In the Oval Office: George Bush talks about "the next attack on America."

WSJ ^ | 27 October 2006 | DANIEL HENNINGER

[Aussie Dasher]

You'll be voting Republican, then?

[albie]

This is the type of article that needs to be seen/read/pounded into the average Americans skull. It's sincere, unapologetic and frightening, all at the same time. Have the American people forgotten about 9/11 enough to actually think that we'll be fine after pulling out of Iraq? ..."they'll follow us here" is the most sobering statement that the President can make. It should be used as the Pubs campaign slogan!!!

[Thermalseeker]

We had three crucial items on our voting ballot in Tenn. If I could have added a fourth it would have been to stay the course in IRAQ!!!!

My fourth would have been "Quit holding the military back. Let them do their job, Iraq and elsewhere."

[Cheburashka]

You know something, I agree with President Bush that we are indeed at war. Where I part ways with President Bush and most Republicans is in defining the enemy. While he is insistent the enemies are extremist Muslims, I believe all of Islam is at war with us. And I'm EXTREMELY uncomfortable the way he cozies up to Muslims.
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It's called divide and conquer. There are many divisions within the Islamic world. The best tactic is to use those divisions to make make sure that Moslems are fighting amongst themselves, and that some of them are on our side.

There are Moslem soldiers and policemen killing terrorists and Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. We have Moslem allies in Jordan and the Gulf States, Turkey and Indonesia. These Moslems allies may sometimes be working at cross purposes to us, but that's the problem with allies. It happened in WWI and WWII as well. Look at De Gaylor or the Soviets, for instance. And if you look closely at the history of those times you will find a lot more examples.

Fighting a unified Moslem world would be at least ten times harder that the present war on terror.

But the price of those allies is that President Bush has to make nice with them.

[backtothestreets]

You'll be voting Republican, then?

That's my "A" plan. I don't have a "B" plan.

BTW, you've a rock solid Prime Minister in John Howard.

[backtothestreets]

BULLSEYE!!!

Yes, but he has to see it is not radical Muslims alone raising the ruckus. It's all Islam seeking any little thing to rally around and stir Muslim resentment.

[Aussie Dasher]

Thank you. We intend to keep him in the job for some time yet!

[JimRed]

You'll be voting Republican, then?

The alternative is to concede to the RATS.

"None of the above" should be a ballot choice (technically, it is due to the ability to write in, but you know what I mean).

[ladyjane]

Here we are in the middle of a WAR, and the selection of one political party over another actually makes a difference in our national security and the direction of the war.

Worth repeating.

[Jazzman1]

the OLD LIBERAL MEDIA has been very successful in turning the public's mind back to a pre 9/11 mindset. So sad.

[backtothestreets]

Fighting a unified Moslem world would be at least ten times harder that the present war on terror.

I'd agree harder, but it is becoming harder already and will become harder yet the longer we stall the inevitable. We can fight them now, or be assured our children and grandchildren will have to face a much stronger and more unified enemy, and quite possibly on our soil.

[Coldwater Creek]

We are a military family and I would also agree with you.

[Cheburashka]

George Bush warned in September, 2001 that this war would outlast his administration, and go on for decades. Maybe you thought that was just rhetoric. I didn't.

What's disappointing to me is that so many in this country are already tired of the war and want an out. Some of them post on Free Republic. They hope for a quick fix. The only quick fix is our surrender.

I don't normally quote Trotsky, but in this case it fits. "You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you."

[Wolfie]

When securing the borders becomes our government's number one priority, I'll pay attention again.

[Kimberly GG]

"It is astonishing how many people seem to have forgotten the Sept 11 attacks. Given the possibility of a nuclear attack in an American city, it is simply amazing that this isn't an issue to people.


And when that happens, will Bush and the OBL regret not having secured the borders and will the American people blame them?

It's simply amazing that the borders weren't secured on 9/12.

[proud_yank]

The next thing you know, they'll tell us something really ridiculous like, "The terrorists are planning to hijack airliners and fly them into buildings."

Sheesh, this eeeevil Republican hate and war machine just doesn't stop with the propaganda.

[proud_yank]

I know. They tell me though if we get a hitlery/obamalama-dingdong ticket in '08 we'll be safe for the next decade though.

[proud_yank]

Good point.

[Hayzo]

"If Democrats gain control of Congress, I've little doubt they will move to end this war."

I don't think the dems have the say on ending the war. They can cut our funding possibly. They can force our hand to redeploy the troops to Okinawa like Murtha wants. But the war can only end when the crazy muzzies stop their plans to attack us.

So all the dems would be doing is prolonging the war and garanteeing that it will be more bloody for ourside.

[Freee-dame]

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