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'The terrorists saw our response to the hostage crisis in Iran, the bombings in the Marine barracks in Lebanon, the first World Trade Center attack, the killing of American soldiers in Somalia, the destruction of two U.S. embassies in Africa and the attack on the USS Cole,' Bush said. 'The terrorists concluded that we lacked the courage and character to defend ourselves and so they attacked us.'

OK, W, so what exactly did you do to remedy the situation during the eight months you were in office prior to 9/11? I do seem to recall some pious talk of "humility" during the 2000 presidential debates coming from you. Oh, and then there was the kissing up to the ChiComs in April 2001 when they took down one of our military planes and got every last bit of intel they could out of it before shipping it back to us in boxes. I'm sure that struck fear and dread into the hearts of the terrorists.