea is shutting down its reactors! Does anyone realize how HUGE this is? Where is all the trumpeting about this from the media?
The fact is there are some bad, bad, people out there. There are some countries led by bad, bad people who want nothing more than to hurt the USA. Unfortunately, inflicting harm on us of asymetrical proportions by these factions is a real possibility.
It’s easy to be an arm chair quarterback.
Wake up people!
Posted by: Russ | July 14, 2007, 8:31 am 8:31 am
Another false flag attack imminant.
As soon as Americans demand that we withdraw from Iraq, the terror threat goes up. In whose interest is it that terror attacks increase?
Obviously the oil companies and the military industrial complex!
Posted by: Michael Angeles | July 14, 2007, 8:31 am 8:31 am
Regardless of what political party you hitch your wagon to or what race color or creed you are, I say let’s focus our anger on this enemy that wants to kill all of us. An enemy that thinks nothing of praying to some demon as they slit the throat of a 9 year old girl while raping her, needs to be obliterated off the face of the earth.
They do not show mercy even to their own women and children and understand nothing but force. So let’s put our differences aside and show these terrorists once and for all time what it is to poke at this sleeping giant.
Posted by: i-live-2-ride | July 14, 2007, 8:39 am 8:39 am
Mmmm drudge link= idiot post fest. Liberals versus Conservative post battle to the death!!! awesome.
Lib says: Bush is to blame for creating more terror.
Rep says: Bush is wonderful human being who is saving your pathetic liberal soul from islamic extremism.
Lib says: America is hated by much of the world and this has happened in a dramatic fashion since the start of the Iraq war.
Rep says: I dont do much traveling, I hate Europeans, We gotta fight them over there so they dont come over here.
Lib says: Im tired of argueing with morons:
Rep says: Bill Clinton, Rosie Odonell, Liberal media *head explodes*
Posted by: Heynow | July 14, 2007, 8:42 am 8:42 am
People continue to say that somehow we’ve made terrorism worse. Worse than 9/11? Worse than what we had on September 10 when al Qaeda was still running training camps?
Do they believe al Qaeda would have quietly disappeared had we done nothing following 9/11? Not likely. Democrats better be prepared to have this war continues, no matter who is elected in 08. It must continue.
Posted by: Jennifer | July 14, 2007, 8:59 am 8:59 am
To Michael,
It’s quite possible you have a point. According to Sharia, a man need only say ‘I divorce you.’ ‘I divorce you’ I divorce you’ for a marriage to end. On the other hand, AQ may be trying to head fake our intelligence services. Good observation man.
Posted by: Texan | July 14, 2007, 9:03 am 9:03 am
Are wa ‘winning’ the war against terrorism, or losing it? Isn’t it TIME to say enough is enough and go all out to get rid of these Neo- Nazis and Neo-Commies as we did in WWII?
Posted by: dumbshun | July 14, 2007, 9:03 am 9:03 am
Michael, you almost make it sound like a noble religion when you say ‘It is required in Islamic law to warn your enemy three times before attacking him..’
But let’s not forget that their religios teachings encourage them to say whatever they have to (i.e. LIE), in order to get close enough to their enemy to kill them. Let’s not forget that the religious teachings they follow permit them to rape and kill babies as they did in Breslin Russia when they laid seige to a Christian elementary school. The same religion that allows them to use the Holy Bible as toilet paper as they did when they laid seige to the Christian church in Bethlehem. The same religion that justified rioting and murdering innocent people over a cartoon of Mohammad, or do the same over ‘rumors’ of a page of the koran being flushed down a toilet. And the same religion that lets these butchers chop off the hands legs and arms of Christians who won’t convert to islam in Darfur.
They do not practice honor anywhere they go so don’t you try to feed some dignity where none is served!
Posted by: i-live-2-ride | July 14, 2007, 9:06 am 9:06 am
Here we sit in the United States questioning Pakistan. Do you even know what thte terrain is like in that region? Have you been there? Everyone makes it sound so easy to just go in and take out Al-Quida. It isn’t that simple. They are held up in one of the regions most inhospitable areas. Extremely difficult if not impossible to get to with any sort of bulky equipment. Fighting a conflict in an area where your enemy knows the terrain better is just suicide. Pakistan knows this of the region because that region is where all the political trouble makers there flee to for protection. We read articles like this and we make assumptions while not knowing the facts. If you think it is so easyily done, why don’t you go over and do it yourself?
Posted by: Don Torini | July 14, 2007, 9:11 am 9:11 am
Not too long ago a stately ebony Nubian wearing a flowing white cotton caftan gave me a ride in his felucca on the Nile. We were in front of the Old Cataract Hotel when he finished his cell phone conversation with his wife and decided to talk to the lone American women in the group, “Tell me about Bush.” Since I had lived in the oil patch near Odessa, Texas for ten years and really understand what the extension of Texas politics into the American bully pulpit has done to my beloved United States, I said, “His mother dropped him on his head when he was born.”
You debaters need to go out into the world and see for yourselves. Read independently researched writing such as the articles in The Christian Science Monitor and Harper’s whenever you can. And…join the Army to see if you really like the idea of 180,000 greedy contractors marginalizing everything you try to accomplish personally and professionally.
Posted by: Scottie | July 14, 2007, 9:15 am 9:15 am
Why not encourage an outsourced bounty hunting party by increasing spectacularly the pot for a private group to hunt him down operating beyond any laws like how the Pakistanis allowed the Taliban operate beyond their laws ? By outsourcing to group of individuals, nobody will be held accountable for encroaching other countries territory like how the terrorists do. Then the group could be from different countries too like how they recruit their foot soldiers. We can sell them support transport vehicles and even UAVs to serve as their eyes in the sky. They can use torture and beheadings and nobody in government can be blame. Let our free enterprising spirit find solutions on how to carry actual war of destructions with no consequence for the government like how every government washed their hands when outlaws operate in their territory. We could even let our outlaws have another chance to redeemed themselves by going into this outland and do battle with these outlaws. Let us not get at each other throat but discuss and debate on how to commonly combat our common enemy.
Posted by: wilson | July 14, 2007, 9:15 am 9:15 am
Yes, I know, my spelling and typing really sucked in my blog! I was not taking my time (typical American eh) – but I’m sure you all got my point!
Posted by: CrustyB | July 14, 2007, 9:15 am 9:15 am
Thanks Tony….(see above) Nicely put and not said often enough!
Posted by: Jake | July 14, 2007, 9:24 am 9:24 am
So, he wants a ‘free hand’ in joining forces with Neo-Hitler, a.k.a Ahmadinejad of Iran and spreading ‘Jihad’ to Iraq, the Arab World, and subsequently to the rest of the World, by the ‘storm troopers’ a.k.a. “Army of God’, ‘Hezbollahs’,etc. as Adolf Hitler did in WWII!
Posted by: dumbshun | July 14, 2007, 9:24 am 9:24 am
We are at war w/ Islamofacism, yet we are fighting it w/ one arm tied behind our backs. Have our generals not learned the lessons of Vietnam? Surgical warfare does not work! These people will not leave us alone… They have been ordained by allah to either convert us or kill us. So forget the ‘surge’. We must do what our grandfathers did in WW2 and what their grandfathers did in every other successful military campaign… Make the enemy experience the full wrath of the sword! Unfortunately, the Democrats and liberal media just don’t get it…
Posted by: tdh | July 14, 2007, 9:29 am 9:29 am
Unleash Israel. Done and done.
Posted by: john | July 14, 2007, 9:33 am 9:33 am
“To Paraphrase a truly Great American:
“The only thing to be TERRIFIED of, is TERROR itself!”
no truer words has any American spoken!”
Yeah, that’s right. Keep telling yourself that, and everything will be all right.
Posted by: Kyle Coppola | July 14, 2007, 9:34 am 9:34 am
Logic and reason do not apply to the Liberal/Democrat mind. To them, it is about an emotional appeal that allows the lies to go forward. Their own brand of terrorism. Is it any wonder we have so many idiots when the libs own the public education system? Armor up folks,it is going to get ugly.
Posted by: Joe D. | July 14, 2007, 9:36 am 9:36 am
“I am so sick of these garbage propaganda stories.
Terrorism is a joke. Really.
So a FEW PEOPLE MIGHT GET HURT OR KILLED. Yeah, that sucks but that is life. Death is the one certainty in life.
How many millions die from starvation? From
medical malpractice and improper medication? How many die in car accidents? From alcohol poisoning?”
OMG – do people like you really exist? I suppose you don’t know anyone who died on 9-11. I did. And funny, I’ve never met anyone who died from alcohol poisioning, starvation, or medical malpractice. People like you are more dangerous than terrorists; turning a blind eye to the problem is what got us here to begin with. WTC ’93, Khobar Towers, etc. etc. under Clinton.
Posted by: Kyle Coppola | July 14, 2007, 9:37 am 9:37 am
You can’t solve the problem if you do not know where the source is so locate the source and solve the problem if your not part of the solution then you must be part of the problem
Posted by: Marjoyee | July 14, 2007, 9:53 am 9:53 am
Tony, your last post on friday the 13th was superb! You could not have summed up the situation in America any better. Americans need to wake up and be grateful for all the things we have and do something for this country. I don’t mean just sit here and type all the neagativity and defeatism you think you must spew. Go give blood, Make a cash donation to Salvation Army, Go Mentor a Child or volunteer at a VA Hospital. So much free time we have to b^itch about a time in our Country when we need to pull together and show the World we are good people and we do like ourselves.
Posted by: kim clift RN | July 14, 2007, 9:55 am 9:55 am
Marilyn’s post was the one I was commmenting on not Tony’s.
Posted by: kim clift RN | July 14, 2007, 9:59 am 9:59 am
Brian Ross and ABC news appear to have become nothing more than the PR department of al Qaeda. As far as I can tell this is the only media outlet who consistently reports this garbage.
Posted by: cbusa | July 14, 2007, 10:04 am 10:04 am
I had understood he was killed in May 2007:
Posted by: Anonymous | July 14, 2007, 10:06 am 10:06 am
J,
No one here suggests that you are barefoot and toothless but I think you are uneducated as to the facts of why Turkey is sitting on the border ready to pounce. They are ready to pounce on the Kurds in the North of Iraq so that they can lay claim to the oil reserves. So far the Kurds are the only group that haven’t really attacked US troops.
And when your hero George W Bush said “You are either with us or against us” Turkey said we will not be with you.
Cindy Sheehan has every right to do what she is doing just as you have every right to say what you are saying, so you should debate the policy and not the demonize her for her opinion….Trust me, the American people are more in line with Sheehan on the POLICY than they are with Bush and Co. The war is lost, it is not the soldiers and marines who lost the war, it was the failed Commander in Chief. If we sent 200,000 Rambos to Iraq it would still be lost…………since you are not barefoot can you give me a definition of what a “win” wolud be so we can pullout? Nobody else has…………..Molacai
Posted by: Molacai | July 14, 2007, 10:07 am 10:07 am
We could end this threat in one day if we chose, but inexplicably we don’t. Pakistan may have nuclear weapons, but just several of our B-52′s carrying full nuclear payloads would eliminate them. Instead we sit on our ***es waiting for al-qaeda to do grievous damage to us. Great strategy….
Posted by: Skeptical-Hog | July 14, 2007, 10:07 am 10:07 am
Time to stock up on duct tape and ammo!
Posted by: Scott | July 14, 2007, 10:12 am 10:12 am
Musharraf is in a tough situation. The Taliban will let his government survive (for now) if he leaves them their base in the Pakistan hinterland to plan attacks against the West. So, he is playing a double game. The U.S. knows this, of course, and the fear is that if Musharraf falls the Taliban or al-Qaeda will get control of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal (the plans for which A.Q. Khan stole from the Netherlands — another case of western naivete). This could be terribly threatening to India, where Muslim extremists have already killed many innocents, not to mention the wider world.
Meanwhile, the Left, having no cogent arguments, insist there is no terror threat, no al-Qaeda, no problem. That way they don’t ever have to deal with the fact that, in reality, they have chosen to continually attack the governments and leaders that have taken a stand against killers of people who don’t dress according to Islamic law, killers of young people who choose to date, killers of adulterers, those who cut off limbs as part of their criminal code, etc, etc. The list is very long and very gruesome.
Prediction: The deranged zombies of al-Qaeda and the Taliban will go one step too far in their attacks and they will be obliterated by the West. The only thing saving them up til now is our humane traditions. The gloves are coming off — soon.
Posted by: Edwin Rowe | July 14, 2007, 10:14 am 10:14 am
The suicide terrorists cannot carry out their plans of sloppy mass murder, they are not able to do what they say they are liars. Suicidal mass murderers of bystanders like alqeada and taliban are not honest and don’t speak truth. They lie to their murderers promising sex with 72 virgins forever if the commit devilish, wicked acts of evil deeds and commit suicide. Sure if the suicdal terrorists rebels declare attacks against good people enough times someday they will get lucky. But I declare attacks on alqeada against taliban and other radical islamic militant terrorists gangs. Yes they will be harmed and destroyed along with their stockpiles of weapons.
Posted by: telecom_1 | July 14, 2007, 10:14 am 10:14 am
Freedom of speach, what a Wonderful thing. Thank you Troops for your Service and Thank you Bush for not backing down despite unpopular polls.
Posted by: kim clift RN | July 14, 2007, 10:37 am 10:37 am
Tony you are so right!
Posted by: kim clift RN | July 14, 2007, 10:39 am 10:39 am
If liberals support al-qeada, then Bush is losing that war too! …so incompetant, worst president ever….molacai
Posted by: molacai | July 14, 2007, 10:41 am 10:41 am
Tony, Great Post on July 13th True American.
Posted by: kim clift RN | July 14, 2007, 10:48 am 10:48 am
If you lefties think that the fanatics will just let you be if we let them be, you are sadly mistaken. They will kill you first just for being Christians or Jews. They hate all “infidels” alike. Wake up! President Bush didn’t start this, Carter started it when the US Embassy was taken over in Iran and we didn’t do a thing but hit the snooze button. The fanatics then knew we were a paper tiger.
Posted by: Tom D | July 14, 2007, 10:49 am 10:49 am
To the two people who are “thanking” president Bush for keeping them safe for the past 6 years because no more attacks have occurred. He has nothing to do with it, AQ just wasn’t ready. When they are ready, and it may be soon, no one can keep us safe. These people have a mission, kill the infidels (you and me), and keep on killing them until the world is ISLAMIC and under Sharia law. End of story.
Posted by: Sheila | July 14, 2007, 10:56 am 10:56 am
Marilyn! You are 100% right on target! Nasty whiny ungrateful Americans in the media breed more nasty whiny ungrateful Americans. We don’t know how lucky we are! Thank you for your comments!
Posted by: proud | July 14, 2007, 10:57 am 10:57 am
We didn’t invade Iraq for the Oil. Not one drop has been taken from them. The reason we don’t just bust down the door in Pakistan to get Osama and the Taliban is because Pakistan has NUCLEAR WEAPONS! If Musharif is outed, and radical islamists take over, then the enemy will have NUKES!
Posted by: David A. Turner, Jr. | July 14, 2007, 11:00 am 11:00 am
So many sad little people (who hate nothing more than themselves, and this great country they live in) are still blaming Bush and other pols for the terror situation, instead of putting the blame where it belongs- these lunatics who like blowing people up. There are only TWO possible reasons why we haven’t ‘been ruthlessly attacked’ since 9-11. 1: Bush’s policies are working, and attacks have been thwarted, or 2: Al Quaeda has it’s resources tied up (gasp!) in Iraq. People who talk about oil are ignorant and useless- America owns NONE of the lucrative oil contracts from Iraq. A party of whimps and whiners. Sheesh.
Posted by: E Simon | July 14, 2007, 11:02 am 11:02 am
SOME OF YOU MISSED THE MEANING OF THE STORY,THEY ARE NOT HARBORING TERRORIST.HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF SOMEONE HAD FREE PASS IN THE US,A FORIEGN FORCE JUST COME KNOCKING AT YOUR DOOR.WE GET PERMISSION TO ATTACK AREAS.THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH OIL,WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU GOT GAS FOR YOUR HYBRID CAR.GIVE UP THE HATE AND OPEN YOUR MIND!!!!!
Posted by: JASON | July 14, 2007, 11:09 am 11:09 am
Clint Keith- You are wrong. We did verify Saddam’s weapons- When he gassed five thousand innocent women and children. In the speech you refer to in December, 1998 you also seem adept at ‘context crushing’ just like those mean republicans) Clinton made clear that not only were the attacks justified by Saddam’s weapons programs, but also that the UNITED STATES was one of the few powers capable of keeping Saddam in check, and bore that responsibility to the world.
Quit blaming Bush. in fact, fellow cons, we are NOT responsible for the way any of these fools FEEL.
Posted by: E Simon | July 14, 2007, 11:10 am 11:10 am
It’s amazing how much he has emphasized being in Pakistan, one of our allies. Do you really think a sworn enemy would be so generous with information as to let US know their whereabouts?! It’s only to create problems between US and Pakistan. They could be in Africa for all we know. Other than the plot, I wouldn’t trust the information he is sharing. He is the enemy afterall.
Posted by: WLB | July 14, 2007, 11:15 am 11:15 am
AQ just wasn’t ready. When they are ready, and it may be soon, no one can keep us safe. These people have a mission, kill the infidels (you and me), and keep on killing them until the world is ISLAMIC and under Sharia law. End of story.
Posted by: Sheila | Jul 14, 2007 10:56:40 AM
Comment: Sheila is right. The Koran teaches to kill the Infidel (you and me) and spare the innocent (generally the islamic) and this is the credo of Al Qaeda which takes the admonition literally.
Posted by: LibSlayer | July 14, 2007, 11:18 am 11:18 am
There has yet to be a successful followup attack on US soil since 9/11. Thank you for a job well done, President Bush.
Posted by: CyBear | July 14, 2007, 11:22 am 11:22 am
Hey Fraz…. The only problem with your ‘analysis’ is that Bush Jr. made his money in BASEBALL, not oil.
Posted by: CyBear | July 14, 2007, 11:25 am 11:25 am
Marilyn……..you stated what is wrong with so many of us out here in America. Thank you for stating it!
Posted by: renee | July 14, 2007, 11:29 am 11:29 am
These terrorist have been claiming attacks are imminent since 9/11. Big freaking deal! They live in caves.
Posted by: schratboy | July 14, 2007, 11:32 am 11:32 am
Marilyn:
“We can’t even get Bin Laden! I blame Bush for this.”
If getting bin Laden were easy, Bill Clinton would have gotten him. After all, he had eight years. If he had been as interested in pursuing bad guys as he was in pursuing bad girls, 9/11 may never have happened.
Posted by: Groenhagen | July 14, 2007, 11:32 am 11:32 am
Gawd, liberals are such morons.
Posted by: schratboy | July 14, 2007, 11:33 am 11:33 am
The US has been waging war and attacking iran and iraq since the early 70′s. Bin Laden decided to attack america only after the US launched an attack on Iraq from Saudi Soil. Go back and review the history. The Us has actively been waging war against Iraq since 1990-91. In 16 years we still can’t control the road from the airport to the city center. GO BACK AND FIND THE REASON THESE PEOPLE ARE ATTACKING US. IT’S BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN ATTACKING THEM FOR OVER 30 YEARS. Bin Laden didn’t put a price on hour head until 1993. What the democrats and 3/4 of the american people are saying is STOP KILLING IRAQI’S. STOP ATTACKING. STOP MAKING ENEMIES AND THEN USING THAT ENEMY TO JUSTIFY ATTACKING AGAIN AND AGAIN. The US helped build Saddam. He used our superior training and weapontry to slaughter his iranian neighbors. So just 20 years ago the GOP was selling arms to Iran in order to stop Iraq. In 1979 iran too our hostages BECAUSE we were using Saddam to wage war against them. The extreme Saudi’s want us to stop waging war in the region so they are attacking us. Wake up GOP supporters. Your a pawn in an almost 40 year old Bush Cia / Reagan / Bush 1 / Bush 2 war of terror on Iran and Iraq. And with the overwhelming support of the Saudi Royal Family. That is why the Saudi’s formed Al-Qaeda, that is why the bombed the towers, hit the khobar towers, hit the cole, flew the planes into the WTC.
Posted by: Tom | July 14, 2007, 11:39 am 11:39 am
Those of you who think you can do better go do it: there’s only one thing you need to decide, says Cpt Jack Sparrow: what a man can do and what a man can’t do–Don’t like Bush: get off your couch and go do something about it. Absent that, stop your whining, support the troops, and pray for a strong Iraq. That’s how you can actually make a difference, you know?
Posted by: B | July 14, 2007, 11:42 am 11:42 am
Three words for all the Clinton haters
“WAG THE DOG”
Those three words are what the GOP used to block the killing of Bin Laden.
Republicans have no shame……..Molacai
Posted by: Molacai | July 14, 2007, 11:47 am 11:47 am
I may not agree with all of Bush’s policies, however, we are at war and he is our President, and we have troops overseas. We’re writing a new rule book for this fight. Our enemy is pure evil. I do not believe the media and politicians have any business being there, they aid the enemy, make things worse and make things difficult for our Troops to do their job. Let our armed forces do what they have to do. And remember when you critize why we haven’t gotten Bin Laden, or why things are taking so long, your critizing the best Military in the world, the sons and daughters of your neighbors. Think you could do any better? Then Get out there help instead of insulting those that are sacrificing their lives for all of us. God Bless our Troops, our President and God Bless America.
Posted by: Kim | July 14, 2007, 11:48 am 11:48 am
Ben Laden is a fox…crafty and dangerous. So is his doctor side kick Dr. Z. Both will eventually be killed…but we have to keep looking for a chance to get them. The larger war is with their troops. Remember no one ever captured Hitler, and frankly we would have shot his sorry butt on site. The problem was the need to take out every panzer division. By the way, little known factoid: The first country we invaded after the Japanese hit us at Pearl Harbor was not Japan, but Iceland. Good thing Nancy Pelosi was not around to second guess the Military in 1941.
Posted by: LibSlayer | July 14, 2007, 11:53 am 11:53 am
“Clint Keith- You are wrong. We did verify Saddam’s weapons- When he gassed five thousand innocent women and children.”
E. Simon, that was in 1988. 1988, Jethro, not 1998. Okay? That was three years before the FIRST Gulf war (which, by the way, was in 1991, since you seem ignorant of history).
Wow. I’m beginning to think we have no chance winning the war on terror with a population as ignorant as we seem to have today.
Posted by: Clint Keith | July 14, 2007, 11:55 am 11:55 am
The US led coalition has killed 1 million Iraqi’s through support of the iran/iraq war, iran-contra, GW1, 10 years of sanctions, GW2. The US has been waging war in that region since 1973. Saddam ain’t nothing… When it comes to killing Iraqi’s the US is #1. During the first week of the 2003 invasion US forces using smart weapons, laser guided missles, cruise missles and cluster bombs killed more iraqi’s than Saddam ever did. Using Weapons of Massive Destruction. The US Military is by design a weapon of mass destruction. We are the best at killing scores of people and inflicting massive damage in a short period of time.
Since 1990 the US has killed more foreign nationals than anyone else. 1 Million Dead Iraqi’s and still going. The #1 killer in the world. The undisputed mass murder champions, USA. Oh but we do it in the name of protestant christians and god so it’s ok. No wait we do it to save the iraqi people. I mean to kill the iraqi people… ah I mean to save and kill the iraqi people at the same time. Saddam and Chemical Ali gased the Kurds and ended that stage of the war. Truman A-bombed the japanese and ended that war. Notice how people will condemn Saddam for gasing but say The US should nuke the paki’s in to oblivion, in the same sentence. This argument is very complex. Most GOP simply see what the day to day. Liberal free thinkers see an almost 40 year war of terror on the iran and iraqi people. I’m glad I’m not a GopSmallBrainIdiotPuppet.
Posted by: Thomas | July 14, 2007, 11:57 am 11:57 am
Schratboy, they live in caves but are part of a multi-million (billion?) dollar organization that is tactically mobile.
And perhaps more importantly, they have the sheer will and determination that you can’t put a pricetag on.
Caves or not, they’re scary.
Posted by: realdeal | July 14, 2007, 12:02 pm 12:02 pm
We cannot go after Osama Bin Laden, the Taliban or Al Queda in Pakastan because the democrats in Congress, the media and you liberal “head in the sand” goofballs have neutered us. Good Job, you got what you wanted, now quit complaining. You have to to careful what you wish for. I would much rather have our professional soldiers fighting terrorists and wanna bes over there than having them attack our civillians here.
Posted by: JimmiP | July 14, 2007, 12:05 pm 12:05 pm
WELL SAID TONY………………AS FOR THE REST OF YOU STUPID LIBERALS WIMP UNAMERICAN IDIOTS. You are so uninformed. Why don’t you go stick your head in the sand and forget the reason why you can wake up every morning drink your coffee eat your dounut and live in the greatest place on Earth. Funny how the rest of the world want’s to come here,but noooooooo you have to complain about the very freedom that the rest of the world would love to have. If you think they are so great why don’t you just go to the middle east and wear a shirt with an American flag on it and see how far you get. Let’s just leave them alone they will do the same to us. Don’t ever forget they hate us they want to kill us JUST because of who we are. It’s amazing how stupid some people are.
Posted by: Andy | July 14, 2007, 12:22 pm 12:22 pm
Remember Condie Rice told bush about the memo that bin laden was intent on attacking the us and he went on vacation. She went before congress and said the memo wasn’t specific to bin laden or the us in anyway. TWO days later because of a long pending FOI request the memo was made public and stated ‘BIN LADEN INTENDING TO ATTACK THE US SOON’. Condi lied to congress, Bush went on vacation. Dumbsfeld launched a war with improper preparation and motive. The lead UN Inspector held a much publicized news conference from Baghdad saying the WMD’s are gone. Joe Wilson provided proof that some of the intelligence was suspect. The president should have stopped at that point. Everyone was working from the same flawed info unitl then. GWB was the first one to have credible evidence that WMD didnt’ exist. His job is to only take the the country to war if absolutely needed. He didn’t do his job. He failed. Everyone was feed the same bad info except GWB. He was the only one that finally got the real story and he launched anyway. If I was a GOP I would be attacking the other party as well. When you don’t have results or your results show ignorance, deceit and failure you attack the other guy. When your being run out of town get in front and pretend it’s a parade. GOP supporterss are such Narronminded, foolish, gullible, Small Brain Idiot Puppets.
Posted by: Thom | July 14, 2007, 12:49 pm 12:49 pm
LibSlayer the pendulum has swung, your days are over, thank God.
Posted by: Pete | July 14, 2007, 12:55 pm 12:55 pm
I remember when Bubba Clinton cut short his vacation and flew straight back to DC to declare “war on terror”. His war on terror lasted a whole day, which just happened to coincide with Monica’s testimony in front of the jury.
Some commander in chief…more like commander in briefs.
Posted by: Sarah | July 14, 2007, 12:55 pm 12:55 pm
Keep in mind that Pakistan has nuclear weapons. Should that country fall to extremism we are in a world of poo. It is a delicate alliance we have with them but perhaps better than going to war with them at this point.
Posted by: lee | July 14, 2007, 1:08 pm 1:08 pm
Hey, you guys all want to go out and get a slice of pizza and talk this over? Maybe some coffee? No? Just sit at your computer and blog? Okay. Good enough.
Posted by: Shawn | July 14, 2007, 1:17 pm 1:17 pm
The dirty little secret is that the democrats cannot afford a US victory in Iraq…if Iraq goes good then it proves that the democrats cannot be trust with natioanl security
Posted by: gubby | July 14, 2007, 1:20 pm 1:20 pm
The gov. of Pakistan is friendly toward the US in an area without a lot of friendly governments. Even Turkey (our long term ally) is reluctant to grant us permission to use their airspace.
When Musharaff goes, Pakistan will become another Iran. We need to target the idea of Islamization and target Imams who insist that the world be Muslim.
That’s the core of the issue– Religious fanatics are demanding that their adherents fight to make the world Muslim. We can change the belief system by making it very painful (deadly) to preach Islamic jihad.
Posted by: Jim Kirkstead | July 14, 2007, 1:24 pm 1:24 pm
Wilson,
We have put out a $50 million bounty on Bin Laden. Glad you agree with Pres. Bush on that…
Posted by: Jahoby | July 14, 2007, 1:28 pm 1:28 pm
Gawd, liberals are such morons.
10-4
Posted by: Nick Kelly | July 14, 2007, 1:29 pm 1:29 pm
I am just wondering why the press can’t for once do the right thing and tell us where these terrorists are located. I guess selling headlines is more important than assisting in capturing people who seek to kill innocent citizens in large numbers. Hmm? Freedom of the press…give me a break.
Posted by: dvd | July 14, 2007, 1:31 pm 1:31 pm
Marylyn,
Ever hear of that wonderful U.N. program called “Oil for Food”? Talk about billions of U.S. and other (Euro) dollars going to Iraq and being unaccounted for (i.e. Kofi, France, Germany, Russia)…
Posted by: Jahoby | July 14, 2007, 1:32 pm 1:32 pm
Most people think Saudi Arabia was behind Sept 11. Some think it was Iraq. In truth, the whole operation was and continues to be funded by Pakistan, the seat of the entire Al Qaeda operation. And we’re over a barrel because they have nukes.
Posted by: marci | July 14, 2007, 1:32 pm 1:32 pm
Too bad this Congress doesn’t have the courage that the 1st Continental Congress had. This stuff would have been settled a long time ago. The people speak, Congress listens and then does very little. Why?? Follow the $$$$$$$$$$$$. It has always been about that. PAC$ or whatever. $$$$ speaks and not only does the wimpy Congress listen it acts albiet not in the best interest of the people who elected them but to those who …………
Posted by: Frank Bradley | July 14, 2007, 1:36 pm 1:36 pm
Sasi,
If reducing the Deficit to $2oo million from $2 Billion, reducing both unemployment and inflation to 4.5%,largest revenues with reduced taxes, etc., etc., is a failure by “Neocons” – then sign me up!
Posted by: Jahoby | July 14, 2007, 1:39 pm 1:39 pm
It will take a democrat president to finally take out Bin Laden.
Posted by: GW | July 14, 2007, 1:45 pm 1:45 pm
For centuries religions and governments have used FEAR as the ultimate control mechanism that works amazingly well. The human race is a slave race, and “fearing what you cannot see” (Al Queda) proves that humans are far from true intelligence, and intestinal fortitude has yet to set inside of the American mindset. You should be more scared of the US Government, than Al Queda.
Posted by: Chris K | July 14, 2007, 2:08 pm 2:08 pm
Thanks, Marilyn, for the sermonette!! No one is dying to protect my freedom. My freedom was never in jeopardy from Iraq. The people in the militayr chose that, and I am sorry that so many have died. But dont lecture me, lady. Bush made a mess, this country is a mess, and I am not proud of what our country stands for at the moment.
Posted by: Jodi | July 14, 2007, 2:09 pm 2:09 pm
Sorry Marily, just realized that was Malacai….what I said to applies to you then, pal. marliyn, apologies
Posted by: Jodi | July 14, 2007, 2:10 pm 2:10 pm
There is difference between what you state in the “teaser” headline and the actual quote. Do you have an actual quote where he says the words you atribute to him?
Your headline reads: ” … a top terror commander said an attack was coming that would dwarf the failed bombings in London and Glasgow. ..”
But according to your quote that is not what he said.
he said: “You will, God willing, be witness to more attacks,..”
The difference, among other things, distinguishes the report from actual professional journalism. please respond to me with your thoughts on this issue.
Posted by: blogofacowboy | July 14, 2007, 2:15 pm 2:15 pm
Since so many posting here fail to take terrorism seriously as a threat to our own personal safety in this country, I believe we should go ahead and take the oil fields in both Iraq and Iran (when we have to eventually go in there). These same fools will blame the government as using oil as the reason for war anyway, I say then, just do it. Any moron can tell by the price at the pumps that, had Iraq really been only about oil, we would be pumping at record low prices with enough to swim in from taking over the fields after Iraq’s government fell.
Oh, and by the way, we don’t bring firefighters home so they won’t get hurt or killed fighting a fire. It’s their job. Same goes for the military, they are there as both a deterrent and to put their lives on the line. And doing so bravely, honorably and with so little honest concern for their wellbeing by an American public who is simply bored with hearing about it on the news. That complacency could be our very own demise one day.
Posted by: Larry | July 14, 2007, 2:16 pm 2:16 pm
1 Corinthians 3:17
If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is sacred, and you are that temple.
Posted by: telecom_1 | July 14, 2007, 2:20 pm 2:20 pm
And another thing…….Yes, we prob will have bases over there…….wouldn’t be anything out of the ordinary…….We still have them in Japan, Germany, Greece, Italy, Korea……do I keep going or do you get the picture? A pull-out would be a horrible error. And IF something had happened or were to happen to my wonderful husband and we left to early……then ………and ONLY THEN would his death have been in vain…………I wish you folks would seek out the military families in your area and GO TALK TO THEM if you really want to know whats up. Stop waiting for the news media to tell you what is going on……..thats what they get paid to do……and like a car salesman, can’t be trusted.
J
Posted by: J | July 14, 2007, 2:23 pm 2:23 pm
Okay molacai, if you so smart, what’s your solution – other than calling the President disparaging names, that is?
Posted by: JawJaJim | July 14, 2007, 2:28 pm 2:28 pm
Bear in mind that it was 5.6 billion dollars wasted over FIVE years. Nobody will take you seriously; if you can’t get it right in the details, as well as in the general principles. Aside from that, you have a valid point. Work on those reading and critical thinking skills, though.
Herald
Posted by: Herald | July 14, 2007, 2:45 pm 2:45 pm
GW, you crack me up. A democrat President had the chance and passed on it – your boy Slick Willie.
Posted by: DaveS | July 14, 2007, 2:46 pm 2:46 pm
WOW!! More public relations scare tactics by our government .. our government is planing to attack us wait and see. If you Don’t know what public relations is then look into Edward Bernays
Posted by: Aaron Perkins | July 14, 2007, 2:59 pm 2:59 pm
We went into Iraq without any direct threat to our country but at the most trumped up Intelligence… Why does the Texan Cowboy President George W. Bush not send in the B-52′s or Army to the Pakistani Badlands where Al Qaeda is our true enemy. The President should be Impeached for endangering our national security and wasting our tax dollars !!!
Posted by: Mitch Silvers | July 14, 2007, 3:07 pm 3:07 pm
With the technology in place today in satellites, heat seeking and earth scanning abilities that we have in satellites & drones, it seems quite odd we are not able to spot, identify, verify and wipe out these types of activities when they are right out in the open in the desert!!
Does anyone not agree that something is seriously wrong if they cannot monitor these regions on a regular basis (pak/afg border) and take them out??
what the????
Posted by: TelltheTruth | July 14, 2007, 3:10 pm 3:10 pm
If Pakistan has nukes have they accidently given one to Al Qaeda ???
Posted by: Mitch Silvers | July 14, 2007, 3:12 pm 3:12 pm
Looks like that was filmed in Hollywood. good one USA. to bad the whole 9/11 thing our government pulled off was real!!
Posted by: 9/11 truth | July 14, 2007, 3:14 pm 3:14 pm
For those who think we should have captured Bin Laden seem to disregard the parallel to Pancho Villa and his terrorist attack on Columbus, N. M. The US ended up committing two thirds of its armed (including the National Guard, which constituted as I recall two thirds of those armed forces bacj then ) and air forces (used only for reconnaissance that was before man learned to airplane could be made into a weapon)to northern Mexico (an area America was much more familiar with than Pakistan and Afghanistan) to capture Villa. We entered Mexico with the full permission and support of the Mexican government because Villa had been trying to topple the Mexican Government for several years. Despite that massive, as compared to Afghanistan,presence, we never captured or killed Villa because we could never find him. American forces could not ever even catch up, even once, with any of Villa’s military force’s to do battle. We only fought the Mexican Federal Forces after we ignored the Mexican Government’s request to remove our Forces from Mexico after Mexico became concerned that elements of our forces were extending far to the south of the part of Mexico under Villa’s control. The reason the Mexican Government asked us to remove our forces was Mexico’s fear that the US was using Villa as a smoke screen to make another land grab like in 1848. Yes, in the end we ended up fighting only our ally. As anyone can see there is many lessons to be learned from the Villa campaign. Pakistan is doing what it can in an extremely difficult domestic climate.
Posted by: Quintesenshuel | July 14, 2007, 3:15 pm 3:15 pm
Bush sold out America so he could continue to make oil money in Iraq. He should have listened to Colin Powell. How can we have possibly haver homeland security when he has taken our troops and wasted them. I cannot believe I voted for the man to be our President.
Posted by: David Jenkins | July 14, 2007, 3:19 pm 3:19 pm
Al Qaeda and the like are playing the press like a fiddle at the Annual Saps Convention. They can’t buy better publicity. We could win this thing like we won WWII. Hollywood should be improving the morale on the homefront, not spewing their ill-prepared political views. The news media should be reporting the economic progress and rebuilt infrastructure, and heroic deeds done by the Good Guys in a war-torn mideast, not count bodies. Censorship of the press was to prevent security holes, not silence the truth. Loose lips really DO sink ships. They should let Al Qaeda find their own propaganda distribution network. Politicians should go back to running a country instead of micromanaging the armed forces. If we continue to spread fear and contempt, we WILL lose to a poorly organized and under-resourced enemy. Have we learned nothing from Viet Nam?!?
Posted by: Tim | July 14, 2007, 3:20 pm 3:20 pm
Bravo Tony. Let’s not ask permission and just bomb the camps.
Posted by: Dave Collins | July 14, 2007, 3:34 pm 3:34 pm
Dadullah said “God willing”…well God was not willing in the UK attacks and these scum of the earth should know that. They state “God willing” and it is obvious that God is telling them he is NOT willing. Allah hates them and their brothers in terror.
Posted by: Assamah | July 14, 2007, 3:41 pm 3:41 pm
Welcome, America to the front row seat of, a)being lied to about 9-11; b) wide open US borders that anyone could stumble through without any problem whatsoever…6 YEARS AFTER 9-11 when those “terrorists” we were attacked by[?]
IF AMERICANS DO NOT ACQUAINT THEMSELVES WITH A LITTLE HISTORY (oh say about 125 years of it) AND PUT A COUPLE FO VERY SIMPLE PIECES TOGETHER, America will cease to exist! Which, for all of you not aware, will be exactly what Bush/Clinton/Thompson – whatever, you name them, they’re all beholden to and are working for the same entities AND IT ISN’T THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. LOOKUP: P.N.A.C and S.P.P. AND North American Union…yeah, terrorists…boogey men to keep you busy while they create one lie after another covering up what is really going on – the wholesale looting and destruction of our country. Who has the remote? Is Paris okay after her time in jail? and what aof John Edwards’ haircut? Geez, people wake up already!
Posted by: max von scullen | July 14, 2007, 3:42 pm 3:42 pm
Tony…Well said – it’s a shame more people who support our country, our freedom, our safety don’t speak out and place the naysayers in their rightful position. Yes, it’s definitely the media, and Hollywood personalities who should stick to acting not politics, as well.
Everyone wants to blame Bush and be an armchair General, can you only imagine if we had all the live feed, email, test messaging, cell service back in the time of Vietnamm the civil war, etc? Good God, they’d be pleading Hilter’s innocents as well! It doesn’t matter because it is he who’s in charge of the helm who will be blamed as we need a scapegoat for our own level of comfort and we’ve provided and taken our right to free speech to a level of intolerance for everyone and everything, even our own safety.
Posted by: sbbm | July 14, 2007, 3:46 pm 3:46 pm
Hey, I have an idea. Since a good number of people think this war is about oil then lets do just that. Secure the oil fields and take the oil. Profits will go to the group that we feel is doing the best to have a government that works for the people. Let the rest of them kill each other like they have for thousands of years. Low our gas prices and help our country.
Posted by: Dave | July 14, 2007, 3:52 pm 3:52 pm
George W said yesterday that Al Queda was the big problem in Iraq .With the Sunnis killing Shias and the Shias killing Sunnis , Which side is Al Queda on . George W yesterday showed the extreme of self-dissolousement . I worry about his mental health .
Posted by: yastreb | July 14, 2007, 4:00 pm 4:00 pm
I say all this talk is nonsense. As John Edwards said, there really is no war on terror. It’s a bumper sticker thing. Let’s pull out, give up, and hope all the fanatics around the world like us again. We just wanna be loved. Vote Democratic.
Posted by: paul | July 14, 2007, 4:04 pm 4:04 pm
Thank the Democrats for all of their support for the war on terror. If they continue their support for this war the way they have been, Osama will soon have bases and terror training camps in the United States. Let’s get out the vote for the Demorats!!!!
Posted by: Gene Pekc | July 14, 2007, 4:10 pm 4:10 pm
Bush and Co. CREATED Al Q. Why would they want to destroy them? Osama, beng the kingpin, would be a devasting blow to the “organization”. Why get rid of the enemy created by you if you are using that enemy to “have your way” with the U.S. military machine? There would be no reason to continue in Afganistan or Iraq if Al Q was gone.
Posted by: Shoes4Industry | July 14, 2007, 4:17 pm 4:17 pm
Jahoby … good idea, jack the deficit up and then reduce it to look good … I’ll vote the other way and nullify your vote
Posted by: qkram | July 14, 2007, 4:23 pm 4:23 pm
Honestly now,, what does it take to dwarf a failed bomb plot?? A fire cracker that’s not a dud?
Posted by: skeptic | July 14, 2007, 4:26 pm 4:26 pm
Who conducted this interview?! If this was an American, he should be put on trial. Here, we get a ‘juicy’ story, and then the interviewee goes back and kills US soldiers! Rather than doing the interview, they should have put a bullet in their head.
Posted by: David Baker | July 14, 2007, 4:26 pm 4:26 pm
Bush is doing better than the Democrats would ever do…..they don’t like to fight….they just talk!!
Posted by: Protect the country | July 14, 2007, 4:26 pm 4:26 pm
William Kristol is a very very big problem and if you don’t know about him and what he’s behind you might want to take a very close look and then you’ll see all about The Project for the New American Century…whooooooooppeeeeeeeeeee..William Kristol is problem along with other’s
Posted by: n/a | July 14, 2007, 4:29 pm 4:29 pm
The sad part is that there’s no easy solution. I think, if it’s possible, that we must continue to find ways to save the lives of as many Iraqis as possible. The current strategy is ineffective. The surge doesn’t work. And we are exhausting both troops and treasury to beyond the breaking point. Bush made a tremendous mistake invading in the first place. Nonetheless, there’s no going back on that. We broke it, we fix it. We work on it until there’s nothing left. The smartest, sanest strategy would be for the U.S. to retreat to their superbases, allow the various factions to fight it out, seal off the borders to prevent incursions from Iran or Al Queda, establish Kurdistan as a de facto state and allow them to seize the oil fields at Kirkuk, create refugee camps in neighboring countries (and pay those countries to support those refugees), And withdraw, or start drawing down the troops. We will have to stay there, in one form or another, for a long time, not only to preserve some homogeneity but also to continue to ensure that an adequate supply of oil flows to our markets. It was always about the oil…
Posted by: BigBob | July 14, 2007, 4:32 pm 4:32 pm
Complete and Utter Fraud
Has it occurred to anyone at ABC that Al Qaeda is protected because they serve a useful purpose for the empire?
This nonsense has been shoveled down our throats for so long, I don’t think the public (or military personnel involved) are swallowing any more of it.
Posted by: JD | July 14, 2007, 4:36 pm 4:36 pm
There is only one question: Why did the USA run away at Tora Bora if it REALLY wants Bin Laden?
Posted by: Will Morgan | July 14, 2007, 4:45 pm 4:45 pm
Nice piece of disinfo. The the US military won’t go in there because we can’t stomach the kind of casualties we would take . We are talking individuals that are 40+ years tactically battle hardened fighters. Eventually it comes down to the grunt on the ground, and when technical advantages disappear due to horrible environments , comabt experience takes over. We can’t handle another Korea type bloodbath.
What to do ? Blame it on “bueacracy”. All nice and neat. 9/11 was an inside job
Posted by: indio | July 14, 2007, 5:08 pm 5:08 pm
“the consciousness of being at war, and therefore in danger, makes the handing-over of all power to a small caste seem the natural, unavoidable condition of survival.” Orwell/1984
Posted by: fletch | July 14, 2007, 5:15 pm 5:15 pm
RE: Shoes4Industry – “Bush and Co. CREATED Al Q. Why would they want to destroy them?”
Isn’t this the same organization formed by Bin Laden – you know, the guy that Bill Clinton was “obsessed” with trying to kill for eight years prior to GW?
Check your timeline – or does your left-wing hatred blur your vision?
Posted by: denmac | July 14, 2007, 5:23 pm 5:23 pm
Let’s not forget that when the Soviets were in Afganistan, the Pakistani’s were our “friends”. We (and the Saudi’s) supported the mujahidin “freedom fighters” who fought the Soviets for “us”. When the Soviet Union collapsed, we up and left. Didn’t bother to help rebuild or try to spread democracy- opened the door for the Taliban to come in with their brand of religion. Leaders have now changed in all the countries and the fighting has change as well. Only thing is we continue to call this a “WAR”.
The only thing that has ever caused a war to end is “civilian death and destruction”. We ultimately destroyed virtually all of Germany’s homeland and countless civilians and subsequently fire bombed and dropped nuclear warheads (killing countless civilians) on Japan prior to the remaining civilians deciding that their leaders had mislead them. We are still trying to fight “radical islamists” on their terms and they will continue to be a thorn in our sides until the “non-radicals” decide to get rid of them.
Posted by: pdh | July 14, 2007, 5:27 pm 5:27 pm
IF THERE IS A TERROR ATTACK ON THE USA KISS MEDINA GOODBYE…HOW ABOUT THAT???
Posted by: jerry | July 14, 2007, 5:44 pm 5:44 pm
Well… the Bible predicts these destined events. I am not afraid because there is hope and protection in Jesus!
Posted by: Rodrick | July 14, 2007, 5:48 pm 5:48 pm
I voted for W twice because the dems couldn’t produce a better candidate. You say we that voted him twice have the blood of our nation on our hands is a joke. You take responsibility with your anti war defeatist mentality and explain to your children and grandchildren why you thought it was best to pull out of Iraq and leave a huge mess of genocide, oil funded terrorists behind for them to deal with. Your a real genius.
Posted by: Ralph | July 14, 2007, 6:00 pm 6:00 pm
Bush does not get it at all. He opened the box and now we can not close it one day when he wakes up and half of the United States is gone maybe he will understand just maybe.
His power has gotten in his way. We have nobody here to protect us because of the oil that we are protecting there. We went in there to protect the oil reserves and no other reason.
GOD BLESS ALL OF HERE IN THIS UNITED STATES BECAUSE THAT IS ALL THAT IS LEFT. WE ALL BETTER GET ON OUR HANDS AND KNEES AND PRAY TO GOD.
REMEMBER GOD SAID THE NEXT TIME IT WILL BE FIRE AND NOT A FLOOD. IT WILL BE MORE PERMENTANT AND THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO FOR US!!!
Posted by: Carol R Hill | July 14, 2007, 6:10 pm 6:10 pm
Let’s surrender. That’s what the radical left wants. Think about it: no more military, allowing all that money to be thrown at lawmakers earmarks. Hillary, Nancy and the rest of the radical left couldn’t be much happier.
Posted by: Truth | July 14, 2007, 6:15 pm 6:15 pm
Time to end the charade with Pakistan and nuke the tribal areas?
Posted by: asnet | July 14, 2007, 6:19 pm 6:19 pm
We’ve got Al-Qaeda on the run. I remember when Bush told us this. The hard part is remembering anything he’s said that has actually come to pass.
Posted by: boka | July 14, 2007, 6:24 pm 6:24 pm
Okay everyone, let’s see….after 9/11 why weren’t the “good” Muslims in this country out protesting what happened? Why are they not protesting against their comrads who don’t even care if they get killed as well in a new attack.
As a red-blooded American, I challange all the good Muslim people to rise into the streets, wave that American flag and show the Islamic world that your religion is peaceful. If not, you are no different then the terrorists themselves.
Stand up and be heard Muslims!!! Tell those terrorists that they are not part of your religion and stand together with the rest of us in America. Can you do that? Let’s see marches in L.A., New York, Seattle, Detroit, Chicago. Show us that you love this country!!!!!!!!! Do it today!!! Do it tonight!!!!! Do it in your neighborhood!!!!! Wave that flag!!!!
Posted by: Tim | July 14, 2007, 6:24 pm 6:24 pm
Truth, surrender to whom? Our “enemies” are nonentities. They (whoever they are today) are merely a manifestation of an ideological tactic used for resistance against whatever threat they see fit to rebel against in no particular geographic location at any random time. “They” could no sooner sign a declaration of surrender to us than we could to them. So, as you facetiously recommend…that surrender is what the “radical left” wants, who would one go about this and who would we surrender to? Likewise, how will the radical right, ever know when and if they have achieved victory??? Pull it together, Man!
Posted by: skeptic | July 14, 2007, 6:25 pm 6:25 pm
WHAT? A threat that would dwarf a failed attempt? What the hell is that? They didn’t succeed (again) and are loosing. Ooooo…..I’m scared (NOT).
Posted by: Don | July 14, 2007, 7:02 pm 7:02 pm
When has it ever been a “good” idea to run from a person that will follow through on their threats. If Mr. Bin Laden wants a piece of America’s behind, lets saddle up and take it to him. You can’ tell me that someone doesn’t have a bead already drawn on this guy. Pull the trigger and deal with the political fallout. Beats the hell out of cleaning up a nuclear/bio disaster in one of our cities. Or is there another agenda? If he dies, will we support the ongoing war on terror….? Big money fighting battles; I.E. see the drug war…?
j
Posted by: johnstone | July 14, 2007, 7:07 pm 7:07 pm
If this is the ‘greatest struggle of all time’ according to Bush, why send a quarter of the number of troops necessary? why fire the General who told you the correct number of troops needed?
Right wingers try to equate Bush’s Iraq robbery with FDR’s WWII. Germany declared War before we invaded and Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. FDR told Americans to pull together, conserve, and work for the common cause to beat our enemy: Victory Bonds, Victory Gardens. On the other hand, Bush tells us to ‘go shopping’ because it is business as usual.
Posted by: Oil is Terrorist weapon | July 14, 2007, 7:19 pm 7:19 pm
Bush is allowing our Jobs to be off shored and any jobs that cannot be off shored to be filled by illegals through our porous borders. Then we have wasted billions on this war and building schools and hospitals in Iraq, while 45
million Americans go without Health Insurance and therefore adequate healthcare !!! George W should run for a third term with this record. He hasn’t followed the Constitution when it has come to other affairs of State !!!
IMPEACH PRESIDENT BUSH NOW….
Posted by: Mitch Silvers | July 14, 2007, 7:46 pm 7:46 pm
It Must be realized that saying Osama Bin Laden is not directly responsible for the Tragedy of nine-eleven, is not like saying The World is flat. And the Truth is, that if you believe everything that you see and hear, then you are probably perceiving a three dimensional World through nothing more than a flat television screen.
So maybe The World is flat – flat like a flat tire – spinning out – on an old car called ABC– going one way forever, with no rearview mirrors.
Effectively, we have gone blind from starring at The Sun of Our Own Creation. I am here to make us see again. How did Christ heal the blind? By turning off their TVs.
Posted by: Wade The Blade | July 14, 2007, 9:00 pm 9:00 pm
Is you as terrorized as moi ’bout dese DWARF “bunker buster” nukes and the Madmen who wants to put them in play?
Posted by: GO! MORE! YAY! U.S.A. | July 14, 2007, 9:01 pm 9:01 pm
You people need to realize that the past is in the past. I personally believe going into Iraq was the right thing to do…To retreat on any front now would be a grave mistake. Those of you who think this war is needless need to wake up! These terrorists don’t care whether your republican, democrat, conservative, liberal or the ever “can’t make up my mind” independents. These terrorists want all Americans dead! 911 should have proven that to us. Another thing, those of you who want to criticize and blame Bush are truly misguided. If anyone is to be blamed for 911 it is the Clinton Administration. Bill should have been taking the precurssor attacks to 911 more seriously rather than having sex with one of his interns. Oh, that’s right, it wasn’t sex…was it? Remember this, there are always difficulties in war…Do I need to give examples? How about the bloody battle of Iwo Jima, or the Battle of Bastogne, where the 101st Airborne Division was completely surrounded, cut off from all supplies and trying to survive in freezing temperatures? Today’s media would have counted those battles, based on wounded and death numbers, a complete disaster.
Posted by: Dave | July 14, 2007, 9:24 pm 9:24 pm
Osama was to 9/11 what Oswald was to the assassination of Kennedy. Some one to point the finger at and someone to misdirect the attention to the shots fired from the grassy knoll.
There was more to 9/11 than simply foreigners with box cutters on airplanes that day but the “terrorist” were the perfect diversion to have people not take heed of the live testimony of police, firefighters and WTC maintenance people who were up close and personal with the explosions in the basements and the lobbies of the towers moments before the planes crashed. More unexplained phenomena such as thermite burns on steel beans, the sort that are used in urban demolition and the sort that were used on WTC#7. The funny fact of science that reports that there were no skyscrapers utterly demolished, anywhere , before or after 9/11 by a jet liner. There’s more to look into than what information has been packaged for us by mass media and this government in order that we might find our Oswald for 9/11. but there has yet to be an investigation that includes the omitted or deleted testimonies or the bodies of evidence that have been collected through the use of technology and forensics as they exist now.
Not that many of you would actually watch it, but if you really want proof…well, as much proof or more than what the 9/11 Investigation Commission and the mass media news sources have given you about evidence collected on and since 9/11, then go out to Google and look for the 126 minute video called “9/11 Ripple Effect”.
You’ll either learn something you may not have known and change your perspective some or see something that solidifies what you think you all ready know about what happened on 9/11. What have you got to lose?
“The truth is out there.”
Posted by: fletch | July 15, 2007, 2:01 am 2:01 am
It’s funny how the very same people who burned down College Administration buildings back in the 60s, and 70s, because the U.S. secretly inserted forces into Cambodia and Loas without those countries’ permission, are now begging G.W. Bush to do same by inserting our forces into Pakistan without that country’s permission. Then it was to stop the supply train going down the Ho Chi Mihn trail, now it would be to kill the figure head to a movement which willl not stop if that figurehead is killed, or captured. That will only make him a martyr for their cause, and make them want to fight harder for their Caliphate, who they can then name after Osama.
Have Fun people
Posted by: jrogeriii | July 15, 2007, 10:35 am 10:35 am
The fact that we’re still having this argument SIX YEARS after 9/11 is proof enough that’s Bush’s approach has been a total failure. Not only is Al Qaida stronger than ever, we’re paying the country that’s harboring the ones who did the 9/11 attacks $5 billion a year. If anyone six years ago had said this was going to be the situation six years later, they’d have been burned at the stake as traitors by all the same right-wing armchair generals who are now defending the incompetence and failure of the Bush administration. Bush and his handlers have clearly reaffirmed why no Republican administration has actually WON a war since 1898 (Spansh-American War).
Posted by: wilder5121 | July 15, 2007, 3:39 pm 3:39 pm
Remember this, if you remember nothing else:
The Republicans cannot survive without Terrorism.
As essential as E=mc2 to understanding all of the so-called “incompetence” surrounding Bush’s reign. It is not incompetence if what you are getting is “working out very well” as Cheney said recently.
“The Republicans cannot survive without Terrorism”
Posted by: InspectorGeneral | July 15, 2007, 6:32 pm 6:32 pm
It does not mater which party gets in it will be business as usual. we are 16 months away from the next general election and we have been in full blown campaign since January of this year. All we keep getting as all the usual B.S. They get a feel of the general feeling in what ever place they are campaigning and preach what those people want to hear, then go the next place and revise it again. Right now all the candidates running for president not one of them is worth a crap. But a good candidate doesn’t have a chance.
Posted by: Vernon Hinz | July 16, 2007, 3:43 pm 3:43 pm
Hey Jason,
Who gave Saddam the gas to kill 5000 people…….
Posted by: Mooglytonker | July 16, 2007, 3:48 pm 3:48 pm
As for Osama, Clinton is the one that let that snake slither away not Bush.
I voted for GB but now I’m wondering what he’s up to with this North American Treaty nonsense. Instead of protecting & guarding our borders he wants to open the flood gates and arrest those guards who are trying to keep us safe. Who’s really in charge?
Posted by: MG | July 16, 2007, 5:42 pm 5:42 pm
It is clear that the fear and loathing on the left is not of the enemies of America but the perceived enemy GW who oppose whatever deviant lifestyle they live. You better become warriors instead of whiners.
Posted by: Fred | July 17, 2007, 10:18 am 10:18 am
So, let me get this straight. We have the video claiming that they are going to do more damage,and it’s going to be worse, we have PROOF that AQ is operating freely in Pakistan, OBL is also operating freely in Pakistan, we have been funding the Pakistani government and they won’t let us in to OBL to stop further damage and death?!?!?!?!?!?!? That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard!!! What the hell is going on in the white house? We’ve invaded other places without the permission of their government. What is stopping bush now? This makes absolutely NO SENSE AT ALL!
Posted by: carissa | July 17, 2007, 10:48 am 10:48 am
i know the family that was in Pakistan when they had a chance to kill obl pre 9/11 but wouldn’t do it because of their $ and high diplomatic and royal status..we are doomed.
Posted by: cj | July 17, 2007, 1:14 pm 1:14 pm
Mission Accomplished!!!!!!! Daddy did you see me land in a airplane on a big boat. 5 years later mission accomplished my behind. He is a joke. Go get some coke and your cheerleading uniform. What a loser Bush is.
Posted by: Dan | July 17, 2007, 4:08 pm 4:08 pm
How ironic that US gov funds a country who openly shields al-queda with america’s tax money. When we invaded Iraq we didn’t need permission from Sadaam. Then why do we need permission from the Pakistan gov in order to subdue the highest ranking official in al-queda? We don’t, is the answer! The Bush administration is obviously not doing all they can to protect the people of the US. Does this remind anyone of pre-911 events? Hmmm… sure looks like it
Posted by: Alonzo Key | July 17, 2007, 5:44 pm 5:44 pm
I have seen some comments which suggest that if we stop the “war” somehow these terrorists will just up and say “ok now we will play nice”? That type of ignorance and not understanding the nature of the beast is scary for America?
Posted by: LB | July 17, 2007, 6:02 pm 6:02 pm
Hey Fred, it actually makes perfect sense if you turn around and look at the elephant in the room. There is no war on terror. Cheney is waging war on the Middle East to destroy those governments that aren’t US Puppet States. OBL (“Tim Osmond”) is the same CIA Patsy that he was in the 80′s, and he will remain free as long as the White House needs him to peddle the fear.
Posted by: TurnOffTheZombieBox | July 17, 2007, 11:51 pm 11:51 pm
Everyone wants to blame Bush for the incredibly difficult task of getting rid of the terrorists. He told us it would take years, a lifetime, longer. The complainers are the wimps, wanting instant solutions or even denying the existence of the problem. Wait until we are personally attacked! Why can’t they invision the possibilities without having to experience them firsthand. God help us all.
Posted by: pat kottke | July 19, 2007, 12:09 pm 12:09 pm
Bush’s rating too low, pre 911 level. Time for a new terror attack, get them ratings up, renew his War on terror fear. Are you scared yet, vote republician.
Posted by: drwfll | July 19, 2007, 1:10 pm 1:10 pm
I blame Bush. I blame Bush for leaving what he was doing to to go Iraq.
Posted by: Sandra | July 24, 2007, 1:26 pm 1:26 pm
we nuked japan twice in order to save MANY lives…….so history tells us. so we nuke iraq, iran, north korea, pakistan,….have these countries crossed china or russia ? yes peoples remember the smart dog in the fight fears the dog with the same tools & training.
Posted by: denny | July 26, 2007, 5:44 pm 5:44 pm
The radical Muslim world had declared war on the western world many years ago. We were attacked long before 9-11 and will continue to be attacked. Why? Because we put up with it. Bush just doesn’t have the will to do what must be done, make and example of our enemies.
The “religion of Peace” has much to answer for. From those individuals who don’t stand up to and expose their evil peers to twisted nation states whose repressive governments spawn jihadists.
In WW2, such Muslim aggression would have met a very quick end. It should today too. Bush has blundered, dropping the ball and missing the opportunity to knock the world back into balance. His name is mud because of that. I don’t really get the liberals who dislike him so, he’s basically one of them. If not by political alignment-certainly by action.
Posted by: Jack Spratt | July 26, 2007, 6:08 pm 6:08 pm
Just curious how many of the Bush bashers who are commenting voted him back in for a 2nd term, your only getting what you asked for with this ship of fools we have as leaders. Thank god he will be out for good when election time rolls around.
Posted by: Jim | July 27, 2007, 2:38 pm 2:38 pm
thank you .
Posted by: ddsef | July 19, 2008, 5:07 pm 5:07 pm