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Bush's eye on the ball
New York Times ^ | 10-20-04 | Tommy Franks

Posted on 10/20/2004 4:32:39 PM PDT by the conservative bean

Contrary to Senator Kerry, President Bush never "took his eye off the ball" when it came to Osama bin Laden. The war on terrorism has a global focus. It cannot be divided into separate and unrelated wars, one in Afghanistan and another in Iraq. Both are part of the same effort to capture and kill terrorists before they are able to strike America again, potentially with weapons of mass destruction. Terrorist cells are operating in some 60 countries, and the United States, in coordination with dozens of allies, is waging this war on many fronts.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: generaltommyfranks; greatamericanpatriot; truehero

1 posted on 10/20/2004 4:32:39 PM PDT by the conservative bean
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To: the conservative bean

Give em hell General!


2 posted on 10/20/2004 4:34:01 PM PDT by CWOJackson
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To: the conservative bean

"We're gonna hold on to 'em by the nose and kick 'em in the ass!"


3 posted on 10/20/2004 4:34:12 PM PDT by sinkspur ("If you're always talking, I can't get in a word edge-wise." God Himself.)
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To: the conservative bean

may GOD bless Tommy Franks.....thank you for your service,General


4 posted on 10/20/2004 4:34:53 PM PDT by kingattax
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To: the conservative bean

Great article, wonder where this will run/ran at in the NYT


5 posted on 10/20/2004 4:37:09 PM PDT by rb22982
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To: rb22982

they will stick it in the middle next to some kerry ad!


6 posted on 10/20/2004 4:38:57 PM PDT by the conservative bean (Viva la Reagan Revolucion!!!!!)
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To: the conservative bean
Third, the Afghans weren't left to do the job alone. Special forces from the United States and several other countries were there, providing tactical leadership and calling in air strikes.

This was true for the entire Afghan campaign. Robin Moore, in his book HUNTING FOR BIN LADEN, reminds us that when Kabul fell, there were about 100 US soldiers on the ground in Afghanistan. Maybe John Kerry thinks he could have put two divisions into Tora Bora to finish off bin Laden, but, then, Kerry is an idiot.

7 posted on 10/20/2004 4:43:46 PM PDT by My2Cents (http://www.conservativesforbush.com)
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To: the conservative bean

Franks confirmed all this in his book American Soldier so he's not just blowing smoke now.


8 posted on 10/20/2004 5:01:33 PM PDT by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: the conservative bean

If this is really going into the NY Times, then I expect it will appear on the OpEd page. That's where they put editorials by famous people.

That would probably be second best to the front page. Quite a lot of exposure.


9 posted on 10/20/2004 5:11:18 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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