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Donald Trump: I would have prevented 9/11
CNN ^ | 10/18/15 | Eric Bradner

Posted on 10/18/2015 8:46:12 AM PDT by jimbo123

Donald Trump says he's not blaming George W. Bush for 9/11, but he claims that if he'd been president, the attacks never would have happened.

In an appearance on "Fox News Sunday," the real estate mogul said that since he's "extremely, extremely tough on immigration" the attackers wouldn't have been in position to commandeer U.S. flights.

"So there's a good chance that those people would not have been in our country," Trump said.

He took another shot at Jeb Bush for claiming that Bush's brother, the 43rd president, kept the nation safe.

"I'm not blaming George Bush," Trump said. "But I don't want Jeb Bush to say, 'My brother kept us safe,' because September 11 was one of the worst days in the history of this country."

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To: tflabo

The GWB Administration was not “ramped up” because the Clinton Administration failed in its duty:
http://www.allanfavish.com/index.php/the-911-commission-report


61 posted on 10/18/2015 9:29:14 AM PDT by AJFavish (www.allanfavish.com)
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To: Seaplaner

Whacko is a good term to use to describe him. He has a serious case of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. He is using peoples anger and disgust at PC politicians to further his own personal, and I mean personal agenda. He is no more founded in Conservative principles than Hillary. His party is the Trump party, which has no other goal than to glorify him.


62 posted on 10/18/2015 9:31:07 AM PDT by Pirate Ragnar (Libs put feelings first and thought second.)
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To: Seaplaner; jimbo123

He kept us safe? 911 Occurred on Bush’s watch, no?

Are we not allowed say this?

How did ya like Bush allowing in more Muslims into the U.S. AFTER 911 than the previous two decades?

??

And what about the conga-line of tens of millions entering illegally into the U.S. during Bush’s watch, during war time?

When your done with these questions I have more if ya don’t mind.


63 posted on 10/18/2015 9:31:26 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: TTFlyer
If you wish to be accurate what caused the mess today was Obama premature withdraw from Iraq so he could claim “He ended Bush’s war.

Everyone told O that we needed to leave some training and logistics support that the Iraqis were not ready to run things alone yet but 0, in his typical narcissistic fashion, decided HE knew better. So 0 threw everything we gained in Iraq away.

64 posted on 10/18/2015 9:32:09 AM PDT by MNJohnnie ( Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered.)
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To: TTFlyer

I’m so very sorry you have contracted Bush Derangement Syndrome from the Liberals and hope you recover soon.


65 posted on 10/18/2015 9:33:00 AM PDT by Pirate Ragnar (Libs put feelings first and thought second.)
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To: McGruff

I’m not criticizing Trump.


66 posted on 10/18/2015 9:33:03 AM PDT by jimbo123
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To: Yo-Yo

He is not only talking about the border. Has he not said over and over again that the entire system is not so much as broken but instead just not enforced? Please acknowledge the reality that he is far more faceted than the media want to make him out to be.

I am a Cruz supporter still but I do relish the fact that Trump can shape the template all by himself. by saying “controversial” things, he immediately gets all the press he can get and the press just can’t refuse the bright shiny objects.


67 posted on 10/18/2015 9:33:18 AM PDT by mazda77
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To: jimbo123

Just maybe Trump still remembers that one of towers was bombed BEFORE 9/11 and would have acted after that to make sure it would never happen again.


68 posted on 10/18/2015 9:33:24 AM PDT by RetSignman (Obama is the walking, talking middle finger in the face of America)
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To: bigtoona
That's exactly right, some of these hijackers were in the country illegally.

Are we allowed to say this?

69 posted on 10/18/2015 9:34:09 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Pirate Ragnar

He kept us safe? 911 Occurred on Bush’s watch, no?

Are we not allowed say this?

How did ya like Bush allowing in more Muslims into the U.S. AFTER 911 than the previous two decades?

??

And what about the conga-line of tens of millions entering illegally into the U.S. during Bush’s watch, during war time?

When your done with these questions I have more if ya don’t mind.


70 posted on 10/18/2015 9:34:45 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Yo-Yo

Some of these hijackers were in the country illegally.

Are we allowed to say this?


71 posted on 10/18/2015 9:35:33 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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Some of these Bush supporters run for the tall grass real good.


72 posted on 10/18/2015 9:38:29 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Yo-Yo
"That's a horrible argument, because Atta and the other hijackers were here legally on student visas."

Negative. only one was on a student visa which was voided since he never attended a class. Others were here on 6-month "tourist visas". Why the hell is there even such a thing. Regardless…. "The political journal National Review obtained the visa applications for 15 of the 19 hijackers — and evidence that all of them should have been denied entry to the country.

Almost all of the hijacker's visas were issued in Saudi Arabia, at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh or the U.S. Consulate in Jedda. Terrorist ties aside, the applications themselves should have raised red flags, say experts. The forms are incomplete and often incomprehensible — yet that didn't stop any of the 15 terrorists for whom the visa applications were obtained from coming to the United States."

73 posted on 10/18/2015 9:38:31 AM PDT by moehoward
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To: MNJohnnie

BFL.


74 posted on 10/18/2015 9:39:41 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Beware the Louisiana Weasel - GOPe Plan C or make that D)
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To: chris37; Impy; stephenjohnbanker; NFHale; Clintonfatigued; fieldmarshaldj; BillyBoy

“And frankly, none of these should be in this country anymore.”

You get it!

I’d take it a step further: If you’re here, post-1965 Kennedy citizenship bastardazation, you’re >>ALL<< getting reviewed and subject to getting tossed.


75 posted on 10/18/2015 9:40:18 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: Yo-Yo
The 1996 US-VISIT program was supposed to track and deport visa overstays. It was never fully implemented under Clinton or Bush or Obama.

I find it implausible that if he were President in 2000 instead of Bush 43, Trump would have put into place a plan to find and deport every single person here on an expired Visa, let alone have this plan designed and implemented in eight months.

Trump was saying that if his policies had been in place, these people would not have been here. He didn't say that he would have prevented 9/11 if he had been elected in 2000.

76 posted on 10/18/2015 9:42:39 AM PDT by kabar
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To: GOPsterinMA

Perfectly fine.

We are on the wrong course.

Time to right it.


77 posted on 10/18/2015 9:43:45 AM PDT by chris37 (heartless)
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To: jimbo123
It wasn't personal. Just a general statement.
78 posted on 10/18/2015 9:43:52 AM PDT by McGruff (Trump-Cruz 2016. Make America Great Again.)
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To: jimbo123

Wasn’t GW the one that gave us the phrase “Religion of Peace”?


79 posted on 10/18/2015 9:44:17 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: MNJohnnie

Good post MNJohnnie. ;’)


80 posted on 10/18/2015 9:44:27 AM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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