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That's right: let's make excuses if it is at all possible that some of our folks may not have performed in a stellar manner. Only the Democrats could have been to blame for any of the failures that led to 911. And the fact that a former Republican governor heads the commission? Well, he must be ready to become a Democrat or he is really at heart a Democrat. If you look at US history through the years BOTH PARTIES have occassionally slipped up. 911 was the result of an across the boards failure, with the stage set by the Clinton years. As soon as I saw the Drudge headline I knew the wagons would begin circling to defend themeselves against the onslaught of criticism.
So Bush should stonewall now more than ever? And so the famlies (they ALL must be Dean operatives) are Bush haters?
No...people want to find out precisely what happened so it can never happen again. If Clinton goes down as a failure for what he did to the intelligence community, so be it. If it turns out some folks in the Bush administration were focused on other vital issues and didn't connect the dots then LET'S FIND OUT and make sure next time the dots are connected and perhaps even encourage a few folks to get different jobs or transfer to other positions in the federal government.
If we turn every single national security issue into an US versus Them political wrestling match more 911s will occur -- and the fault will be in the mirror when we look into it.

No...people want to find out precisely what happened so it can never happen again.

Maybe some do, but Ms. Kristen Britweiser has an agenda to get George W. Bush!

She's a relatively attractive blonde, and she'll bat her eyes as long as it takes to bring him down.

She won't do it, of course, but she's got a whole bunch of saps following her around as if she knows what she's talking about.

"That's right: let's make excuses if it is at all possible that some of our folks may not have performed in a stellar manner."

Excuse me, but the one taking the hit here, is GW Bush. While I'm willing to spread the blame around, some people aren't...and they are ignoring very relevant issues related to the decontruction of our intelligence community over the last 30 years, and the ignorant mistakes made througout the 1990's. It's a little hard to accept that the man who was in office for less than 8 months is MORE responsible than the man who was in office for the last 8 years.

Only the Democrats could have been to blame for any of the failures that led to 911. And the fact that a former Republican governor heads the commission?

The majority of the government was still Democrat at the time of the attack and it still is today

No...people want to find out precisely what happened so it can never happen again

We KNOW what happened. We know the FBI and CIA could not share info BY LAW, something which would not have been changable before the attack. We KNOW Clinton slashed intelligence funding and resources and IGNORED terrorism as an issue.

To blame Bush because he wasn't in the White House that morning is ridiculous.

That's right: let's make excuses if it is at all possible that some of our folks may not have performed in a stellar manner. Only the Democrats could have been to blame for any of the failures that led to 911. And the fact that a former Republican governor heads the commission? Well, he must be ready to become a Democrat or he is really at heart a Democrat. If you look at US history through the years BOTH PARTIES have occassionally slipped up. 911 was the result of an across the boards failure, with the stage set by the Clinton years. As soon as I saw the Drudge headline I knew the wagons would begin circling to defend themeselves against the onslaught of criticism. So Bush should stonewall now more than ever? And so the famlies (they ALL must be Dean operatives) are Bush haters? No...people want to find out precisely what happened so it can never happen again. If Clinton goes down as a failure for what he did to the intelligence community, so be it. If it turns out some folks in the Bush administration were focused on other vital issues and didn't connect the dots then LET'S FIND OUT and make sure next time the dots are connected and perhaps even encourage a few folks to get different jobs or transfer to other positions in the federal government. If we turn every single national security issue into an US versus Them political wrestling match more 911s will occur -- and the fault will be in the mirror when we look into it.

Let Justice Prevail Though the Heavens May Fall.