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kpete

(72,898 posts) Thu May 23, 2013, 07:30 PM May 2013

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Obama places a brilliantly phrased dagger to the heart of the Bush administration in speech today [View all]

OBAMA:

In the 1990s, we lost Americans to terrorism at the World Trade Center; at our military facilities in Saudi Arabia; and at our Embassy in Kenya. These attacks were all deadly, and we learned that left unchecked, these threats can grow. But if dealt with smartly and proportionally, these threats need not rise to the level that we saw on the eve of 9/11.

on the eve of 9/11 alluding to the fact the previous administration was AWARE OF the threat, but its response to intel of an imminent threat was tragically inadequate.

complete transcript:
http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2013/5/23/155133/069

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Obama places a brilliantly phrased dagger to the heart of the Bush administration in speech today [View all] kpete May 2013 OP

Daggers are nice, but bring on the Grand Jury and subpoenas leveymg May 2013 #1

the dagger, alas, is metaphorical......... lastlib May 2013 #6

Shall we start a pool on when those subpoenas will be coming? Buzz Clik May 2013 #13

Absolutely! A Grand Jury on War Crimes with all the network... Left Coast2020 May 2013 #17

It was absolutely what needed to be said, kpete.. Cha May 2013 #2

Apparently not tragically inadequate enough to prompt a trial. Occulus May 2013 #29

how about criminally negligent? magical thyme May 2013 #3

Bush and cheney should have resigned over 9/11 Rosa Luxemburg May 2013 #48

This was a major speech on the Obama Doctrine Hekate May 2013 #4

That was a great speech! rightsideout May 2013 #7

Yes I certainly heard him loud and clear on reducing presidential powers. snappyturtle May 2013 #9

But he's trying to be a dictator treestar May 2013 #19

It certainly did. Laelth May 2013 #21

och...that has to hurt.... madrchsod May 2013 #5

Dos words are likely to make the repubs fighting mad, maybe mad enough to thwart, indepat May 2013 #8

It is a good move on the President's part. Maybe NOW the electorate will see snappyturtle May 2013 #10

Nope. WAY too subtle. Most of 'em won't get it. calimary May 2013 #15

It wasn't subtle,imho, but, it may be too "deep" for those who don't truly listen. snappyturtle May 2013 #16

You mean even more "thwarting" than the last five years? How is that even possible? xtraxritical May 2013 #12

Simple question 90-percent May 2013 #11

I'm interested in seeing where this second term will go. Lone_Star_Dem May 2013 #14

The good thing ProSense May 2013 #18

what dagger? prosecute bushco & stop pursuing its policies. HiPointDem May 2013 #20

if that's a dagger, it hits Clinton's heart just as hard Enrique May 2013 #22

i was thinking the same thing exboyfil May 2013 #31

If not harder. merrily May 2013 #36

Obama comes out as 9/11 Truther! Blue State Bandit May 2013 #23

Sure seeems that he is implying that the govt saw the threat on the eve of 9/11 NoMoreWarNow May 2013 #46

Bush KNEW and Terrorists FLEW Octafish May 2013 #24

thank you for preserving those tidbits grasswire May 2013 #37

Who cares? Words are cheap. Prosecution I would applaud. JayhawkSD May 2013 #25

shhhh Niceguy1 May 2013 #26

It's like Rosa Parks talking but never getting on the damned bus Ezlivin May 2013 #27

And on paper, he's maintaining the same Bush policies ... Myrina May 2013 #28

Junior needed 9/11 or an incident like it to implement the Neocon Agenda. formercia May 2013 #30

The Bush administration is laughing its ass off. It's over. They did what they wanted to do. djean111 May 2013 #32

I really hope the media Utopian Leftist May 2013 #33

"brilliantly phrased dagger to the heart of the Bush administration in speech today" NCTraveler May 2013 #34

The trail started with the 1972 Olympics. Government failed to protect us. merrily May 2013 #35

US was responsible for the Israeli Olympic team's security at the Munich Olympics? How do HiPointDem May 2013 #39

Where did you get that? merrily May 2013 #40

americans weren't attacked at the 72 olympics that i recall, and they didn't take place in the US. HiPointDem May 2013 #41

Seems clear to me. I mentioned a trail of terrorist attacks merrily May 2013 #43

actually, in the post i responded to you said nothing like that. it wasn't clear at all. HiPointDem May 2013 #44

This is, of course, not possible. mlevans May 2013 #38

Obama remains a master at cementing identity politics. truedelphi May 2013 #42

K & R SunSeeker May 2013 #45

"Move along. Nothing to see here. Smirk." - George AWOL Bush (R) Berlum May 2013 #47