How safe has bushco being keeping us?

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No, actually. My point was that they are keeping us LESS safe than prior administrations.

Do you disagree?

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Yes. I disagree. The terrorist networks weren't just formed when Bush took office. The sooner some people realize that, the more serious the issue will be taken and less wasted focus (by "politicizing" it) we will exert. Terrorism has been around a LONG time. Should we not be learning from our past and the past history of other countries? The blind trust and sheeple attitude some Americans possess, is appalling.

DC

well, you know....us foreign policy has not changed all that much administration to administration....dems and repbs are all totally down for global capitalism/ne=oliberalism/imperialism, call it how you like...and that system oppresses and displaces people everywhere it goes, and when people are in desperate situations, they turn to desperate measures.

Add to that the US policy for decades of destroying all leftist movements around the world, including in the mid east region...by destroying the secular left movements, we've guaranteed that the only alternative to the soulles and people eating neoliberalism/global capitalism is religious extremism.

I know it totally irritates some of y'all when I say this, but I'll say it anyway:
We made our bed, the chickens are coming home to roost, etc etc etc and so on and so forth.

(Ok, so now someone ask me "why Do You Hate America?" come on, ask me! )

So, yeah, it's bizarre, ironic, and scary that bushco talks so big about protecting us from terrorism but leaves enormous holes all over the place that are well known...but he's not pursuing a radically different foreign policy than, say, Clinton...he's just, well, it's like the same thing only on steroids.

(steroids and lsd, maybe)

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I am sick to death of reading this. Ok, so now what? Seriously. We're really past that point aren't we? I am as sick of hearing this as some of you are of hearing Clinton's name mentioned. 9/11 was in the works for YEARS. And Osama carried out it out when Bush was about 8 months into his first term. Do we need to be reminded or perhaps educated on the terrorism timeline in our country? Those who have read past posts on how I feel about the job Bush has done since 9/11 with respect to terrorism, know full well I think it sucks. It resembles a horse and pony show. Or a magic trick....put the focus here and the American people will forget about this over there.....This is one area where MANY admins have failed us. Y'all are just giving Bush all of the props because he's an easy scapegoat...being currently in office and all.
ETA. I wish we would stop putting so much focus and energy into pointing a finger and instead becoming educated enough to lobby for better homeland security. I mean this with all of my heart. And it starts with you (general of coarse) and then we need to educate our children so future generations do not have to live through another 9/11 or worse.

DC

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And I will continue to repeat the truth instead of repeating the spin. Terrorism has been around a lot longer than Bush. Clinton had 8 years in office and he didn't do squat either. Who suffers? Bush? Nope. Guess again. Clinton. Nope. WE DO. The American people. The mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, grandparents, partners, grandkids and so on and on for generations to come. I don't know how old you are but personally speaking, as a child of the 70's....I refuse to allow MY generation to be just another who didn't do crap, got caught up in the BS, and allow our politicans time to be magicians. That's not my legacy.

DC