Pre-Election Bombing - Page 2

cardcounter0 · #11 09-12-2004, 05:26 PM

"Only later did White House Deputy Chief of Staff Joshua B. Bolten suggest that Cheney call Bush once more to confirm the engagement order, according to the commission. Logs in Cheney's bunker and on Air Force One confirm conversations at 10:18 and 10:20, respectively."

Precisely, Bolton was worried about 'confirmation' of the shoot down order, since it had originated from Cheney. So the calls at 10:18 and 10:20 were to keep the President informed of what Cheney was doing since he was the one actually in command, it appears.

Meanwhile, Fearless Leader was flying from Louisiana to Iowa, similar to the role he played protecting the Texas/Oklahoma border from invaders during the Vietnam War.

I don't think Rummy had seen fit to get to the War Room yet at this time.

Jimbo · #12 09-12-2004, 05:30 PM

I see you and Rooster are from the same pack.

Adios,

Jimbo

cardcounter0 · #13 09-12-2004, 05:40 PM

No. Just that Bush has made "Protecting Us From Terrorists" the foundation of his campaign. Well, I've seen the Bush Administration in ACTION, attempting to protect us.

1) They did not prepare before 9/11. Bush spent his time in Crawfordsville. The daily National Security Briefings Clinton did hadn't been done in months.

2) The day of attack was a CLUSTER F*CK. The President ran with his tail between his legs. Rummy didn't think the Pentagon getting hit was important enough to go to the Command Center War Room. Fighter Jets were scrambled without information what the target was ... etc.

3) Bin Laden is still laughing. Rummy was wanting to go after Saddam 30 minutes after the attack. If all the Iraq resouces were thrown at Afganistan/Pakistan where ever else Bin Laden wanted to hide, would he still be out there?

4) Iraq has made the Middle East more unstable, caused more terrorism, and has shifted major resources from the problems at hand.

Nope. If Bush wants to run on "Who will protect America", then great! A pack of boy scouts with proper adult supervision could come up with better plans and strategies, and probably be better at carrying them out.

Bez · #14 09-12-2004, 06:17 PM

No doubt if they can. I honestly believe if the violence around the world keeps escalating, eventually countries may start to through out all the Muslims just to be safe and people will vote for such measures. These terrorists mess things up for fellow Muslims as well as everyone else. Tossers.