Bush Warning Public That al-Qaeda Threat Persists

[sabra]

Source: AP

CHARLESTON, S.C., Jul. 24, 2007 - President Bush sought Tuesday to strengthen the connection between the terrorist network al-Qaida and the unceasing Iraq war, prodding people to remember the threat of attack at home.

By stressing al-Qaida's burgeoning operation in Iraq, Bush again aimed to frame the war in the public's mind as a matter of protecting the United States. Yet the war itself has turned into a valuable recruiting tool for al-Qaida, senior intelligence officials concede.

...

Bush declassified information about al-Qaida's operation for his speech. His goal is to show that al-Qaida in Iraq is a core part of the overall terror network -- a direct jab at those who say U.S. troops in Iraq are bogged down against the wrong enemy.

...

In broad strokes, Bush's approach links the Iraq war to an event that Americans remember deeply -- the Sept. 11 attacks -- as not the sectarian strife among Iraqis. That violent infighting among Iraqis has caused much of the United States to see little point in the U.S. mission.

Read more: http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=politics&id=5506126

[zonmoy]

1. sounds like they are setting us up for a false flag terror attack.

one that will end democracy in america.

[Randomthought]

11. I feel that you are correct

With very low poll numbers, a war that the majority opposes, AG in the hot seat at the Senate, possible inherent contempt charges against assistants, the only way out for him is another attack.

[Kikosexy2]

19. ooga booga...

BOO! are you scared yet?...Anyone have duct tape?...

[BrokenBeyondRepair]

20. permanent martial law.. here we come

[jean]

2. He's catapulting with great enthusiasm - one thing he does well is repeatrepeatrepeat his lines

[yardwork]

3. Thanks to him, it still exists. Bigger than ever.

Thanks for nothing, bushco.

[tiptoe]

4. Effectively...: "President Threatens Public with Al Qaeda Warning"

[ericgtr]

5. Just doing what he can to keep the republican support at the expense of the people

Which is slowly fading away. The more support he gets from his own party weighs heavily against their upcoming election chances. Bush keeps on digging the hole and perpetuating our country's disdain for him as the lowest rated president and most corrupt administration we've ever seen.

[kestrel91316]

6. The noose is beginning to tighten on these fascist thugs, so of course

it's time to SCARE US AGAIN.

And if we don't back down, it will be time to HIT US AGAIN.

[TankLV]

7. HIS "belief" - NO PROOF. He's cried "wolf" so many times before, why is anybody even still

listening?!

HE'S FUCKING LYING GODDAMMIT!

I am so sick and tired of this shit...

[zonmoy]

32. He may be lying about al queda but that doesn't mean

that the bush cabal doesn't have some nefarious plan for some false flag terror in the works.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. So why isn't he condeming his Saudi friends for providing much of the funding and

suicide bombers for al Qaeda in Iraq?

[olddad56]

9. al-Quida warns the arab world that Bush threat persists.

That is how the headline should read.

[Tempest]

10. Booga-Booga

No one's buying it anymore as evidenced by his sinking approval rating.

[zonmoy]

12. will people have to buy it if there is no more congress or anybody else

to stand up against him.

[Tempest]

27. I highly doubt

The military will stand behind him.

[zonmoy]

30. If he can get the christofascists and other religious right types to

do so the military will follow them. the theocrats control at least the air force academy I have heard.

[msongs]

13. congressional democrats should make bush responsible for al queda being in iraq

everytime a congressional democrats mention bush they also say bush is responsible for al queda being in iraq, bush is the best recruiter al queda ever had, etc etc etc.

Msongs
www.msongs.com/political-shirts.htm

[olddad56]

14. how do you know they really are? Might be just another lie.

[Sadie5]

15. About Bush's speech

I just caught the part about how dangerous Al Qaeta is as I walked through the room. Later, I distinctly heard the interviewer at MSNBC say to her 'captive' that the voters were downright fed up with the way Congress was handling this war. This is the first time I have heard that Congress is handling this war. Didn't catch her name. This must be a new talking point to deflect the blame from the pukes in the hope that they can squeeze another swarmy liar in the top spot so business can go on as usual.

[AngryOldDem]

16. Duly noted. n/t

[guitar man]

17. incorrect headline

"Bush Admits his War on Terror a Failure"

there, fixed it....;)

[bdamomma]

18. he can fuck off, fear fear and more fear

stop scaring people to control them you stupid man.

[rodeodance]

21. LAT: Bush says military needs time to defeat Al Qaeda in Iraq

Bush says military needs time to defeat Al Qaeda in Iraq
By James Gerstenzang and Johanna Neuman, Times Staff Writers
11:18 AM PDT, July 24, 2007

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- President Bush today presented his most detailed and lengthy argument that Al Qaeda in Iraq was intimately tied to Osama bin Laden's terrorist operation as he sought to rebut his critics' assertion that the Iraqi group was not a threat to American security.

To those who argue that Al Qaeda in Iraq is purely an Iraqi phenomenon, not part of the organization that attacked the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, and is not intent on attacking the country in the future, Bush said, "That would be news to Osama bin Laden."

His remarks to about 300 troops at Charleston Air Force Base were built on what White House officials said were newly declassified intelligence data as well as oft-repeated assertions that he and other officials have cited in recent months as they sought to rally support for the war.

Denying the evidence he cited, Bush said, was akin to seeing a masked gunman enter a bank and saying, "He's really there just to cash a check."


http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-ex-bush24jul25,0,3258747.story?coll=la-home-center

[rodeodance]

22. Democrats reacted strongly to the president's speech.

Bush won his biggest applause of the day when he said that Congress must "give Gen. David Petraeus the time and resources" needed to defeat Al Qaeda in Iraq.

"We will stay on the hunt ... we will deny them safe haven ... we will defeat them," he said.

Democrats reacted strongly to the president's speech.

Calling Bush's case "a phony argument," Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) said that "the principal threat" in Iraq is not Al Qaeda but a civil war that pits Sunni against Shiite and an Iraqi government that is not joining the fight.

"All of us are committed to destroying Al Qaeda," Kerry said, adding that "if we reduce our footprint (in Iraq) Al Qaeda will reduce its footprint."

Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) said that recent successes in Al Anbar province in repelling Al Qaeda attacks demonstrated that the best way to defeat terrorism was for U.S. special forces to work with local leaders.

[rodeodance]

23. "Bush declassified information about al-Qaida's operation for his speech."!!!

[HuffleClaw]

24. still desperately trying to link iraq to 911 i see

does he really think that'll convince anyone? the last time he tried this the media laughed at him.

[BigDDem]

25. BOO!!!!!!!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

26. What percentage of the total attacks are Al Qaeda attacks?

I thought the number was less than 5% according to our own generals.

[Martin Eden]

28. "Bush Warning Public"

Public Still Listens?

[MindPilot]

29. Does anyone actually believe this "terror threat" crap?

It's such a fantasy, it's laughable...like someone telling me I should be afraid of radishes.

[kineneb]

31. Small boy cries "wolf,"

village yawns.

Cue Prokofiev, please.

(Peter and the Wolf)

[onecent]

33. Bush is such a TURD. n/t

[Rosa Luxemburg]

34. BUSH has been completely useless in protecting us

now that he has stirred up 'hornets nests' in the middle east

[samsingh]

35. bush is a total failure