I'D 'HAVE MOVED MOUNTAINS' TO STOP 9/11: W

New York Post ^ | 4/12/04 | DEBORAH ORIN

[kattracks]

April 12, 2004 -- President Bush yesterday said there was no "actionable intelligence" in the CIA memo on al Qaeda that he got a month before the Sept. 11 attacks. "Had I known there was going to be an attack on America, I would have moved mountains to stop the attack," Bush said in his first public comments since the Aug. 6, 2001, memo was released Saturday.

[endthematrix]

In the Information Age and whereas globalization speeds events at lightning speed. The U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century was the most paramount policy undertaking ever in the US. They and Congress, while evaluating venerabilities to the dynamic changing security environment to the United States, failed by moving as fast as it could. Too slow and too late.

If Bush could have moved mountains, why didn't he press security for the HOMELAND prior to 9/11?

[malia]

"-- I would have moved mountains to stop the attack," Bush said--"

And Clinton said "--he's going back in his mind over and over again about whether there was something more he could've done,--"

After eight (8) years of dealing with over 5 terrorist attacks, Mr. Clinton could not indicate anything fundamentally that he would have done differently "given what U.S. intelligence knew about Osama bin Laden and the al Qaeda threat, the source said".

This commission will have to earn my respect and so far it has failed!!!

[stocksthatgoup]

"Had I known, I would have moved mountains" It pays to read the quote as given.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

I'm glad to hear President Bush say this.

We need to see him, unflinching, as he spits these words into the socialists' faces.

Again and again and again.

[Happy2BMe]

After the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, which killed six and injured 1,000; President Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

After the 1995 bombing in Saudi Arabia, which killed five U.S. military personnel; Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

After the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia, which killed 19 and injured 200 U.S. military personnel; Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

After the 1998 bombing of U.S. embassies in Africa, which killed 224 and injured 5,000; Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

After the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, which killed 17 and injured 39 U.S. sailors; Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

Maybe if Clinton had kept his promise, an estimated 3,000 people in New York and Washington, D.C. that are now dead would be alive today.

[Right_in_Virginia]

It's too early for your nonsense.

[Elmer Gantry]

If there was such great info in this memo, then why didn't the FBI and CIA stop 9/11? Like, duh....!!!!!!!!!!!

[paguch]

As we talk about the memo and the assignment of blame, have we all forgotten about the Democratic plan to string the commission along? The Republicans fired one or two of their people for exposing the plan, then business as usual. The Republicans sit back while it plays out, with the Democrats becoming increasingly partisan. Then the Republicans come on TV and say they have been soooo nice.

I would like to make a prediction. The 9-11 commission will turn into a political witch hunt against President Bush. Who could have guessed?

[trebb]

If Bush could have moved mountains, why didn't he press security for the HOMELAND prior to 9/11?

You mean like missile defense systems and the such that hit so much resistance in the Congress? You mean like dropping out of the antiquated arms treaties with the Soviets that were tying our hands that met with so much resistance from the Comgress?

Grab your ears and pull real hard until you hear a "POP", then clean the s**t out. Maybe it will help you think more clearly.

[foreverfree]

bump

[samtheman]

The CIA and FBI were hobbled by decades of proscriptions enacted by Democrats. The result was an intelligence system rotten to the core.

The big question now: is the system fixed?

The 9/11 Circus Commission isn't interested in that question. They are only interested in New and Imaginative Ways of Blaming Bush for Everything.

But I hope somebody is asking that question everyday: is the question fixed?

[AD from SpringBay]

Maybe if Clinton had kept his promise, an estimated 3,000 people in New York and Washington, D.C. that are now dead would be alive today.

Come on now. History really began after the 2000 elections. Clinton can't be held accountable. It wasn't his fault. He didn't do it. Be quiet and let TomPeterDan do their job.

[mewzilla]

If Bush could have moved mountains, why didn't he press security for the HOMELAND prior to 9/11?

Because, to use John Lewis Gaddis' analogy, the nation hadn't yet had its Samuel Johnson moment.

Depend upon it, Sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Dr. Samuel Johnson

[DonnerT]

After the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, which killed 17 and injured 39 U.S. sailors; Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

After Clinton failures and the 2001 attack on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon, which killed 3000 and injured thousands more, Bush promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished no matter where they are or how long it takes.

And he's doing it!

[M 91 u2 K]

I saw him speak and he looked terrible. His facial expression and tone of voice showed he was incoherent. This is just some constructive criticism, but Bush needs to study Reagan. The Great Communicator knew how to present himself to the public, and in today's 24/7 election campaign the President needs to be on the air waves more, and look Presidential. Everytime he goes to Crawford, especially when troops can't come home from Iraq, it hurts his image with the American public. We can't afford to lose this election!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

He expected the government employees from the outgoing Clinton Administration to be patriots. But, as we have recently observed, it ain't necessarily so.

[mtbopfuyn]

Everytime he goes to Crawford, especially when troops can't come home from Iraq, it hurts his image with the American public.

What? Bush is the first president to leave town for the weekend? Good grief, the man can take a couple days to spend Easter with his family. These Crawford "vacations" aren't your get away weekends because he brings the WH and his duties with him. He visited with the soldiers at Ft. Hood. He spoke to the press. He continued to recieve daily briefings. But nooo, the media is all over this and you're falling for it. At least he's not napping during meetings like Reagan.

[mathluv]

I don't know who you saw, but the President I saw/heard was not incoherent.

[MeekOneGOP]

"I am satisfied that I never saw any intelligence that indicated there was going to be an attack on America, at a time and place. Of course, we knew America was hated by Osama bin Laden. That was obvious. The question was: Who was going to attack us, when and where and with what?"

Bush KNEW !!! ... < /humor >

Click here or on the pic for AP text/source/inspiration

[DoctorMichael]

"......why didn't he press security for the HOMELAND prior to 9/11?....."

Because, in the absence of a 911 attack, he would have had every left-wing civil lawyer, libertarian, scumbag mickey-Marxist from Bezerkley and Democrat screaming bloody murder.

Now that he has the Patriot Act in place he DOES have every left-wing civil lawyer, libertarian, scumbag mickey-Marxist from Bezerkley and Democrat screaming bloody murder.

From your Homepage: "....I'm not a kook..."

Try again.

[RoseofTexas]

2 Chronicles 1:11 - God answered Solomon, "Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked possessions, wealth, honor, or the life of those who hate you, and have not even asked long life, but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself that you may rule my people over whom I have made you king,


God bless our President and his entire cabinet with wisdom and safety!!

[paulsy]

"I am satisfied that I never saw any intelligence that indicated there was going to be an attack on America"

So now, the headline for this on Yahoo this morning was, "President satisfied with pre 911 probes" or something like that. Of course, you can gleen the headline's implication.

[Ashamed Canadian]

We live in one twisted world when certain elements of the media and the entire left would even think Bush would knowingly allow this to happen. Anything they can do to make President Bush look bad, they'll sink to any level.

[mwl1]

Media is despicable and some of the 911 victims' families are acting shamefully.

Dr. Rice knocked it out of the park on Thursday. She was so successful that the media has to re-start the drumbeat of lies even sooner than expected.

This election is not Bush vs. Kerry. It's really Bush vs. the media.

I thought they hated Nixon the most, then Reagan, but I am reassessing because their hatred of GWB is out of control.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Agree. The gas began to come out of the Lib gasbags when Condi testified last week. The presidential memo made it clear that the commission is pursuing a political agenda. Even a blind man could see it.

[M 91 u2 K]

I understand that the President can do his job just as well if not better (considering Bush feels more comfortable in Texas) when he is not in the White House. It is the media as you point out that will portray Bush as an irresponsible President, and Bush should not reinforce this image by spending so much time in Crawford.

[Dawgreg]

AMEN! Clinton was a mere adolesent deviant that got into office because he had his goons feed the American voters a line of crap................worse than that, they did it TWO times. Will we ever recover????

[ClearBlueSky]

Anyone even INTIMATING that President Bush did nothing to stop 9-11 makes my blood boil!
The only thing he could have done in response to even certain knowledge that 'something' was going to happen would have been to forbid any MidEastern/Islamic types from boarding ANY airplanes. If they couldn't have boarded, they couldn't have carried out their plans.
That or do a nationwide round-up of such people, door to door, mosque to mosque.
A vast sweep MIGHT have caught the terrorists BEFORE 9-11.Might! I do know it would have improved the odds in our favor.
I think that is what's needed now- and is what will definitely be needed if we are REALLY serious about making sure there are no Islamic terrorists in this country.
If President Bush HAD done that, we all know how much screaming about 'rights' and 'fairness' would have resulted.
Anything less would not have been enough pre 9-11.
Anything less now, IMO, is national suicide.

[scott7278]

If Bush could have moved mountains, why didn't he press security for the HOMELAND prior to 9/11?

 

He was pressing for the security of the homeland prior to 9/11 -- it took the horrible events of 9/11 to bring it to the forefront and get Congress aboard.  Why don't you try reading this article from June 18th, 2001:

 

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1105829/posts

[FlyVet]

It didn't help that Fed agencies were saturated with Clinton Trash. Remember Sinkmeister's summary firing of Fed judges. Got anyone who would oppose him out of the way. I still don't understand Dubya's "niceness" in not cleaning out the Trash, making it a top priority. Maybe he knows something I don't.

[endthematrix]

Boom! There ya go! Thanks for the post. I stand corrected. I knew bush had pushed for missile defense and to scrap that POS ABM treaty. But that article is a gem!

Dr. Mike, denying essential national security polices because what others might think is not very Bush like. It is better to post an article that challenges my statement rather than your rambling.

[scott7278]

"Boom! There ya go! Thanks for the post."

No problem at all -- I'm just glad that cyncooper found it and posted it here. That's what I love about Free Republic!

[DoctorMichael]

To: The Kook

Some of us don't have time time to try and correct every clown in a chat room who can't keep himself informed.

"....your rambling...."

Well, that's too damn bad ain't it.

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The Doc