I'll bet they were really surprised we would attack the wrong country. I'll bet they thought we would go after Bin Laden in Afghanistan, the guy responsible for the attack. He's still free as a bird.
There is no connection between Iraq and Bin Laden.
2007-10-20 04:31:20
·
answer #1
·
answered by Zardoz 7
·
2⤊
3⤋
Must have been frustrating for Zawahiri and Osama; even after the WTC in '93; Mogadishu; the embassies in Africa and the USS Cole being attacked, Clinton still didn't take them seriously. And the press conference in '98, during which OBL declared war on us, didn't help Al Quedea win credibility with Clinton.
Dems can grouse all they like about Bush but the man has punished America's enemies.
2007-10-20 12:50:58
·
answer #2
·
answered by Kubla Con 4
·
2⤊
0⤋
I'm convinced that any Preisdent, Republican or Democrat, would have invaded Afghanistan. Because 9/11 was like no other terrorist attack ever pulled off in the US before. There was nothing that happened as far as terrorism in the Clinton years that I think would have garnered the long-term public support to support an ambitious "War on Terror". I'm not convinced that even another Republican President, even McCain, would have invaded Iraq. But I think more than looking at the party of the President you have to look at the person and the advisers surrounding them to get a good idea of their policies and how they would respond to things like this.
2007-10-20 11:29:25
·
answer #3
·
answered by Super Tuesday 3
·
3⤊
2⤋
First, we weren't attacked by Islamo-Fascists -- that term refers only to those attempting to create a fundamentalist Islamic government -- that's the definition of "fascist", someone who wants to create an authoritarian govt.
We were attacked by fanatics who hate us -- and yes, they would expect us to retaliate.
And we haven't liberated anyone from tyranny -- we've just changed who the tyrants are -- and we certainly haven't made things better for 50 million Muslims by any rational definition.
Nor have we tracked down the terrorists who attacked us -- we've been to busy doing nation building to actually go after them.
And the last attack was in 1993, when a Democrat was in office -- and the result was largely the same, except we actually went after the direct terrorists responsible then, rather than Bush's private family vendetta against Iraq.
2007-10-20 11:44:38
·
answer #4
·
answered by coragryph 7
·
1⤊
4⤋
Yeah, that's why the Islamofascists are pulling for Hillary to win in 2008. Then when they attack again, the only thing Hillary will do is go on "The View" and have a big hug-fest.
2007-10-20 12:34:19
·
answer #5
·
answered by Anonymous
·
2⤊
0⤋
Islamo Fascists don't think very much of the ends just the means. If you take a look at their history, their use of terrorism has destroyed their cause in Egypt and other countries. Right now it seems like their waiting Bush out.
2007-10-20 11:28:22
·
answer #6
·
answered by Strats!! 4
·
4⤊
2⤋
I really don't care what the terrorists think, and the facts are Democrats are more trusted by the american people to handle the war on terror.
Nice to see you keeping it between the lines of truth - as you see it. Keep up the good work.
2007-10-20 11:42:52
·
answer #7
·
answered by Anonymous
·
0⤊
2⤋
Actually I think they had hoped that we would pull as many of our troops back out of the middle east as they could get us to. Our of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kuwait, Saudi, etc. That would have given them a chance to get a much stronger foot hold in to them.
2007-10-20 11:31:56
·
answer #8
·
answered by Anonymous
·
2⤊
1⤋
some of the more deluded ones thought that we would bow down and convert to the pagan islamic religion but the ones who control al queda thought we would do nothing but whine
2007-10-20 11:45:06
·
answer #9
·
answered by 1 free American 5
·
1⤊
1⤋
There's no connection between the terrorist attacks that occurred on 9/11 & the war in Iraq.
2007-10-20 11:30:56
·
answer #10
·
answered by Anonymous
·
5⤊
3⤋