And why do most Republicans point fingers and make excuses about it?
Doesnt that tell us the pseudoRepublican "revolution" is over?
yep.
2007-07-12 07:31:41 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
They are stronger than ever because we put Afghanistan in the back seat to attack a country that had nothing to do with 9/11. We blew Iraq wide open and they just marched right on in. Now they create diversion mixing it up with the factions in Baghdad while they build their cells freely in the outer parts of Iraq and the Taliban gains a new foothold in Afghanistan. They are stronger than ever because we have an incompetent and blind President at the helm.
Why do the Republicans make excuses? Because they don't have the stones to admit they made a mistake in supporting this President and that he has created unbelievable chaos in the Middle East. They suffer from the same things he does - blindness, arrogance and denial.
2007-07-12 07:39:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
Actually it isn't the Bush administration's proudest fabrication. Al Qaeda's origins date back to 1979, when Zbigniew Brezezinski, Jimmy Carter's National Security Advisor (and co-founder of the Trilateral Commision) was orchestrating the Afghan side of the Afghan/Soviet war. CIA funded and trained the Mudjahudeen back in those days...the survivors of which eventually evolved into Al Qaeda.
2016-05-20 22:35:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
al-Qaida is not stronger than ever; the latest US intelligence report indicates they are stronger than we have seen since 911. The right may mark this as a victory but the whole point of our Afghanistan offensive was to obliterate al-Qaida and the Taliban, not just knock them down. The latest intelligence indicates that we did NOT obliterate them and that they have regrouped. The fact that they are stronger now than they were after our initial invasion indicates the true folly of the Iraqi war. Al-Qaida was responsible for 911 and their home base is Afghanistan, NOT Iraq (under Saddam Hussein, al-Qaida had no presence in Iraq; Hussein didn't like foreign terrorists on his soil because they competed with his own agenda). By practically abandoning Afghanistan to invade Iraq we have allowed al-Qaida to not only rebuild in Afghanistan along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, we have given them access to a country where before they didn't exist.
It also doesn't help that Pakistani President Musharaff, our supposed allie (or is it ally, I can never get it right) in the war on terror, clearly isn't doing his job in patrolling his own borders for terrorists. Still, if we hadn't moved the majority of our troops out of Afghanistan in favor of Iraq we could have done the patrolling ourselves instead of leaving it to a dubious partner.
2007-07-12 07:53:09 · answer #3 · answered by Judy L 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The chickens are coming home to roost. Democrats have been saying for years that the Iraqi War has nothing to do with fighting Al Qaida. Now the proof is irrefutable. And what does Bush say? Stay The Course. We've got a great team, we just need a new coach!.
2007-07-12 07:37:56 · answer #4 · answered by David M 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
You can ask Pakistan that question. Remember, they signed that peace treaty with the tribes and with the Taliban several years ago? That's where all the supreme leaders of Al Qaida are being harbored. That's why they have the freedom to operate so freely. So of course they are stronger now. What did you expect?
2007-07-12 07:39:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because the president lost sight of goal #1: Get Osama. Never take responsibility for your actions.
He wants to be a war president because those are the ones that hit the history books. Now he has to stay in Iraq until his administration ends so he won't be the one who lost Iraq.
But there has never been credible evidence that al-Qaida was ever in Iraq before the fall of Sadam.
The revolution will not be over until there is more sanity in theal court system.
2007-07-12 07:38:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Your question is based upon a false premise. Al qauda is not stronger than it was 7 years ago and you cannot produce any data to support such a statement. As to the remainder of your remarks, they are meaningless political diatribe. We have a two party system. Sometimes the republicans are leading, sometimes the democrats are, neither have anything to brag about. Our political system is severely flawed, but it beats anything else that has preceeded it. But pointing fingers and regurgitating propaganda and outright lies serve no legitimate purpose in a free society.
2007-07-12 09:04:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because Bush invaded Iraq
2007-07-12 08:55:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
al-quaeda is unique they are the only islamic extremists to ever attack and do major damage on the contintental united states. that has given a new level of respect among people who hate us. so from more respect comes a bigger following so from a bigger following comes better and smarter followers. so as they get better and smarter people they are just getting more power so the only way we are ever going to defeat them is kill the top leaders and make sure it is done in such a way that no body will want that position again.
2007-07-12 07:39:30 · answer #9 · answered by ggates1982 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not stronger - it is now again as strong as it was during Clinton's regime. Due mainly to Iran's support. The mainly defunct al qaida gained supporters who were pissed that the US backed Isreal's recent illegal actions - US policy since we helped create it in the 40s.
2007-07-12 07:40:01 · answer #10 · answered by dlil 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋