Posted By:
David SmithPennsylvania Ted,
What a load of crap. The US was attacked in 1993 and the Sheik and the people behind that attack were captured and inprisoned under Clinton. 9/11 happened during Bush's term and the people who were behind THAT attack are still free and running around.
As far as Bin Ladin, he is alive and is sending out video messages. Just because Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh don't think so doesn't make it true.
As far as another attack, there were eight years between attacks. To do what the terrorists want to do, make a LARGE impression for all the world to see, it takes time. Just because it has been six years and so many months doesn't mean anything. The longer Bush stays in Iraq and leaves Afghanistan and Pakistan to their own devices, the more likely an attack will occur.
What will YOU say when an attack happens under Bush (again) even though he has decreased our Civil Liberties by increasing surveillance here in the US (some of which is illegal) and increased our budget deficit?
Our phone lines are being tapped without permission (that is why Bush wants the FISA Bill re-enacted with amnesty for the telephone companies). Our trust around the world has been eroded because of Bush's lies and also things that have happened (waterboarding) under his authority. Our Justice Department has been put to shame because of Bush's lust for COMPLETE power. Finally, our economy is being wrecked because of high oil prices and the inflation it brings, the lack of trust in the US (lowers the value of the dollar) and the HUGE budget deficits Bush has caused.
During Bush's term in Office, the budget deficit has almost doubled. do you know who buys out debt? Foreigners, with China being a leading purchaser. The last I heard, China owned almost a TRILLION dollars of US debt. Do YOU like that? I don't. The three ways to reduce this debt is to 1) stop or slow down spending. 2) grow our way out of it or 3) raise taxes.
Bush wont stop the Wars, so stopping the spending or slowing it down is NOT an option. Even though the Democrats have tried, it is the Republicans who keep thwarting their efforts.
Growing our way out is looking dimmer by the month because of the housing problem, the continued high oil prices and the decreasing purchasing power of the dollar. If (when) a recession hits, the US is REALLY in trouble.
Instead of raising taxes, something EVERY President in the history of the US has done during a time of War, Bush keeps lowering them and wanting to lower them more. With low taxes already, a recession will hit the Governments revenue stream HARD. But that wont be Bush's problem. No, he will leave THAT for the next President to deal with.
Bush's diatribe about the Democrats raising taxes will become a self-fulfilling prophecy because of his NOT being responsible and raising taxes to pay for HIS Wars. Of course, if Bush had done the responsible thing in the first palce, we wuld NOT be in Iraq, our troops wouldn't be getting injured and killed and our deficit would not be going through the roof.
As far as Saddam being a bad man. Yes, he was. But there are others in the world just as bad and we are not going after them. Heck, Bush going into a soverign country and overthrowing their leader might be looked upon by other countries and other people as Bush being a bad man....
David
12-28-2007, 10:44 PM
OT: Bhutto Assassinated
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