I don't get it when people say "there have been no terrorist attacks on the US" since Bush has been president

Question

I see that all the time.

Have you people forgotten 9-11? Or are you blaming Clinton for that one too?

Only twice has the US been hit by major "surprise" attacks. Pearl Harbor and NYC/Washington DC. I'm sure FDR wasn't proud that Pearl happened, and heads rolled over it. But his supporters didn't pretend that it never happened!

BTW, how many "heads" have rolled over 9-11? I can't think of one. If you know one, please list it.

Answer 1

Because of the presiden we are due for another 9-11. We were hated by the middle east enough but now we are even more hated because of Iraq and Suddams death ect. I personally miss Bill Clinton he was not that bad after all !!!

Answer 2

Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) was not United States soil when it was attacked by Japan. In fact - most Americans never heard of it when they were informed of the attack. Hawaii was nothing more than an island in the Pacific where the U.S. had established a Naval base.

And yes - Clinton was more responsible for 9-11 than was Bush. But "Bush Bashing" is the cool thing to do right now. So I say - let's also blame him for Global Warming and the death of Anna Nicole Smith. Hell - I blame the SOB for the bad sushi I had last night.

Answer 3

Coragryph deserves best answer points for this question.

He's the only who has addressed the question and stayed cool-headed enough not to go on some finger-pointing rant.

Coragryph's argument is statistically reasonable. If one accepts a rate of an attack every seven to nine years there's no basis to draw any conclusion from an interval of six years. It's just too short. Whatever you think about George W. Bush, there is no fodder for either those who support him or those who criticize him in the last six years. And he's the only one making an argument from data.

Trying to include shooting incidents perpetrated by Muslim's doesn't count because there's no indication they were terrorist-sponsored and is not only logically weak but prejudiced.

Most of the other responses simply blow right past the question being asked and resume the same old shouting matches we hear again and again and again.

Answer 4

Well, I think the point is that western democracy wasn't prepared for this kind of assault by radical Islam. Issues were put on the back burner that shouldn't have. Policies failed. The Clinton Administration was similarly lax, if I remember correctly.

How do Bush's supporters claim that 9-11 never happened? It seems to me that they use 9-11 as their strongest political ploy to woo citizens to their party. (I'm not a fan of the Patriot Act or the fear tactics like the color alerts, personally).

But it must mean something positive if there have been no terrorist attacks, despite numerous (and sometimes successful) bombings in London and Madrid. However the Bush Administration might have screwed up in the past, at least they're doing something effective now.

Also, that's not meant to detract from some of the horrible policies of this administration, such as Iraq and involvement in Afghanistan's government (the former is in civil war while the later is theocratic).

Answer 5

Of course Clinton bears the responsibility for 9/11, otherwise why did Sandy Burger steal and destroy documents related to the Clinton administration's handling of those issues?
That aside, of course 9/11 happened while Bush was President. Duh.
FDR had been President since 1932, he had all the blame to carry. Bush had only been President for 8 months. But you know all that.
Give it up. Let it go, Gore and Kerry both lost. Nothing can change that. Bush got better grades than Kerry and NONE of that matters, it is ancient history. Support your candidate in 2008 and leave the President alone. He can't be re-elected, he has less than two years left. What is to be gained by your bile?
Besides, NO ONE has ever denied that 9/11 happened on Bush's watch.

Answer 6

I think you simply misunderstand what they are saying, or they're not making their statements clear.
Usually, the comment is the fact that we have not been attacked on our soil since 9/11 - and some would give Bush credit for this.
As far as "heads" rolling - I think the system was screwed up, much more than any particular individuals. For instance, the lack of information sharing between the enforcement and intelligence agencies. Hopefully, these deficiencies have been fixed.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

The US is hit approximately every 7-9 years by a foreign terrorist attack. That's the historical average going back to the 1960s.

So, Bush doesn't get any credit for not blowing the average by having one sooner. Nor should he be directly blamed just because he happened to be in office at the time.

Answer 9

Seems the Bush Administration is a terror that has been attacking the economy, well-being and peace of mind of American citizens since he took office and especially after 9/11.

Answer 10

It's denial. The many Americans (the ones who voted for Bush) are severely caught up in the fear-based propaganda that is spewed out at them from the current administration. When these people live in a state of daily terrorism (the hypnotic trance of fear) they become numb to the truth of what is. The U.S. has never been more terrorized and I am not referring to outside sources. And if you believe in LOA (Laws of Attraction), what one focuses on is what grows-makes sense doesn't it. And this administration focuses on creating an atmosphere of fear. It is how the attacks are handled in the aftermath that makes all the difference.

Answer 11

There have been no terrorist attacks on US soil SINCE 9/11. And yes, we can blame Clinton. The Sudanese offered up Osama bin Laden on a silver platter, but Clinton refused their offer. Had he been placed into custody, it might have prevented the 9/11 attacks. So yes, he is to blame.