There hasn't been another attack since 9-11...what does it mean?

[mopaul]

the desperate republinazis always claim that bush is doing a wonderful job protecting the fatherland and the proof is that we have not suffered another attack from terrorists.

now, that has me wondering. is it really because bush is stopping a terrorist attack, or is it because bush ALLOWED OR CAUSED the original attack? (questioner is a tin foil maniac)

and the idiots who bring up this 'proof' of bush's protection of the u.s. from terror, always fail to mention that it happened on his watch, but they still try to blame clinton.

and now, all the top officials guarantee that there will be another devastating attack, and soon. i'll repeat it, not if, but when.

and the phony terror announcement from asskkkroft and mueller the other day? not even bush, and the 50 governors heard anything about it. everyone knows it was a phony diversion from the awful month bush just had. and people are starting to wonder where that stink is coming from.

something real stinky is going on, i don't have the answers, just a lot of crazy questions.

[jpgray]

1. This pen keeps tigers away. Well, have you seen any tigers around?

Kerry should do that in the debate, and make the comparison. :D

It's affirming the consequent--logical fallacy. If Bush does a good job on terrorism, there will be no further attacks. Just because there have been no further attacks, it doesn't follow that Bush has done a good job on terrorism.

[sniffa]

3. simpsons fan

[jpgray]

5. Hell, he should just show the 'Bear Patrol' episode :-) (nt)

[AG78]

9. Ah haha

Let the bear's pay the bear tax, I pay the Homer tax.

That's the home owner tax.

[sniffa]

2. it's a 'tiger-rock' faLLacy

i beLieve aLL those 'god bLess america' bumper stickers everyone pLastered their cars with after 9-11, is what's kept us safe.

or maybe

since you Learned aLL the words to 'god bLess america' there hasn't been a major terrorist attack on our soiL.

or perhaps

ever since you bought a bunch of miniature american fLags, there hasn't been a major terrorist attack on our soiL.

[demnan]

4. Sitting Duck Rant

I'm greatly uneasy about this. Remember how the opinion polls on Bush went up after 9/11? That's got to tempt these evil bastards this time, even if they weren't responsible for the first time.

I'm living on a hill right above the Pentagon, and I'm moving further away because I feel like a sitting duck. Even if I'm killed working in Arlington perhaps the cats will live down in Woodbridge.

[tandot]

6. If they would have foiled a major attack, they would make sure

that it is all over the news with details on how this great "War President" has saved thousands of lives.

No news...no foiled terror attacks.

[shaolinmonkey]

7. If the Bushies had paid any attention in the 8 months prior,

9/11 may not have happened. Clinton managed to keep tabs on Al Quaeda and foil 2 plots during the millenium celebrations, but Ashcroft and Bush were more worried about Russia and missile defense.

Why does the press not pay more attention to this remarkable lack of interest?

[lanparty]

21. Don't forget ...

Project Bojoinka. A plot to crash up to NINE planes into major landmarks around the world. Take THAT Tom Clancy!!!! ;-)

[Vickers]

8. Cuz he's still getting plenty of mileage out of the 1st attack

I mean, c'mon, why pedal when yer goin' downhill?

;)

[Ann Arbor Dem]

16. If he pedalled, he might fall off his tricycle!

;-)

[southpaw]

10. There haven't been any attacks inside the U.S. since 9-11

But terrorist activity on a global scale seems to have increased, wouldn't you say?

Big question: When did the last terrorist attack inside the U.S. occur prior to 9-11 (not counting domestic right-wing terror like McVeigh...) I may be wrong, but it seems like that was the WTC bombing in '93.

Let's see then... 1993 til 2001 equals 8 years without an attack perpretrated by foreign terrorists inside the U.S. I'd say Clinton did a better job protecting us from terror than Bush.

[ProfessorGAC]

11. How Many Attacks On U.S. Soil In The 20th Century?

Three? That means that we should only reasonably expect an attack every 33 years!

I know that isn't a legitimate statistic, but it does point to the fact that the odds of another attack within 3 years are awfully, awfully, small. (I could do a naive Bayes analysis on this and give you the exact probability, but it's not relevant to the point.)

The facts that nothing has happened in 3 years and the Bush Gang is responsible, fly in the face of statements by the administration:

1) Condi Rice's ". . .never could have imagined. . ."
2) Rumsfeld, Ashcroft, et al's ". . .nothing could have prevented 9-11. . ."

They admitted they didn't know how to sort information, connect the dots, and do anything to prevent a well orchestrated attack.

Now, because nothing has happened in just 31 months, we are supposed to believe that they CAN imagine it, and CAN prevent it, even though they admitted they couldn't?
The Professor

[Atman]

12. Mars hasn't attacked since the day I was born

I take full credit for it, too!

[vi5]

13. You mean other than the anthrax attacks?

When Colin Powell held up that vial he made it clear that was a weapon of mass destruction and mentioned how someone had already used it against the united states.

That was after 9-11. We should not let them off the hook on that one.

[NewJeffCT]

15. Don't forget the DC Sniper...

I believe he said he meant to terrorize the US.

[southpaw]

17. Yeah!! I completely forgot about the anthrax attacks...

But I always figured that to be an inside job by some right-wing asshats... why send anthrax to Daschle?

[Village Idiot]

14. I am of the opinion that we are not getting the whole story

I was reading yesterday a list of refinery fires and power outages on US soil this year - I believe there have been over 10 refinery fires this year and about as many MAJOR power outages in the US.

Maybe it's the tinfoil talking, but we may not be hearing about these events for a reason...Junior wants us to believe that there hasn't been another attack on US soil (and for some reason, these "occurances" don't seem to be examined by the media in light of each other or the current terrorist situation) so there HASN'T.

I must admit that I am a devoted conspiracy theorist, but I am more than a little surprised (and suspicious) at the media and Democrat's indifference to these "occurances."

[moof]

18. What about all the Anthrax ?

Not saying they weren't also orchastrated by the bfee but still Americans died and there is much more evidernce to say the
government knew dang well the anthrax attacks were coming,
protected themselves and said nothing to the public.

[kentuck]

19. They always have an excuse for everything....

ahead of time, usually. We know that about Repubs from years of observation.

[radwriter0555]

20. who would attack us? and what for?

No one is exactly storming our shores.

bush let 9.11 happen on purpose. it could easily have been thwarted with one simple question.