Did Osama bin Laden help to re-elect George W. Bush? (DU this POLL)

[sellitman]

Did Osama bin Laden help to re-elect George W. Bush?


http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/28/bush.binladen.reut/index.html


Yes


73%

20642 votes
No


27%

7733 votes
Total: 28375 votes
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# Bush: Bin Laden helped me, book says

[Wickerman]

1. tough question

Did the Bin Laden tape get more Republican idiots to the polls? Yes.
Did Bush actually win the election? I think not.
Did Bin Laden help Bush or did BushCo somehow "help" themselves? Undoubtedly.

[rodeodance]

2. obl needs Bush and Bush needs obl. quite the pair aren't they.

[Pacifist Patriot]

3. Tough question for me too. If I answer that means I

acknowledge he wons. I do not think that true.

[sellitman]

4. CNN isn't as nuanced as we would like here on DU

I see your point.......but over all it sure helped.

[KittyWampus]

6. Yes, it created illusion needed for the theft. They were still trying to m

maintain a semblance of Democracy. I wonder at what point they will totally just not care to even pretend anymore (seems they are already close to this point now).

[madokie]

7. I think it helped to get his numbers even close enough to be able to then

steal the election. In that sense I think he did help

[rodeodance]

5. kink of a no-brainer question, yet only 73% say yes.

[NoPasaran]

9. That's 27% with no brains

I guess we know the size of W*s base.

[Czolgosz]

8. d k r - (btw, the political help was mutual between Bush and bin Laden)

There should be a follow up poll: Did George W. Bush help to re-empower Osama bin Laden?

[bobthedrummer]

10. Laili Helms, Christina Rocca, Condoleeza Rice, the ISI and others

helped a lot imo.

Here, without personal speculation, is some of the broader background to George W. Bush's "secret" itinerary.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/10/20/eveningnews/main242926.shtml

http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/early/sr_afghan.html

http://www.saag.org/papers3/paper230.html

http://bitterfact.tripod.com/afghan/bushandoil1.html

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_6-2-2005_pg7_6