If we presume that Bin Laden wants Bush re elected

[whosinpower]

Which Al Quaeda did actually endorse if you agree the note from the Madrid bombing was credible.....

Would he A. Precipitate an attack -let us not forget that is said to have CHANGED the electoral map for Spain.....so why would he do that??!!??
B. Do nothing
C. ?????????


For Bush to allow a terror attack to occur on American soil prior to the elections, I dunno, I thik it would be disastrous for him. It would go to show that he would have failed America, not once (911) but TWICE. Americans would not rally to him as they, and most of the world did hours after the September 11 tragedy.

If, on the other hand, we were to think that Al quaeda wanted to affect a change in the American elections to vote Kerry....this does not really make sense to me, as Kerry is an unknown ingredient, a wildcard, whereas Bush is known, predictable, and reliable for them.

As I sit and ponder, I can't help thinking that all these terror threats really are not an attempt by AL QUAEDA to influence American politics.....

[napi21]

1. I doubt Al Qaeda cares who gets elected.

Remember, they want all foreigners OUT OF MUSLIM TERRITORY!

I don't really think the Spain attack was to swing the election, but just to cause disruption.

I suspect that's what they would hope to do here as well.

I also think all this BS in the news every day is accomplish their ends. GET EVERYBODY SCARED! It isn't costing them a penny! They don't have to expend any lives. All they have to do is talk!

[MnFats]

2. People need to remember that the Spanish voters did NOT

vote out their old leadership because of fears of terrorism. It was not a "great victory for Al Queda," as Armey, Hastert and a raft of those other assholes contended.
Spanish voters were NOT keen to join the U.S. in Iraq in the first place.
Then after the commuter railway bombings, the prime minister lied his ass off about those believed responsible. It was politically expedient for him to have people believe that it had been the Basque separatist group, ETA, that was behind the bombings, even though it was completely unlike anything ETA had done previously. Even after it was established almost beyond all doubt that it was an Al Queda operation, Aznar was muscling editors to follow the prescribed government line. Voters knew it, it pissed them off and they voted the bastards out.....

[whosinpower]

4. Well, I agree with you

I was just trying to refute the Madrid spin we have been hearing from a variety of sources.

[MnFats]

6. yes, yes. I was agreeing, not disrespecting you!

I think we're on the same track here. sorry if my phrasing left another impression...

[rocktivity]

3. Here's what REALLY happened in Spain

From the Daily Howler:

...In the final poll, on March 7, the (pro-Bush) Popular Party led, 42-38...On March 14, they ended up losing, 43-38...That represents a very minor swing in public opinion. In fact, it may represent no swing at all; have you ever heard of “margin of error?”

:headbang:
rocknation

[Eurobabe]

7. maybe we should change that to margin of terror?

[forgethell]

5. It doesn't matter to

him. He hates us all alike.

[Shredr]

8. What note from the Madrid bombing?

I missed that one. Amyone have a link?