[Houmatt]

In the eyes of the media, the next attack will be Bush's fault.

And, by and large, they will be right.

What has happened since 9-11?

Terrorists are being held at Guantanamo Bay, being treated rather well, even though, given a chance, they would kill their jailors (us).

Pilots are not being given the chance to arm themselves.

The government has taken over the security of our nation's airports, making it near impossible to remove the incompetents (which is basically everyone).

We STILL have not sealed our borders.

The ACLU has blatantly interfered with our pursuit of terrorists, and yet, NONE of them have been arrested for sedition and/or treason.

We cannot stop and question any Arab in this country. Why? That is "racial profiling." What has the Bush Administration done in response? NOTHING.

Al-Queada still exists, and for all intents and purposes, Bin Laden is still alive.

For these reasons, there will be another terrorist attack on US soil, and more Americans will die.

I guarantee it.

And Bush will suffer dearly for it.

[Jeff Chandler]

It's hard to argue with your assessment. I pray you're wrong.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

RE: 37

Agreed.

But it's not all Bush's fault. Other players: Congress, the media, various NGO's and institutions, many corporations, Public apathy and stupidity.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

DC's infested with career civil service, Daschle's holding up 50 bills already approved by the House....and judicial nominees. ACLU, PFAW have the ear of the mighty international press, universities and the Senate. The Trial Lawyers call themselves the 4th branch of the US Govenment. Who's responsible for "racial profiling" and political correctness, and who chooses to defend Johnny Jihad and the Gitmo prisoners' rights while damning their own country? Not the Bush administration. President Bush should be able to twitch his nose and rid the world of decades of downhill slide, years of disorganization and lack of morale in the military and Justice Depts.?

"Keep the government small!" shout the same people that demand we seal our borders. Ask the Coast Guard how difficult it is to locate anyone in the 10,000 or so islands off of our Florida coast alone.

Bush will not use EOs to force laws. How can anyone blame the Bush administration for 9-11, or expect Bush to turn around the monster that is this government overnight? Critics and "experts" ignore the other two branches of the "balanced" government along with the press, lawyers, the NGOs, former Presidents still meddling in international affairs, and the history, size and determination of our enemies.

If Americans blame the President for the next terrorist attack, we will have a national scandal far greater than the leftist-led, pro-Communist "peacenik" protests of the 60s. We'd have a lost citizenry too selfish for common sense, too lazy to rouse themselves until the enemy's at the door, too ignorant to understand the difference between right and wrong...maybe we already do.

[Timesink]

And Bush will suffer dearly for it.

No he won't. The nation will rally around him again just like last time. If another terrorist attack happens just before the elections, it'll be a REAL "October Surprise" for the Democrats, when the have 1994 Redux served up to them on a silver platter.

[bybybill]

The next terrorist attack will be the fault of the bastards that do it. The President can`t guarantee your safety just as your local police chief can`t. They can do things to improve it and Bush certainly is, but look at the Israelis, they aren`t able to stop 100% of the terrorists and they have a much smaller country to defend.