When realistically the worst terrorist attack happened on their watch?
They failed to investigate the attack in a timely manner...and seemed to do as much as possible to undermine it! By giving it the least amount of money and limited time!
2007-12-23 14:40:44 · 6 answers · asked by honestamerican 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Spock---then why did the FBI obstruct its own terrorism investigation in the weeks before 911? The FBI office in Minneapolis requested FISA warrants from HQ repeatedly in the weeks before 911 why were they denied?
2007-12-23 14:54:24 · update #1
Spock how did Bush try to protect America before 911?
2007-12-23 14:55:10 · update #2
This is a relic of the GOP's strategy since the 1870's. It's called waiving the bloody shirt, and they use it very effectively at every opportunity. Essentially, they use a crisis to their advantage.
During the era of Reconstruction, they reminded the people they were the party that fought the the war, and the Democrats were the sectionalist .
During the 1950's they used a modified version where the Dems were soft on Communism. This started in response to the fall of China to communism during the Truman administration. The soft on communism stuck, even though Korea, Vietnam, the Bay of Pigs, and the Cuban missile crisis were all during Democratic presidencies..
The term was kept around even after the end of the cold war, it was now just soft on defense. It didn't work as well this time without the spectre of a horrible enemy on the horizon. 9/11 changed that so they pulled the old bloody shirt out of the closet and have been waiving it ever since.
Why the Democrats never challenged it still confuses me. Perhaps at this point they feel it is too ingrained into the public conscious to be removed.
2007-12-23 15:15:55 · answer #1 · answered by Weise Ente 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
and just which party has consistently tried to shoot down any attempt to intercept incoming nuclear warheads?
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get real -- President Bush inherited the office in January 2001 and the attack occurred 8 months later. Do you think you could rebuild the entire US defense establishment in only 8 months? And do so with a filibuster capable minority in the Senate?
you aren't SuperMan. Neither is George Bush.
2007-12-23 22:50:16 · answer #2 · answered by Spock (rhp) 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because they are!
Check the votes on pro-active positions against terror. Check the history of attacks
and you will find that 9/11 was planned on the Dems watch along with many more. Each attach more violent the one before. Re-action to the violence was not working.
2007-12-23 23:12:02 · answer #3 · answered by MRR 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They also were warned about a possible attack in advance by at least 6 different countries and SOMEBODY in side the White House ordered our Air National Defense to "stand down" on that one day.... coincidence? I think not....
2007-12-23 22:44:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
As I recall President Clinton cut military funding several times when he was president, as well as cutting funds for the CIA. President Bush and other Republican Presidents have increased funding for our National Defense and the CIA.
2007-12-24 00:22:11 · answer #5 · answered by Johnny Reb 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wow! Then how come Superman Clinton didn't nail the highjackers while they were training here.
2007-12-23 22:47:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋