[tessalu]

The very worst thing about Bush is that he seems to think that Islam has not declared war on the USA, and he does not acknowledge the enemy. So if he does not even know who the enemy is, how can he fight it? The answer is, that he can't. He is too ignorant about Islam to defend the USA. As long as the Muslims were over in Saudi Arabia chopping off hands and feet, it was okay with us, but now they are over here in the USA, and we are not dealing with our problem at all.

[Horatio Bunce]

I have many reservations about Bush. One minute, he says the right thing. In his speech to the volunteers at ground zero, he stated that the people who knocked down these buildings would soon be hearing us, and that capturing or even killing bin Laden was a top prioroty.

However, in a speech given in January, capturing or killing bin Laden was no longer "top priority." I have to say we have done well in rounding up much of the Taliban, but the borders over there are still open. We hear that Osama may be in Pakistan one minute, or may have gone back to Afghanistan the next minute.

If we are going to fight an enemy, we need to have clear cut objectives and reasonable objectives. Declaring war on terrorism everywhere is neither of these.

[ladyinred]

I think President Bush knows full well who the enemy is. Unfortunately, the left has so changed the climate of this country with the PC garbage that to really effectively purge us of all threats would be so unacceptable that heads would roll for sure.
I don't think either, that anyone expected the terrorists to do what they did. It is obvious that threats were issued, but I doubt they were specific as to where and when. No one could have stopped them, especially with our laws now protecting even non citizens. Heck, the left complains now when Ashcroft tries to hold suspected terrorists!
Look how upset they got about the detainees in Cuba! This is a real problem that needs to be nipped in the bud right now.

[conserv122]

The very worst thing about Bush is that he seems to think that Islam has not declared war on the USA, and he does not acknowledge the enemy. So if he does not even know who the enemy is, how can he fight it? The answer is, that he can't.

Your exactly right.