Compare and Contrast these 2 threads concerning imminent terror attacks

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

See if you can spot the difference.

THREAD #1:

Segami (3,430 posts)

TREASON TRIAL Be In The Air? Newly Declassified 9/11 Docs Reveal The REAL ENEMY: George W. BUSH
 
Another Reason For Mitt To Treat Bush Like Poison

Washington, D.C., June 19, 2012 -- The National Security Archive today is posting over 100 recently released CIA documents relating to September 11, Osama bin Laden, and U.S. counterterrorism operations. The newly-declassified records, which the Archive obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, are referred to in footnotes to the 9/11 Commission Report and present an unprecedented public resource for information about September 11.

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB381/

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Ezlivin (7,640 posts)
1. His inaction on 9/11 speaks volumes

Watch him sit there as Andrew Card supposedly whispers "A second plane hit the second Tower. America is under attack."

You'd never know that Bush was told we were "under attack" by his calm demeanor and total lack of action.

tiny elvis (681 posts)
78. bush had no questions or orders for card

card immediately turned and walked away, expecting no orders or questions

Rosa Luxemburg (19,314 posts)
92. If I had been Commander In Chief I would have....

I would have got to the nearest satellite phone and at least put an audio message out the the Nation - at least to allay their fears. Instead he carried on as though nothing had happened. His excuse was he didn't want to alarm anyone!!!!

The fact that bush and Blair had planned the Iraq invasion PRIOR to 911 makes one think?

BlueToTheBone (1,184 posts)
2. We can only hope

I have been waiting a very long time. Call the ICC RIGHT NOW!

gordianot (5,543 posts)
13. Ever wonder why this news dump occurred now that pukes are stirred up....

and in full McCarthy mode? Even Nancy admits she could have thrown the fat turd in jail. Some times you cannot play nice in the sandbox just a little late when the bully keeps biting you.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002841935

eh

You get the gist.

Now on to THREAD #2:

Omaha Steve (32,203 posts)

 AP Exclusive: Al-Qaida trains Norwegian to attack
Source: AP-Excite

By KARL RITTER

STOCKHOLM (AP) - A Norwegian man has received terrorist training from al-Qaida's offshoot in Yemen and is awaiting orders to carry out an attack on the West, officials from three European security agencies told The Associated Press on Monday.

Western intelligence officials have long feared such a scenario - a convert to Islam who is trained in terrorist methods and can blend in easily in Europe and the United States, traveling without visa restrictions.

Officials from three European security agencies confirmed Monday the man is "operational," meaning he has completed his training and is about to receive a target. All spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case publicly. They declined to name the man, who has not been accused of a crime.

"We believe he is operational and he is probably about to get his target," one security official said. "And that target is probably in the West."

FULL story at link.


Read more: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20120626/D9VKGBS02.html

NoMoreWarNow (116 posts)
1. ooooh, scary!!!

That's how we're supposed to feel, right? And ready to give up more money and US lives bombing and killing people in the mideast, right?

Skittles (79,913 posts)
2. we can't just fear brown and black people!!

we need to fear EVERYONE!!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014152240

[JohnnyReb]

Ezlivin (7,640 posts)
1. His inaction on 9/11 speaks volumes

Watch him sit there as Andrew Card supposedly whispers "A second plane hit the second Tower. America is under attack."

You'd never know that Bush was told we were "under attack" by his calm demeanor and total lack of action.

Bush kept a cool head...waiting for more info knowing good heads back in Washington that he had selected were on top of it as best they could be.

....BUT the DUmmies would rather have had an Al Gore administration response....
 

[BlueStateSaint]

Bush kept a cool head...waiting for more info knowing good heads back in Washington that he had selected were on top of it as best they could be.

There were a few unnamed Democratics that were relieved that Bush was President that day, and not Algore.

[Vagabond]

President Bush has stated that he did not think it necessary to alarm the kids.  What was he supposed to do?  Set up teleprompters in an adjacent classroom to give a speech while the first responders were desperately trying to save lives?

[USA4ME]

Great compare and contrast!

The left has consistently skewered Bush for not acting preemptively on OBL (if had he done so, they would have been angry with him acting on mere speculation), but here we have a report of someone who is possibly going to act and they claim the gov't is just trying to scare them.

The hypocracy of the left; they make it too easy most of the time.

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[movie buff]

President Bush has stated that he did not think it necessary to alarm the kids.  What was he supposed to do?  Set up teleprompters in an adjacent classroom to give a speech while the first responders were desperately trying to save lives?

Indeed.
Did the DUmmies expect him to just charge out of there like he was Superman or something, scaring the crap out of the children and others there in the process? In an interview, the school's principal (Who was there in the classroom) said she felt Bush definitely did the right thing by remaining calm and not freaking out the kids.

[Chris_]

Bush's problem was that he didn't bring a podium and teleprompter to use for kindergarten storytime like Obama did.

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

President Bush has stated that he did not think it necessary to alarm the kids.

Ya know...

If Bush said, "The magnitude of what was confronting me was so unprecedented and enormous I had to just take a moment to collect my thoughts. That moment may have lasted seven and a half minutes but to me, as Commander in Chief and President of the United States, it was the blink of an eye." I wouldn't begrudge the man for a second.

John Kerry (who saw combat in Vietnam) told Larry King that he was in Daschle's office with a few others and they all sat around numb and dumbfounded from the news of the 2nd strike until the Cap Hill police ordered the Capitol Building evacuated because another plane was inbound on DC.

That was 40+ minutes!

****. Even after 9/11 it took Obama 18 hours, including a night's sleep, to decide to send the SEALs Abottabad.

Bush took 7.5 minutes?

And this was the pretexct to his 14 month long "rush to war" in Iraq.

[delilahmused]

There were a few unnamed Democratics that were relieved that Bush was President that day, and not Algore.

John Kerry, who was supposed to be better than Bush, said he and other senators sat around stunned for about 40 minutes, not knowing what to do. Bush was reading to school children and didn't want to alarm them. Had he rushed off in a panic (it's the liberal way) they would have been mad at him because he upset the children. I can't imagine the discipline it took to stay in that chair and finish the story. And Bush, as all good leaders do, knew he had excellent, competent people who were quite capable of handling it until he got there. And Bush wanted to go back to the WH right away. The SS wanted him to stay away, for his safety.

Still, had Clinton used one of the several chances he had to arrest (or kill) Bin Laden, 9/11 probably wouldn't have happened. Even the 9/11 commission realized that. And, the Clinton had the same intelligence Bush did, but he had it much earlier and could have done something about it before Bush was sworn in. I guess they were too busy stealing letters of of computer keyboards and packing stuff from the people's house into their slime-mobile. But that's liberals, always pawning off critical defense decisions on someone else.

Cindie

[Freeper]

Ya know...

If Bush said, "The magnitude of what was confronting me was so unprecedented and enormous I had to just take a moment to collect my thoughts. That moment may have lasted seven and a half minutes but to me, as Commander in Chief and President of the United States, it was the blink of an eye." I wouldn't begrudge the man for a second.

John Kerry (who saw combat in Vietnam) told Larry King that he was in Daschle's office with a few others and they all sat around numb and dumbfounded from the news of the 2nd strike until the Cap Hill police ordered the Capitol Building evacuated because another plane was inbound on DC.

That was 40+ minutes!

****. Even after 9/11 it took Obama 18 hours, including a night's sleep, to decide to send the SEALs Abottabad.

Bush took 7.5 minutes?

And this was the pretexct to his 14 month long "rush to war" in Iraq.

The reality is, no matter what Bush could have done that day, it would have been the wrong thing according to the dims.

I would also love to ask these people about how 0bama reacted to the "work place incident" at Ft Hood. He took several days and when he finally found time in his busy schedule to do so, he yammered on for 2 minutes before getting to it. He may as well opened with a joke when he gave the shout out.

As for the DU threads, the Sgt brought up a good point that I hadn't considered for awhile, they harp on how Bush sat on his ass and let 9-11 happen, yet when any terrorist threat is made public, (not just this current one every one), they go into full blown CT mode and claim that the government is up to something and how we shouldn't fear brown people. Even when their guy is in charge they do this. If the DUmmies were truly anti war they would be demanding that 0bama get frogmarched to the Hague every time there is a drone attack, yet they are silent except for a few DUmmies who bitch and moan a little, but they never call for impeachment. It amazes me how Bush's illegal wars are all of a sudden fine and dandy under 0bama. I wonder if it has anything to do with the lack of body counts every night on the tee vee news.