[FreeReign]

"Some have said we must not act until the threat is imminent...."

Great post.

[Cacophonous]

And I would argue - and have argued - that a nation that harbors terrorists, promotes terrorism, has active chem/bio/nuke program, has shown the willingness to use WMD, has invaded its neighors in the past, and is in violation of US and international law constitutes an imminent threat.

[SwinneySwitch]

Time and place GW said this, Doug?

[jmstein7]

BUMP!

[metalboy]

Why doesn`t Bush say the real truth for once, "Democrats would rather give more credibility to a bunch of psychotic killers than me because the only thing that matters to Democrats is power, even at the expense of their own country, which is why they are capital T Traitors, and why they should be voted out of freggin` existence forever into oblivion."

[Allegra]

I am grateful every time I read something like this that George W. Bush is our president. Being proactive instead of reactive is the only way we'll stay ahead in these trying times.

Bush never really had much experience in foreign policy or defense when he took office, but he has excellent instincts and that's more valuable than all the schooling in the world.

[PISANO]

In the LOOKING GLASS world that is the WONDERLAND of democrats, WORDS mean whatever THEY want them to, Up is Down, Black is White. It matters NOT what is REALLY SAID but rather what DEMOCRATS say was said!!

[MizSterious]

Tony Snow reminded Rockefeller of this fact by playing the tape of the speech, and reading from the transcript (in case he didn't "get" it), and was relegated to radio duty immediately thereafter. I'm sure it's just a coincidence, but it's disturbing that when someone in the media finally does their job correctly, they're removed from the job one way or the other. We need journalists who will do as Snow did, and hold liars' feet to the fire when they tell their whoppers. I don't have any faith that Chris Wallace will be any different from most other network hacks. What a loss, Snow replaced by Wallace.

[doug from upland]

Just released, a CIA bombshell --- FUNDED BY HUSSEIN!

CIA Bombshell: Saddam Financed Lead 9/11 Hijacker
NewsMax ^ | 11/15/03 | Limbacher

Posted on 11/15/2003 7:58 AM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection

In a startling about face for U.S. intelligence officials, a bombshell memo released by the CIA on Saturday draws a direct link between Saddam Hussein and the 9/11 attacks, citing evidence that Iraqi intelligence bankrolled lead 9/11 hijacker Mohamed Atta in the months leading up to the worst terrorist attack ever on U.S. soil.

The previously secret 16 page memo, released by the Senate Intelligence Committee Saturday morning, says Atta met at least three times in Prague with Iraqi intelligence agent Ahmed al Ani prior to the 9/11 attacks.

In a staggering revelation that offers an overwhelming and compelling justification for the U.S. attack on Iraq, the CIA memo says that, during one of these meetings, al Ani "ordered the [Iraqi Intelligence Service] finance officer to issue Atta funds from IIS financial holdings in the Prague office."

More . . .

[cardinal4]

Doug, I understand your frustration, but the Dem treachery is becoming known. Just because CNN isnt blaring it, the people are starting to pick up on what the Dems game plan is. I think the memo and the filibuster will gain us at least 3 seats in the Senate. Yetserday, one of the lefties at work told me, "Patrick, we dont agree on most, but you were right about the Dem party, what they are doing is wrong." Now coming from this person, these words signal a shift...at least to me. Six months ago this person would have never admitted her party was to blame..

[not-an-ostrich]

During the Clinton administration the word was "spin", now Democrats have moved on--to "lies".

[LiteKeeper]

INTREP - DRUNKEN SLOB ALERT!

[Kay Soze]

Had the intelligence communities uncovered prior to 9/11 the plans to assemble a group to fly panes into the Pentagon and WTC the same argument would be made by the dims.

The separate instances of Arabs taking flying lessons, purchasing of FAA radios, flying on specific airlines and specific routes repeatedly , the final bye bye prayer documents, the owning of various manuals to planes,... blah blah blah .

None of those would have been convincing enough by demon-crats to go after Al Qeda and risk the lives of US servicemen either.

[PokeyJoe]

Since when has the Neanderthal Ted Kennedy cared about the truth?

Chappaquiddick?

[PokeyJoe]

hey Doug, speaking of CLYMERs, take a look at this!

Click on Neanderthal Progressive Site Here

Thought you could use a laugh! =)

Notice that the socialist progressives will have a section devoted to "tactics"

[winker]

The President has a problem many of us especially at times here on Free Republic have; of people not carefully reading and understanding what was said. At that point "some" go off half cocked and half informed lacking a full grasp of what was communicated. No doubt some just reject out of hand what is spoken and care nothing about being factual; so he is not alone in dealing with "Truth Mongers", who intentionally go about spreading confusion. This is not new by any stretch;it just goes on and on!

[CHICAGOFARMER]

It is about time the rest of the world understood what the president said. Welcome aboard.