COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF fails to protect his people, Congressional hearings on the way

[gymnpoppa]

I don't think he can be blamed for what happened. after all, he said in Feb 2001, that terrorism was on the back burner.

some precautions should have been made, I blame the intelligence agencies, fbi.

and I do not understand why the repubs are shocked that dems are attacking bush......it's the same thing they did, and each other has done to the other for Years!

Repubs, and Dems, both dirtbag, corrupt parties, which do not give a damn about the welfare of the majority of the country.

p0ink, the polls also say bush should have released the information before now. HE LIED, saying there was no warnings......and there clearly were. Whether he or anybody knew how, somethings should have been on alert.

Bottom line, our incompetent agencies failed to take seriously warnings from other nations, their own agents, and even do a check of any kind.

Bush is (as he says) ultimately responsible for his administration's actions. So, in politics, he should know that shit flows uphill, as well as downhill.

To further another point, already the White House is pinpointing programs, items sponsored by Dems who spoke out about this particular incident, with the intent to continue this ridiculous, immature, game of retaliation.





If this shit isn't embarassing to ALL AMERICANS, then you're horribly ignorant, or just plain dumb. World leaders?

What a joke.........only in money, economy. Not in anything of value.....

 

[the nature boy]

Well, after the eight years of dogged and unsuccessful pursuit of Bill Clinton, it's pretty predictable that Dubya and his party are going to suffer the same kind of political harassment. Politics is a game and who can blame Dubya's enemies for playing hardball. And this is a bit bigger than perjury over a blow job or Whitewater, any way.

no I agree, the repubs cast the first stone during the clinton administration with all the mud slinging. the whole 9-11 thing has protected dubya for a while now, but that shield is wearing off.

but back to my point, clinton and dubya don't totally call the shots on these anti-terrorist matters. if they did, then they'd be guilty of micromanagement.

 

[musclebrains]

no I agree, the repubs cast the first stone during the clinton administration with all the mud slinging. the whole 9-11 thing has protected dubya for a while now, but that shield is wearing off.

but back to my point, clinton and dubya don't totally call the shots on these anti-terrorist matters. if they did, then they'd be guilty of micromanagement.

Agreed but it ought to be self-evident that if you're going to have an investigation of the administrative branch of the government, you don't exempt certain figures from inquiry. That's exactly what was argued in the Watergate affair and I won't be at all surprised to see Bush pull a Presidential immunity argument.

 

[buddy28]

some precautions should have been made, I blame the intelligence agencies, fbi.

Look back on the allied intelligence warnings received by the CIA i posted in this thread. Alot of them were relayed to the CIA in late august.....after the August 6th Intelligence briefing Bush recieved.

Is it possible President Bush receieved only one warning about a possible Al Queda attack from the CIA in August -- the August 6th CIA Intelligence report?

If so, then why did the CIA fail to include explicit allied intelligence warnings which further confirmed the CIA's earlier suspicions AL Queda was planning to hijack commercial aircraft, in daily intelligence breifings prepared for Bush after August 6th 2001?

Assuming the CIA negleted to warn Bush after August 6th 2001, more warnings had been received by Russian, German, and Isreali Intelligence agencies, all which confirmed earlier suspicions middle eastern terrorists were planning to hijack US commercial airliners, then George Tenet is guilty of gross negligence.

Assuming President Bush did recieve CIA Intelligence reports after August 6th 2001,which further confirmed earlier suspicions Al Queda was planning to hijack civilian aircraft, well, then Bush is to blame for not moblizing the FBI's counter terrorism unit to direct investigations into possible individuals which exhibit a suspicious interest in aviation procedures and regulations. Any such order from the President wouldve led to a huge "Ah HA!" from the FBI's counter terrorism unit, which had been collecting significants amounts of evidence all year suggesting such a plot was indeed being planned. The FBI even arrested the alledged 20th hijacker in late august - Zaccrias Moussoui!!


I think were going to find out either Bush is guilty of more then we beleive he is. Or George Tenet is guilty of withholding information. Either that, or the allied intelligence warnings I posted were fabricated by German, Russian,and Isreali Governments to make the US look bad.