tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559661241465229945.post5431914357572238029..comments2023-10-20T10:22:39.636-04:00Comments on Workingclass Conservative: Liberalism and its Discontents, OR Liberals Still Can’t Get Over G W Bush...JMKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281344324964417974noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559661241465229945.post-50518246909574246922009-01-19T14:43:00.000-05:002009-01-19T14:43:00.000-05:00Good response Roady.It's rumored that the Intellig...Good response Roady.<BR/><BR/>It's rumored that the Intelligence budget is about to be deelpy cut again and that's why Leon Panetta (a budget guy) was brought in there, with Dennis Blair as the over-arching DNI.<BR/><BR/>The problem that many on the Left have, regarding the current global, anti-Western jihad, was best summed up in five words by Mike Moore, <I>"There is no terrorist threat."</I><BR/><BR/>Unfortunately for such people, while putting your head in the sand may muffle the sound, it does nothing to diminish the damage.JMKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281344324964417974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559661241465229945.post-50151607167124422212009-01-19T14:39:00.000-05:002009-01-19T14:39:00.000-05:00That generic warning about the looming threat of a...That generic warning about the looming threat of al Qaida, BB?!<BR/><BR/>Richard Clarke had been issuing that since 1995!<BR/><BR/>Bill Clinton had plans for a full-scale invasion of Iraq on the Oval Office desk and failed to act. Instead they bombed an aspirin factory. Incredibly enough, John Kerry is on record as calling the Clinton response to Iraqi aggression over the "No Fly Zones" as, "Not nearly enough."<BR/><BR/>Moreover, there’s NOTHING in that missive that could be construed as a “warning about 9/11”!<BR/><BR/>So, actually, the government was NOT warned in any way about the looming September, 2001 attacks. Certainly NOT in any specific way.<BR/><BR/>Ironically enough, the infamous (Jamie Gorelick) "wall" between the CIA and FBI (which the Patriot Act thankfully rectified) kept the CIA from sharing vital information with the FBI.<BR/><BR/>IF there is another terrorist attempt on U.S. soil (and there've been hundreds of thwarted attempts since 9/11) I personally HOPE the political-wing of the Executive branch will be among the last to know, along with Congress.<BR/><BR/>Those people can’t keep a secret and would, no doubt screw things up by either unintentionally or not, by giving vital logistical information about our impending response, to the attackers.<BR/><BR/>Interdiction ISN'T the purview of ANY President. I'd rather see any such incident like that put in the capable hands of any FBI Supervisor, or even an NYPD Captain in the anti-terror task force of that agency, before those of Bill Clinton, G W Bush, or Barack Obama.<BR/><BR/>Politicians are generally pretty nice guys, but they're not anti-terror experts, nor should they be.JMKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281344324964417974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559661241465229945.post-85777225233852585662009-01-18T23:07:00.000-05:002009-01-18T23:07:00.000-05:00BB,The Sept. 11th attacks were conceived, planned,...BB,<BR/>The Sept. 11th attacks were conceived, planned, funded, and trained for on the watch of Bill Clinton. During his Presidency, there were terrorist attacks that were never answered, including but not limmited to the first Trade Center bombing, Somalia, The USS Cole, Kobar Towers, etc. etc. Clinton was offered Bin Laden no less than three times by the Sudanese and refused for "legal reasons".<BR/>This was AFTER his cutting of military and intelligence budgets.<BR/><BR/>Bush had few details that were actionable regarding the coming attack. This is the logical outcome of cutting the budgets of the CIA, NSA, FBI, etc. Besides, we all know what the left thinks about acting on "perceived" threats now don't we? <BR/><BR/>But hey, why bring historical facts, perspective, or logic into this? Especially when "Sir Hopes-a-lot" is going to show the world the proper way to stop terrorism.Roadhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398602327654883509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559661241465229945.post-89567654225957822612009-01-18T14:18:00.000-05:002009-01-18T14:18:00.000-05:00I've never understood "ONE attack on U.S. soil is ...I've never understood "ONE attack on U.S. soil is a failure compared to the Bush legacy." We never had anything like that until 9-11 and it happened on President Bush's watch. He was <A HREF="http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB147/clarke%20memo.pdf" REL="nofollow">warned</A> but did nothing until afterward.BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168862935045755393noreply@blogger.com