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Allowed meaning he was in charge during the attacks, just as you'd blame whoever was in a room alone when a lamp breaks. So to speak. .[/quote]
So Clinton 'allowed' the Cole bombings, and Murrah bombings. Which were planned.
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It's not like we were never THREATENED about the attacks in the first place. Something like 9/11 takes years and years to plan, not a week..[/quote]
I agree with this, obviously. That was a big project. Had we had specific information, I'm sure we would have acted. Of course, had we captured the hijackers *before* the hijacking, the ACLU et al would be all over them for arresting someone before they committed a crime.
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And did he really have to read for the kids for that long after it was announced?
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I hit this thinking in another thread, and will save the time here.
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I'm just upset that our president is not looking out for any middle classes or anyone below that.
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EVERYONE who pays federal taxes, got a tax cut. Certainly the 'rich' got more, they were already paying more.
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High gas prices, really high oil prices, .[/quote]
These could be the best things in the world for us.
Why are oil/gas prices high? Because demand is higher than supply. The oil companies aren't rolling in much more dough than they were, their costs have gone up as well. We need to access our oil fields in ANWR. If not, then if people eventually get sick of 2.00 gas, they are more likely to demand alternate fuels/hybrids/etc. If they show there's a market, the manufacturers will work on finding that alternative to sell to that market. Right now, people are more interested in bitching about high gas prices than making changes. I bitch about high gas prices [well, I don't really], but I'm not going to trade in my Rendezvous for a Focus.
And gas prices aren't even all that high yet--they were as high, or higher, in 1950, 1980, 1985.
http://money.howstuffworks.com/gas-price1.htm
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a scared nation, a vicious and ruthless war for civilians and soldiers, it's just a shame what has been done during his presidency.[/quote]
I'll admit, I was scared. I was scared Kerry would win. I know where Bush stands. I have no idea where Kerry stands, and his apparent desire to kowtow to the UN frightens me. I'm not scared of terrorism, any more than I'm scared of being struck by lightning.
All war is vicious and ruthless, that's what makes it war. We lost 295,000 men in combat in WWII. While I mourn the loss of any of our sons and daughters, 1000+ in over a year is not that bad.
Oh, and thanks Mr. T. 8)
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Just, I want to keep this civilized, no bashing here, please.[/quote]
Have I bashed in this thread? I try not to bash at all. I argue the idea/facts/logic, I don't bash the person [unless and until that person starts with the 'Bush=Hitler' or 'you voted for Bush so you're a racist sexist pig' crap, then they obviously have nothing of value to add to any discussion and are worthy ofbashing.