Bush Defends His 9/11 Record

[UpInArms]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/03/23/terror/main608223.shtml

(CBS/AP) President Bush said Tuesday he would have acted quicker against al Qaeda if he had information before Sept. 11, 2001, that a terror attack against New York City was imminent.

“We have been chasing down al Qaeda ever since those attacks,” Mr. Bush said.

In his first direct response to criticism raised in a new book by Richard Clarke, his former counterterrorism adviser, Mr. Bush denied that he ignored Osama bin Laden and the threat of the al Qaeda terror network before the terror attacks while at the same time rushing to blame Iraq's Saddam Hussein.

“The facts are these, George Tenet briefed me on a regular basis about the terrorist threat to the United States of America, and had my administration had any information that terrorists were going to attack New York City on Sept. 11th, we would have acted,” Mr. Bush said. Tenet is the CIA director.

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get this thing an "I'm stupid - don't ask me anything" sign



:argh:

[proud patriot]

1. Lie !

bush knew

[zonmoy]

7. of course he did

bushes masters gave the order to cause 9-11.

[hang a left]

2. whatever...........................

n/t

[Beetwasher]

3. Good, He's On the Defensive

and sounding pretty foolish at that.

So, he'll only respond to prevent terrorism if it happens to be VERY FUCKING SPECIFIC?!?! So unless the terrorists write a note that says "we are going to hijack four planes, flight numbers as follows, on sept. 11th. We will then follow the attached flight plan and crash them into the WTC and the Pentagon." he'll just relax and go on vacation and not worry about it....:eyes:

I feel so safe...

[boobooday]

4. Bush's United States of Whatever

Yeah. If I'd known!

What do you know George? Is our safety dependent on what you know? We're in BIG trouble, because people tell you things (like Al Qaeda is planning an attack) and you STILL don't know them.

Hard for information to get through when you don't speak English, I guess.

http://www.wgoeshome.com

[catzies]

10. "Bush's United States of Whatever" lyrics

I'm George W. Bush
Leader of the free world
I want to bomb Iraq
And when the world says no I say "Yeah, whatever!"

Saddam has started to meet our demands
"Yeah, whatever!"

I talked to Colin Powell
He said


Sir, maybe we should give the inspectors more time.


I said no, you know why?

Cause this is my United States of whatever!
And this is my United States of whatever!
President Bush?
Hush up, don't talk to me now
And this is my united states of whatever!
Leave it to me

Hello?


This is Putin
Russia will beat the war


Hmmm... i see...
"Whatever!"


Mr President, North Korea's got nukes.


Awww... ding dong dong ding dong dong dong
Translation... "Whatever!"


I am bin Laden, you still have not caught me


I'm george W.
You know what the W stands for? Yet.

Cause this is my United States of Whatever!
And this is ding ding dong dong ding ding dong
Whatever!
I hope you got the message... good!

[trotsky]

5. Didn't have information, huh?

THEN WHY DID ASHCROFT STOP FLYING COMMERCIAL AIRLINES IN THE SUMMER OF 2001?!?

My kingdom for a ballsy reporter...

[NJmaverick]

6. He might have known about 9/11 had he actually

Been going after them!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

8. At Bin Laden's son's wedding a couple months before 9/11 a fatwa

was reiterated if I am recalling the facts correctly...what did he do when that fatwa was issued?

[Catfight]

9. Then say it under oath!!

Before one more thing gets printed or said, why not go under oath first and testify! You and Condi Both!!!

[Catfight]

11. I'm speaking to Bu$h

sorry, I get so damn mad I forget to type something.

[judy]

12. And don't forget that it is not about what they could have done

to stop 9/11/2001 from happening!
What really counts and what the whitewash commission should be asking about is :
WHAT THEY DID AND SAID ON THAT DAY!!!

[DoYouEverWonder]

23. That's next on the agenda

for the 9-11 commission.

This week they are gathering information about the events leading up to 9-11.

They are going to have another round totally devoted to the events and actions on the day of the attack. That's where the good stuff will finally come to a head and this misadministration will totally meltdown.

[Whoa_Nelly]

13. Where are those articles that state Germany informed US Intelligence

that those who flew the planes on Sept. 11, were already in the US and planning a major attack? Anyone save those articles?

[Bonhomme Richard]

14. His ass is cooked. Just the way he answered................

paraphrase " if we had known they would attack the world trade center on sept. 11th"
He was being real specific about the time frame just as his handlers told him. That's just in case someone says that they thought it would happen on the 12th.
What a horses ass!

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

24. Bingo! That's always been their out . . .

By making extremely specific and carefully limited statements, they can deny lying later on. A good example is how they've been spinning that "no one said Saddam was an 'imminent' threat. We never used the word 'imminent'." Unfortunately, Rummy got too enthusiastic and slipped up and used forbidden word.

[skypilot]

15. So was he expecting Al Qaeda to...

...send him a memo saying "We are going to attack New York City on Sept.11, 2001. Have a nice day"???

He and other in his administration at least knew that something bad was coming so there is no reason for him to have thought that the first WTC crash was an accident.

"There's one terrible pilot" my gay, black ass!!!:mad:

[kentuck]

16. From what O'Neill wrote in his book....

Bush wouldn't have listened if he had been told. He was totally disengaged. Maybe he was told and forgot he was told? His mind was set and no new information could enter through his little ears...

[Malva Zebrina]

17. right, if he had information that an attack onNYC was imminent

otherwise, no information about NYC, well hell it's back to my vacation at the ranch--clear brush, fish. Brag about spending "quality time" with Laura.

[teryang]

18. Who was investing in AMR and UA put options?

Your buddies at Deutcshebank AB? They knew.

[struggle4progress]

19. "We did a lot. Had a lot of meetings ...

Busy making plans. No good targets. Blah blah blah."

[DS1]

20. Yeah, don't worry about Chicago though

What a moron.

[HuckleB]

21. Georgie! Geeeeoooorrrrgie! Doth protest TOO MUCH!

Thanks for clarifying your complete lack of integrity for us, though.

[Speed8098]

22. LOL What a joke this guy is.

He had no idea that planes would be used as missles.


Pigs can fly.

What about the anti-aircraft guns placed around the G8 summit?

What were they for?

[AmandaRuth]

25. well of course he is defending it

he sure as heck can't brag about it, unlike Clinton