Posted on 10/18/2015 8:46:12 AM PDT by jimbo123
Donald Trump says he's not blaming George W. Bush for 9/11, but he claims that if he'd been president, the attacks never would have happened.
In an appearance on "Fox News Sunday," the real estate mogul said that since he's "extremely, extremely tough on immigration" the attackers wouldn't have been in position to commandeer U.S. flights.
"So there's a good chance that those people would not have been in our country," Trump said.
He took another shot at Jeb Bush for claiming that Bush's brother, the 43rd president, kept the nation safe.
"I'm not blaming George Bush," Trump said. "But I don't want Jeb Bush to say, 'My brother kept us safe,' because September 11 was one of the worst days in the history of this country."
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“So there’s a good chance that those people would not have been in our country,”
This is a good argument.
And of course, the quote which defines his position is not the headline.
There’s a sucker born every minute.
There’s a sucker born every minute.
“I’m not blaming George Bush,” Trump said. “But I don’t want Jeb Bush to say, ‘My brother kept us safe,’ because September 11 was one of the worst days in the history of this country.”
Can’t argue with that at all.
And frankly, none of these should be in this country anymore.
None.
Get out.
You, sir, are a true Whacko.
.
That headline CNN wrote is disgraceful.
You’re coming close to Jumping the Shark, Donald.
And I say that as someone who is very open to supporting you.
This is a good argument.
That's a horrible argument, because Atta and the other hijackers were here legally on student visas.
Is Trump going to shut down all student visas?
FDR’s inadequate sharing of intelligence was one reason for Pearl Harbor.
Reagan did accept blame for the Beirut bombing.
So a 1/20/1997 start date would realistically been required.
Donald Trump: I would have prevented 9/11
Is this an exact quote or is CNN making up headlines again?
A good many of those visas had expired. There were plenty of warning signs and the FBI had been contacted about these people, but no one followed up or did anything.
I think if Jeb was not running, W would say “Yeah, it did happen on my watch.” Problem for him is Jeb is his brother and it would be seen as stabbing Jeb in the back so he is keeping his mouth shut.
I think W feels responsible for not stopping 09-11. Based on everything we saw in his relations with wounded soldiers, we know he feels keenly his role in sending Americans into combat. Anyone with any honesty and integrity in a leadership position after a disaster is asking themselves “What if I had...”
If leaders are not asking those questions, they are not fit to lead.
And if any of you want to dismiss me as a “Trumpster” I suggest you go look at my posting history. There has been no more active, passionate W supporter on this board than me.
Identity and Immigration Status of 9/11 Terrorists
http://www.fairus.org/issue/identity-and-immigration-status-of-9-11-terrorists
The terrorists were all here on expired student visas, so yes, tough immigration laws would have prevented or caused 911 to have been scaled back. These foreigners don’t belong here, importing more of them is creating a huge terror risk that we will eventually not be able to roll back.
If he shut down the Muslim ones, he’d be off to a good start.
They were all EXPIRED visas, they were not here legally.
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