Reply #11: O'Leilly has his head so far up this administration's ass

[magellan]

...I do believe he's suffocating in the vacuum between Bush**'s ears.

If the terrorists lose in Iraq, they'll be confined to a very few places on this earth, Iran and Syria being the two primary sanctuaries.

Oh really. What ever happened to "al Qaeda operates in more than 50 countries - in Europe and North America, as well as the Middle East and Asia. It is believed to form loose operational alliances across continents with a wide range of similarly-minded groups."

But here's the key question: Can America win the war on terror if it does not strike first?

No, here's the key question: doesn't pre-emptive warfare -- and our track record of enthusiastically attacking countries that have nothing to do with terrorism (we're 0 for 1) -- make the US the terrorist?

Consider that the Clinton administration had a number of chances to kill bin Laden and decimate Al Qaeda before 9/11.

Consider that Bush** spent most of the 7 months before 9/11 on vacation, ignoring anyone or anything that suggested bin Laden was planning to attack the US. Consider that Bush** knew bin Laden was hiding in Tora Bora but left it to Pakistan to get him...and they missed. Consider that bin Laden is STILL free after five years of Bush** at the helm.

Also consider that Bush** had the chance to off that wiley terrorist Zarqawi as well, but made a conscious decision not to, allowing Zarqawi to join ideologically with bin Laden while Bush** turned Iraq into a terrorist breeding ground for them.

If you ever decide you want to shoot more than blanks, Bill, try the truth.