Gary Hart: Rove and Bush and Their Non-9/11 Worldview

[WillyT]

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For Karl Rove to say, as he did last week, that "Democrats have a pre-9/11 worldview" is the greatest irony. Given his position, presumably Rove participated in the decision of the new president Bush to ignore the warnings of the bi-partisan U.S. Commission on National Security for the 21st Century. We warned that terrorists would attack the United States and that "Americans will die on American soil, possibly in large numbers." They ignored our first (of 50) specific recommendations to create a consolidated federal capability to protect our shores in the form of a Department of Homeland Security. President Bush had this recommendation and warning a full eight months before 9/11 and only acted on it nine months after 9/11. Then, by appointing the infamous "Brownie," he made a hash of it.

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Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-hart/rove-and-bush-and-their-n_b_15104.html

Thank you Seantor Hart!

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[robbedvoter]

1. Exactly. Gore commissioned it, came out under W - was tossed

Had they omplemented it, the hijackings would have been prevented.

[BlueEyedSon]

2. But then how would the PNAC plan get ay traction?

:evilgrin:

[RC]

3. Bingo! Can't be having any peace when a profitable war

is in the works.

[bleever]

4. Dear Mods: Just this once, can I recommend this thread 2 or 3 times?

Gary Hart has been forged into the kind of statesman that we've been sorely lacking.


:thumbsup:

[Slit Skirt]

5. yes, I have never understood this

how can rethugs get the label of "we're the party that will protect you"

yeah.......since when?

plenty of pre 9/11 intelligence including Hart/Rudman commission that was dissed.
plenty of time before Katrina
knew where bin laden was
cut back on mining safety
soldiers with no protective armor and not enough troops...........

YEAH ..WE'LL PROTECT YOU ALRIGHT.

[Poiuyt]

6. Here's a list on why Republicans are weak on homeland security:

http://americanpundit.blog-city.com/read/537356.htm

It's a year or so old, so I'm sure there are other areas where they fucked up.

[Jade Fox]

7. They should have the label...

"we're the party that will scare you", since what they do is cause the threat in the first place, then offer to protect us.

I believe that is what's known as a 'protection racket'.

[Slit Skirt]

8. action/reaction....

they create the action.....then control the reaction

bastards

[Jade Fox]

9. Bush and Rove have a pre-Viet Nam Cold War world view...

That world view was becoming obsolete 40 years ago, and it's just plain insane now!

[DoYouEverWonder]

10. Actually most of us have gotten past 9-11

and realize that killing each other in the name of god isn't going to solve anything.