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In reply to the discussion: I Say Bush Welcomed The 9/11 Attacks - Agree? [View all]mhatrw
(10,786 posts)94. Bin Laden Didn't Blow Up the Projects
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I had to walk away, I was a basket case and it was happening to him. I could not help him.
hollysmom
Oct 2015
#15
Cheney was commanding military exercises with the Air Force in New England.[n/t]
Maedhros
Oct 2015
#67
He Had People Around Him That Were Shrewd Enough To Plan This Or Allow It To Happen....
global1
Oct 2015
#9
It's ludicrous that he could still be considered the 'presumptive nominee' when he is in 6th place.
Chemisse
Oct 2015
#30
can't start a war of choice without motivating the people first and 9/11 definately did that.
craigmatic
Oct 2015
#7
Richard Clark repeatedly warned Bushco about the threats until they fired him.
onecaliberal
Oct 2015
#36
I don't know ... He certainly had no qualms about slaughtering tens of thousands of Iraqis.
Arugula Latte
Oct 2015
#50
I'm not sure they cared too much about the potential consequences of their actions in Iraq
Proud Liberal Dem
Oct 2015
#89
I didn't say he welcomed it; my opinion is that it didn't bother him much.
Arugula Latte
Oct 2015
#108
There is also documented proof the CIA had surveillance on some of the terrorists in Florida
Rex
Oct 2015
#40
it is so obvious, that the people making excuses for the Bush WH are like open books.
Rex
Oct 2015
#45
Why didn't Clinton simply arrest the hijackers if they knew everything about them?
hack89
Oct 2015
#46
They were leaving the WH because the term was up and a new group of people were inbound.
Rex
Oct 2015
#56
So for a year they were clueless and two weeks before leaving they knew everything?
hack89
Oct 2015
#62
They ignored it all, boy are you a funny one. Nice defence of Bush and Cheney but fail.
Rex
Oct 2015
#96
No in my mind Bush ignored all warning signs from every security report handed to him
Rex
Oct 2015
#103
I said Clinton gave Bush all he needed and Bush ignored it all and failed the country on 9/11.
Rex
Oct 2015
#107
No you asked me why Clinton did not do something and you would have to ask him personally
Rex
Oct 2015
#110
The poster I am replying to seems to think it was enough for Bush to arrest them
hack89
Oct 2015
#63
There WAS Intel about them hijacking planes and flying them into buildings.
onecaliberal
Oct 2015
#84
Newspapers in Florida was going to announce the results of their presidential recount
B Calm
Oct 2015
#47
He had to be ready to maybe jump on the Saudi plane that flew out of country the next day.
Rex
Oct 2015
#61
Well, PNAC did say they needed a "new Pearl Harbor" so that we could go to war with Iraq
jfern
Oct 2015
#71
No what is sad is that supposed progressives don't know the history so they post like you do.
Rex
Oct 2015
#99
I think Cheney welcomed the attacks. I just am not able to give Shrubby that much credit even for
Tipperary
Oct 2015
#88
I'll call the Donald and raise him a: not only did he not keep us safe, but key people associated
ChisolmTrailDem
Oct 2015
#112
Without that day he would've been a shitty footnote in history. A failed one termer. At the
Guy Whitey Corngood
Oct 2015
#118