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

WSJ ^ | 27 October 2006 | DANIEL HENNINGER

[Uncle Vlad]

It's aggravating, isn't it? ;)

[napscoordinator]

They haven't forgotten...they just blame the people who died.

I do too...the 19 terrorists who died in the planes. I know what you met. lol.

[dashing doofus]

We all make mistakes. When I first reached voting age, I voted for Carter. Then I voted for him again.

I was a kid, full of peace love and understanding. I realized almost immediately after voting for Jimbo the second time that I had made a mistake, and that I was woefully naive about taxes, politics, international affairs, etc. I had the typical Dem mindset about halfway thru college. Voted for Reagan his second term, and never looked back.

I am hopeful that many of today's kids that vote for the pol that sounds like he/she cares the most (the way Slick Willie got elected, with a big assist from Perot) will also come around when they grow up and have responsibilities.

[proud_yank]

Amazing the things they'll do for oil!

Liberals have gone well past the point of being delusional.

[backtothestreets]

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.

Not at all rhetoric, but a decision to fight a limited war. Limited wars are protracted wars. Limited wars do not resolve core issues of conflict, but leave them for future generations to resolve. We need look no further than North Korea to see the fruits of limited war.

[Coldwater Creek]

I voted for Carter the first time, and I was not all that young. His religious affiliation influenced me. Never again.

[Cheburashka]

Not at all rhetoric, but a decision to fight a limited war. Limited wars are protracted wars. Limited wars do not resolve core issues of conflict, but leave them for future generations to resolve. We need look no further than North Korea to see the fruits of limited war.
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So explain how you would fight your alternative unlimited war.

[Capt. Tom]

"This stuff about how Iraq is causing the enemy . . . whatever excuse they need, they have made up their mind to attack and they grab onto things to justify. If it's not Iraq, it's Israel. If it's not Israel, it's the Crusades. If it's not the Crusades, it is the cartoon."

To bad it took Pres. Bush 5 years to come to that conclusion.

Pres. Bush's religion of peace, and worshiping the same God foolishness set us back years in this battle against Islamic fundamentalists.

The good news is this will be an unending war with Islam, and we can get the upper hand, if we have the guts to stand up against Islam. But first you have to realize Islam is the enemy. You wouldn't have any problem realizing that if you read the Koran and Hadiths. And just observed what is happening around the world. - tom

[shield]

bttt

[backtothestreets]

So explain how you would fight your alternative unlimited war.

To begin with, I'd strongly suggest President Bush start by upholding his promise to Americans on the heels of the 9-11 attacks, "We will make no distinction between the terrorists that committed these acts and those that harbor them". Pakistan IS the nation harboring Osama bin Laden and the core elements of the organization that delivered the attacks, and the distinctions offered for not involving Pakistan did not come from the liberals, the Democrats, nor do I imagine, the majority of Republicans. The distinction came from the White House. In the years bin Laden and Al Qaeda have had refuge in Pakistan they have launched attacks in Britain, Spain, Russia, India, Malaysia, Thailand, numerous African nations. Their schools and training camps have prospered within Pakistan, turning our fighters that have been cycled into Iraq and reintroduced into Afghanistan to fight and kill our military forces along with civilian populations. The post 9-11 attacks have killed many thousands. Thousands that wouldn't have died had President Bush kept to his initial pledge.

On the home front, President Bush must reassess his opinion of Islam being a religion of peace. A majority of Republicans disagree with him, and I'm doubtful he could muster a plurality of support for his view among Democrats or independents.

The White House and Congress must involve citizens in this war. Post 9-11 decisions to not have a war bond campaign and redesign the remnants of what was once our Civil Defense so only citizens inviting by the government could participate marginalized wide public support that existed immediately after the attacks.

The attacks of 9-11 were the Pearl Harbor of our day, and to date we have not delivered our might against the architects of those attacks. Begin here. Seek justice for the victims of 9-11 and victory for our nation. Do not put these things off as it will only convince others we cannot strike back, or that their allah thing is somehow protecting them from our wrath.

[Miss Marple]

I think that the President has known that all along. His rhetoric on the "religion of piece" was meant to keep moderate Muslim nations (Turkey, Jordan, Indonesia, etc) on our side, and to avoid alienating Saudi Arabia, who does have the oil, after all.

Freedom is alien to Islam. Their faith treats Allah as a master to his slaves, rather than a father to his children. In such a religious mind-set, the idea of freedom is not only politically disruptive to Islamic states, it is theologically disruptive as well.

And so, the President is fighting a stealth religious war, and many people don't understantd it.

[Capt. Tom]

And so, the President is fighting a stealth religious war, and many people don't understantd it.

I don't think the President understood the problem at that time. Maybe after 5 years he is catching on.

Like most Infidels he hasn't a clue about Islam. If he had only said the one thing about it being a religion of peace he might have gotten a pass along the lines of what you are saying. But he went on to say we all worship the same God. An easily disputed statement, and he was taken to task by many Christian religious leader for saying that. He was clueless on that subject also.

There are 3 baits the Muslims want the Infidels to take.
Islam is about a personal inward struggle, and doesn't involve outsiders.
. Islam is a religion of peace.
The religion has been hi-jacked by extremists.

I think Pres. Bush has swallowed two out of three of them. - tom

[OESY]

He dismisses the notion that Iraq is a mistake or a distraction: "This stuff about how Iraq is causing the enemy . . . whatever excuse they need, they have made up their mind to attack and they grab onto things to justify. If it's not Iraq, it's Israel. If it's not Israel, it's the Crusades. If it's not the Crusades, it is the cartoon." -- President George W. Bush




Scenes we'd like to see (and commentary we'd like to hear) in the Truth Segment of the CBS Evening News:

"We have seen the enemy and it is us Democrats. What halfway intelligent Iraqi would want to side with Americans in the war if he suspected Democrats could win in November 2006 or 2008, knowing that they would immediately reverse course and withdraw all support to Iraq?

"After witnessing our despicable retreat from Vietnam, is there any doubt that Osama bin Laden wrote the playbook for Democrats, that they would again seek to cut off all funds?

"With the connivance of the Mainstream Media, it would be easy for Democrats to blame Bush for future attacks on America in spite of their culpability.

"What made Democrats so desperate for power that they would sacrifice the defense of the United States for a crass and fleeting political advantage?

"President Bush deserves praise for his unwaivering commitment to the Iraqi people in the face of withering criticism from Democrats while he works to bring freedom and democracy to the Middle East, a great land of terrible turmoil through the ages.

"His legacy will be the enduring gratitude of generations that will be safer for his steadfast efforts on their behalf."