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18. George Bush never made a get-tough-on-terrorism speech until the evening of September 11.

Reply to Attorney in Texas (Original post)

Sat Sep 19, 2015, 10:46 PM

Sep 2015

I thought as a Republican pro-war type he would say something about terrorism, maybe accuse Clinton of being soft on terrorists, during his campaign or early in his presidency. But no, he didn't, not until that evening. his "terrorism task force" never had any meetings. Only low level staffers wasted their time on the subject and could never get senior administration officials to pay any attention. They never did anything in response to the attack on the U.S.S. Cole. Seeing the World Trade Center collapse is what it took for him to take terrorism seriously.

I don't know if Bush could have done anything to prevent the 9/11 attacks. But I do know he didn't even try.

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Watch the ad that tells Jeb Bush his brother didn't keep America safe [View all] Attorney in Texas Sep 2015 OP

Two thumbs up!! ReactFlux Sep 2015 #1

Simply put: chervilant Sep 2015 #2

they live in the rarefied air of the 1% where delusion is reality wordpix Sep 2015 #12

Sadly, chervilant Sep 2015 #15

Delusional is the word. Enthusiast Sep 2015 #19

he wanted a war from the very begining . bah humbug. allan01 Sep 2015 #3

I like that! LuvNewcastle Sep 2015 #4

Agree. Start by canning Wasserman Schulz first ... she's been worthless as DNC chair. Auggie Sep 2015 #6

She has got to go! Now! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #20

Yup. gvstn Sep 2015 #32

And what makes you think the DNC would have allowed an ad such as this to be made public? nt Cal33 Sep 2015 #40

You do know when boosh was talking about keeping people safe, he meant his money grabbing ..... Tikki Sep 2015 #5

By 'Us' Jeb must have been referring to the guys on stage. sorechasm Sep 2015 #43

I remember back when...When some would say "jr's just like me, a good old boy" Tikki Sep 2015 #44

'If they are fighting against us you have to wonder why.... We must have a lot of potential power. ' sorechasm Sep 2015 #45

PERFECT Tikki Sep 2015 #46

Great! Run it! mountain grammy Sep 2015 #7

those republican ads make me want to throw something at the tv fizzgig Sep 2015 #47

Awesome. nt arely staircase Sep 2015 #8

An answer to the "Big Lie". oasis Sep 2015 #9

He was President during the worst attack ever on this country Depaysement Sep 2015 #10

And while that attack was occurring, he did nothing... KansDem Sep 2015 #34

Andrew Jackson was pretty bad. SusanaMontana41 Sep 2015 #58

and we'll have to keep repeating for more decades the facts of the * prezeldency wordpix Sep 2015 #11

Imagine if Gore, or Obama, had been president during 9-11. hollowdweller Sep 2015 #13

Great post! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #21

I'm SO happy to hear of this group that is fighting back on the lies. Frustratedlady Sep 2015 #14

... Enthusiast Sep 2015 #22

About time someone spells it out and reminds the idiots Marie Marie Sep 2015 #16

WTF, indeed. 3catwoman3 Sep 2015 #30

Not hard-hitting enough. Does not go for the jugular. Efilroft Sul Sep 2015 #17

You are 100% correct. We need to hear the whole truth, nuttin' but the truth! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #23

We need to make Jeb Bush's political campaign a casualty of his brother's war. Efilroft Sul Sep 2015 #25

He's knocked out. It's a done deal. Enthusiast Sep 2015 #26

I agree with you Samantha Sep 2015 #29

Hell Fucking Yes to this ^^^! ybbor Sep 2015 #38

I completely agree. I was not impressed. smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #50

"He kept us safe.....remember the rubble?" thecrow Sep 2015 #57

George Bush never made a get-tough-on-terrorism speech until the evening of September 11. tclambert Sep 2015 #18

LIHOP Enthusiast Sep 2015 #24

Who was it that he said to, "OK, so now you've CYA..."? Frustratedlady Sep 2015 #27

He said it to an unnamed CIA briefer, according to Ron Suskind. Efilroft Sul Sep 2015 #52

the 9/11 reference at the end should have been the twin towers, more explicit nt msongs Sep 2015 #28

The towers collapsing ... ybbor Sep 2015 #39

Great ad, but I think they are beating a dead horse. Lychee2 Sep 2015 #31

This is a great ad Gothmog Sep 2015 #33

Kick because lies must be exposed oasis Sep 2015 #35

Also, don't forget NewJeffCT Sep 2015 #36

this has to go viral restorefreedom Sep 2015 #37

Think it should have started with 9/11, then Katrina then jobs loss. lark Sep 2015 #41

The Anthrax Mailer is still at large perdita9 Sep 2015 #42

I suspect the NSA/CIA Dark State. The FBI forgot to look there. nm rhett o rick Sep 2015 #51

By "us" Jeb meant his oligarch buddies. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2015 #48

this column is the main reason why i stick around . allan01 Sep 2015 #49

This is a great ad that needs to go viral Gothmog Sep 2015 #53

Kick oasis Sep 2015 #54

Why do they mercuryblues Sep 2015 #55

needs another kick restorefreedom Sep 2015 #56