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Gormy Cuss

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5. Coulda shoulda woulda, Mueller.

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2013, 03:33 PM

Jun 2013

"Could have" isn't the same as "would have." I could have stopped the 9/11 attacks by being a super hero.

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FBI chief says spy tactics could have stopped 9/11 attacks [View all] alp227 Jun 2013 OP

How many times will we let them wave the bloody flag... JCMach1 Jun 2013 #1

Really it could have ? was 'Shareef' on the payroll then too? azurnoir Jun 2013 #2

Boston just happened, er, Bob BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #3

Found a typo there: christx30 Jun 2013 #27

Bullshit. This surveilence has been in place for 12 yeasrs and it didn't prevent the Boston bombings snagglepuss Jun 2013 #4

Sure and DUI checkpoints don't stop all deaths by DUI, so let's stop having those checkpoints. JoePhilly Jun 2013 #8

Joe, the FBI interviewed the Bomber and said 'nothing to see' Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #17

Coulda shoulda woulda, Mueller. Gormy Cuss Jun 2013 #5

Yes, and the Bush administration might could have prevented it had they heeded the warnings from the ladjf Jun 2013 #6

(x) 3,497... KansDem Jun 2013 #15

Yes. Their performance may well have put them in the "treason" range. But, we all know ladjf Jun 2013 #16

Unless of course they actually read the memo which said that intel was working to confirming a plan 24601 Jun 2013 #33

Im so scared I just shit my pants and pissed myself too. Warren Stupidity Jun 2013 #7

Hey fuckwit. WilliamPitt Jun 2013 #9

After doing all the research for the paper nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #25

I don't think I say often enough how much I enjoy your input. Ash_F Jun 2013 #31

But couldn't stop the Boston Marathon attack. Pull my other finger Mueller. n/t Catherina Jun 2013 #10

Can you say Coleen Rowley? I knew you could. tech3149 Jun 2013 #11

The problem isn't lack of information, the problem is internal to the FBI (and others). SharonAnn Jun 2013 #14

All they had to do was follow the process that was in place BEFORE Baitball Blogger Jun 2013 #12

'It could have prevented that which it did not prevent' Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #13

Bull Shit! Rain Mcloud Jun 2013 #18

Fear mongering at its' best. theplanfor2016 Jun 2013 #19

Not meddling in the Middle East could have stopped 9/11 attacks. Far more likely, in fact. Gregorian Jun 2013 #20

It couldn't have stopped 911. That was an inside job. olddad56 Jun 2013 #21

Well, that's interesting. OnyxCollie Jun 2013 #22

The system could have been in place nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #24

Congress should call Thomas Drake to the stand nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #23

Um, we were onto the terrorists before 9/11. Bushco just chose to ignore the threat. kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #26

Yes, if they'd been mining Cheney's conversations. Eddie Haskell Jun 2013 #28

NSA documents show 9/11 warnings shared with, and IGNORED by, Bush Octafish Jun 2013 #29

oh bullshit...they knew something was going down and.... madrchsod Jun 2013 #30

LOL. "Could have?" By that measure, bad weather "could have stopped 9/11 attacks." PSPS Jun 2013 #32

Coleen Rowley and her boss MN tried to tell you annm4peace Jun 2013 #34

What a load. DeSwiss Jun 2013 #35