Mitt is, like the conservative cause, morally bankrupt. The only thing that the right seems to offer is that they are better war mongers then Democrats.

To hear them tell it Muslim terrorists will swim across the Atlantic as soon as we leave Iraq and we'll have to fight them here and not there.

This lie is not only pathetic and stupid consider what it would mean if it were true. Americans cannot stand up to terrorists and we're justified of bombing the hell out of other countries and killing hundreds of thousands to maybe protect a few Americans.

How disgusting.

but, he can creep off the stage, tail between his legs, and enjoy his many millions.

progressivebulldog:

To hear them tell it Muslim terrorists will swim across the Atlantic as soon as we leave Iraq and we'll have to fight them here and not there.

I thought that the terrorists had succeeded in attacking us over here. Whew! I am relieved to know that 9/11 was just a nightmare and did not actually happen. Thank you for waking me to a new reality.

I think your just jealous because he has money. Since when is being successful a negative thing. I think he was trying to win so he could make this country a better and safer place for all our children.

The terrorists were Saudi Arabian and Egyption...Not one came from Iraq, Iran, or Pakistan....

There is no threat from Iraq, and now that we are stuck in a military quagmire, when we do leave, we will with embarassment, and our tail between our legs.

We robbed the bank, and forgot the get away car!! Now the world is watching, scratching their heads, and wondering why the hell we went in there in the first place, with no real plan!!!

McCainisaliberal:

progressivebulldog:

To hear them tell it Muslim terrorists will swim across the Atlantic as soon as we leave Iraq and we'll have to fight them here and not there.

I thought that the terrorists had succeeded in attacking us over here. Whew! I am relieved to know that 9/11 was just a nightmare and did not actually happen. Thank you for waking me to a new reality.

Yes and we were attacked on 9/11 because of the first Gulf war and because we had troops in Saudi Arabia. 9/11 occured before we went to Iraq a country that, need I remind you, had nothing at all to do with 9/11.

Don't you think that bombing countries and killing peoples family members for no reason just might make people angry enough to strike back?

"we were attacked on 9/11 because of the first Gulf war and because we had troops in Saudi Arabia"

And because we aren't Muslim. And because we believe in making our own laws. And because we let people and businesses charge interest. And because we let people choose to gamble and drink alcohol. And because we "exploit women" and "permit acts of immorality" among which, interestingly enough, bin Laden singled out the following:

"Who can forget your President Clinton's immoral acts committed in the official Oval Office?After that you did not even bring him to account, other than that he 'made a mistake', after which everything passed with no punishment. Is there a worse kind of event for which your name will go down in history and remembered by nations?"

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Your selective "understanding" of why the jihidists want to destroy is on an intellectual par with fantasizing that if we just let Hitler have the Rhineland and Austria everything would be fine.

Wolfie,

Do you really think that BinLaden and Al Qaeda would have spent all the time, money and resources on attacking the US because of the Lewinsky affair?

Here's a little history lesson for you. Russia invaded Afghanistan and the US supplied arms to the Mujahadeen who defeated the Russians and soon installed a state based on strict adherence to Muslim law.

Meanwhile the US supplied weapons to Saddam Hussein in his war with Iran. When he invaded Kuwait afetr the US basically said we would not interfere; Bush's father quickly declared war on our former friend (his poll numbers were low) but at least he stopped short of toppling the government like his half-wit son.

It's also likely that the Saudis urged US action against Iraq fearing an invasion of their own nation. Fellow Saudi and Mujahadeen freedom fighter Bin Laden offered to bring his troops home and defend his homeland but the Saudis told him no thanks, we'll use the Americans who, to Bin Laden at least were infedels defiling this "holy land." Bin Laden stayed in Afghanistan and planned revenge against the US. Clinton sent a cruise missile to Afghanistan to get Bin Laden even though he was told this was a bad political idea at the time (there was a stained blue dress and rabid Republicans screaming for impeachment) but Clinton did it anyway because it was the right thing to do.

2000 came and Bush was elected. Clinton's outgoing national security adviser warned that Al Qaeda and terrorism were the number one threat to the US but right after he was done the new national security adviser, Condi Rice, came on and said that Iraq was the biggest threat to US security.

Richard Clarke begged Bush to listen to him about the threat posed by Al Qaeda but was ignored. There was even a memo in August 2001 saying "bin Laden plans to strike US" and this was also ignored.

9/11 happened and, to his credit, Bush did respond by attacking Afghanistan but then he diverted most of the troops to Iraq which, after all had lots of oil unlike Afghanistan. The half measures in Afghanistan and the destruction of Iraq have led to a resurgent Taliban and a fertile terrorist recruiting ground in both countries.

Bin Laden couldn't have scripted it better.