Comments on: Bush Adviser Defends Anti-Terror Strategy

Frances Townsend Says U.S. Has "Constrained" Al Qaeda; Pakistan Calls Report Unsubstantiated

[dodaz-2009]

Make up your MIND already ! "they are getting Stronger,...they could attack any day"... or is it "We Constrained their ability to attack us".??..it's really retarded...these talking points...do they think no one is paying attention??...geeeeeeeeeeez LOL

[realpatriot1]

I was glad to hear the administration for the first time that I'm aware of leave the option of attacking Al Kookda(good one navyretired2!) in Pakastan.

While we continue to wring our hands over a fatally flawed mission in Iraq, Al Kookda is being reborn in the tribal areas of eastern Afghanistan & western Pakastan.

I realize we are concerned that if Mushariff falls the nukes go with him. That genie is out of the bottle anyways, Professor Khan has transferred the technology to Iran and North Korea already. If we allow ourselves to be blackmailed by their nukes while Al Quaeda continues to gain strength and political influence in the country they will eventually have the nukes anyways and we will have to take them out. Better to take out the Al Kookda infrastruture now and show our resolve.

Al Quaeda does their best work when we don't know where they are, but they can't really take us on without large bases of operation.

Our goals in the middle east should not be to attempt shoving American-style democracy down their throats or otherwise occupying territory.
Our goals should be to take out our attackers and pursue a just Israeli-Palestinian peace.

[hungry1968]

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And we can't leave until these people stand up for themselves?!? We'll be there forever!

Once Bush decided to walk away from Afghanistan, that was pretty much the end of the fight against terrorism. I'm not saying that we could have 100%, for sure, no doubt eliminate al Qaeda in Afghanistan. But, if we would have taken just 10% of the time, effort, and money wasted in Iraq, and applied it to the actual, legitimate war on terror, al Qaeda might have been eliminated, and OBL caught or killed. Now they've been allowed to run into Pakistan, regroup, and grow in strength.

I really don't know what the solutions are to these problems. Iraq is so far gone, there is no hope left for a good outcome. The war on terror is virtually lost, because Bush just walked away from it.

[hungry1968]

We need a winning policy against terrorism. The problem is that Bush's policies are counterproductive and he won't listen to anyone with a winning strategy.
Posted by formrusmcsgt at 07:57 AM : Jul 19, 2007


I'm with you, but we're tied up in Iraq with no way out. There is no winning strategy to listen to - only "what is the best worst case scenario". Katrina pales in comparison with the disaster that Bush has created. The only way out, is to pull out and let the disaster evolve itself into a bigger disaster. Obviously, not a good outcome.

I work with a friend of mine, who's a sergeant in the reserves. He was in Ramadi for 18 months, and you should here some of the horror stories. One for example:
He's making rounds around 10 PM at night, checking on the various outposts. He comes up to an outpost with no one in it. A 60 cal machine gun, two boxes of rounds, a radio, and binoculars were just sitting there, but no guards. ?? He has the post manned, and the next day he looks into it - the Iraqi soldiers guarding the post, "shift had ended" so they went home. You obviously know about not leaving your post, unless you're properly relieved? That doesn't exist in Iraq.
The really sad part? He said this was a good outcome!! A lot of times the weapons come up missing, (read as stolen - possibly by the enemy), or the guards just up and quit their jobs with the military and take the weapons with them, or they defect with the weapons and become the enemy with fresh weapons.

[bluestardad]

BAGHDAD BOBS LITTLE SISTER ON STAGE!

[formrusmcsgt]

The efficacy of the Bush doctrine in fighting terrorism is not measured in sending coiffed spokespersons to tell us it's going in the right direction.

The efficacy is judged in an overall reduction in terrorism. Such a reduction has not occurred, so the doctrine is obviousy ineffective, regardless of what Bush and his spokepersons contend.

We need a winning policy against terrorism. The problem is that Bush's policies are counterproductive and he won't listen to anyone with a winning strategy.

[navyretired2]

And FeelFree, for every 9/11 conspiracy video out there, there's video and documents from other credible sources that discount them. I'm sure with your web-savvy skills you could find some if you really cared to.

[navyretired2]

Have to agree with Randal and Rafter. Not only do I completely believe that they wouldn't have the brains to orchestrate it, but I fully believe that out of the numerous people that would have had to know about it, 100% of them keeping quiet after this long is near impossible.

On the issue of this latest bobble-head doll talking about terrorist attacks, I kinda wonder if its like a "don't step over this line" dare to al Kookda. Almost seems they're saying, "come on...hit us again if you got the balls!" Particularly at a time where there is mass public opinion against our occupation in Iraq, and a situation report due out in a couple of months that is doubtful to be positive.

[mcvet]

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Posted by screen_name_ at 09:28 PM : Jul 18, 2007

ROFLMAO Is THIS the best you can do? Okay that's it! You will go to your corner with your Magic Swastika and stay until you can be a proper nazi! Geezzzzzz A 6 year old skin head could do better!!! ROFLMAO Dumb as a box of rocks!! Sieg Heil Bush!!

[randalds]

%u201CConspiracy (crime), agreement between two or more natural persons to break the law at some time in the future%u201D

Posted by FeelFree1 at 02:01 AM : Jul 19, 2007

I agree that they are involved in a conspiracy to steal the taxpayers money via war, but I do not believe they conspired to cause 9-11 or are conspiring with al-Qaeda in any manner now either. I don't give them that much credit for being that smart enough to get away with it.