Bush's Big Blunder

[TeeYiYi]

Charly Reese
For Wednesday, September 17, 2003

Bush's Big Blunder

On Sept. 11, 2001, the United States was attacked by a single organization, al-Qaida, headed by Osama bin Laden.

We had not been attacked by North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, Colombian guerrillas, Philippine guerrillas, the Taliban, Indonesian guerrillas, Muslims in general or anybody else. Just that one organization, al-Qaida, hit us.

Once that was ascertained, President George Bush should have told the American people that we were going to track down the members of that organization and kill them. I believe that was his original intention.

But a cabal of neoconservatives who had long had a plan to make the world safe for Israel and to turn America into an empire hijacked the president's mind, and instead of going after al-Qaida, the president declared war on all of the above. This was the president's big blunder. . .

More: http://reese.king-online.com/Reese_20030917/index.php

TYY

[DemExpat]

1. Too bad most Americans don't know this.....

Saddam was behind 9/11 and all......

I don't agree that Bush wasn't in on the plan all along though.


DemEx

[Caution]

2. Fathering Shrub? oh wait guess i should have read the article (n/t)

[Unknown Known]

3. "The Hawks Fall Out"

This is a good article from Asia Times about all the infighting going on with the Pentagon/Neocon crowd. Delicious!!

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/EI16Ak03.html

[The Backlash Cometh]

4. Why are just the neo-cons getting the blame? Wasn't Cheney

behind this plan back in Bush I's time?

[Caution]

5. Cheney IS one of the neo-cons

He's pretty much the grand-daddy of the neo-cons.

[rocktivity]

6. He's trying to get Bush off the hook

On Sept. 11, 2001, the United States was attacked by a single organization, al-Qaida, headed by Osama bin Laden...Once that was ascertained...
WAS it ascertained? As far as I know, we only have Bush's word for that.

...Bush should have told the American people that we were going to track down the members of...(al-Qaida)...and kill them. I believe that was his original intention...
What, no war trial? And seeing as how the Bush family has had a long relationship with the bin Ladens, is the Bush Regime worried about what a live Osama could testify to?

But a cabal of neoconservatives who had long had a plan to make the world safe for Israel and to turn America into an empire hijacked (Bush), and instead of going after al-Qaida, (he) declared war on all...This was (Bush's) big blunder.
The Pretzel-Dunce is a full-time member of the cabal, not an innocent dupe. The goal was a takeover of Middle east oil, with Iraq as the base of operations, from the day he declared his Presidential candidacy. Is this the new strategy--blame everything on nonsupportive Democrats and scheming neo-con artist advisors?

Worst of all, the president seems to have divorced himself from reality and is oblivious to what is really happening in the world.
It's taken you this long to notice?


rocknation

[ComerPerro]

7. Well, I think you should be happy about that

I don't think its right to try to say Bush wasn't involved. Even if he wasn't involved in the planning, he still endorses what is happening and brags and campaigns about it.

But my point is this: Seeing an article that is attacking the neo-cons but trying to separate Bush from them is a good thing. I think it means that the tide is turning, and that people are beginning to realize the evil and sadistic ambitions of the neoConservatives.

[calimary]

9. This is REALLY a good point.

It probably won't completely separate bush from the neocons. As far as I'm concerned he's as good as one of them because, while he certainly doesn't have the intellect to have participated in the development of their theories/philosophies/war plans, he did have the arrogance and ego to jump on it, proclaim it the gospel according to the red, white and blue, and make it his own.

BUT: if the neocons aren't squarely and pointedly blamed for this, and hopefully completely discredited (maybe some of them up on charges - one hopes?), they will be back to fight another day, finding another stooge to be their figurehead and flag-bearer. It's kind of like cancer surgery. You can take the cancerous tumor out. But if you don't get ALL the deeply-imbedded malignancy, it'll just raise its ugly head again sometime in the future. THEY have to be targeted for defeat, every bit as much as george is. Their aggressive, greedy dreams of empire have to be nipped in the bud, their tree cut down, the trunk and the roots chewed up by the chipper-shredder, so it won't sproud again.

That said, george is not blameless by any stretch of the imagination. Bush is as guilty as the rest of 'em, because if nothing else, he's an accessory to the crime. If they stole the getaway car after the heist they masterminded and pulled off, it was him driving. And, very likely, he suggested the color of the car they told him they were gonna steal.

[Upfront]

8. Presidents Mind?

What mind?

[TeeYiYi]

10. kick

TYY :kick: