THE UNINFORMED AMERICAN PUBLIC
Monday, 3 July 2006
THE UNINFORMED AMERICAN PUBLIC
LETTER TO THE EDITOR APPEARING IN THE ORLANDO SENTINEL ON 07/03/06:
Every day I hear people on the radio or television bashing President Bush, blaming him for the war in Iraq. Why do all these people think George W. Bush started this war? Have they already forgotten? Or are they really that oblivious?
Bill Clinton ordered the release of many of these terrorists from prison, then didn't apply security measures to keep them from receiving flight training at our military bases. These very same terrorists hijacked and flew our commercial airliners into heavily populated buildings, killing thousands of American citizens on our own soil.
They came here and started the war with the intention of exterminating all of us. They got off to a good start, too. But, fortunately, our president has the sense to move the bloodshed away from our citizens.
If Bush hadn't taken the initiative to move the war off our soil, many of us would be dying in the streets every day at the hands of the terrorists. I prefer that it's going on overseas rather than right here around our hospitals and schools and all the places where we like to feel our loved ones are safe.
If you're alive to read this, you can thank Bush for chasing the terrorists off and keeping them away. You can say what you want to about the man, but he's not a warmonger. He's protecting your life and mine.
Paul Westman
Apopka
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MY RESPONSE:
It annoys me that reader, Paul Westman, would write the Sentinel with so many naïve accusations and falsehoods about Bush’s War in Iraq and the terrorists.
First, contrary to this writer’s falsehoods, none of the 9/11 hijackers received flight instructions at an American military base. Secondly, former president Clinton did not release “many of these terrorists from prison.” None of 9/11 hijackers were ever in American prisons. However, at least seven terrorist detainees released under the Bush administration from Gitmo have committed more terrorists actions in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Finally, the Clinton administration briefed the Bush administration in January, 2001, including then National Security Director Rice, on Bin Landen and the al Qaeda threat, which the Bush administration ignored. Also overlooked by the Bush Administration was the secret briefing in August, 2001: “Bin Laden determined to strike the U.S.” Disregarding the briefing, Bush did nothing to strengthen airline security.
Iraq, prior to Bush’s illegal invasion, had no ties to al Qaeda as proven by numerous CIA and congressional investigations. Al Qaeda only entered Iraq after the U.S. invasion. Bush invaded Iraq on the erroneous charge of weapons-of-mass-destruction and then failed to plan for post war chaos and insurgency in Iraq.
This reader, like some others, needs to study the facts before spouting falsehoods. As Einstein exclaimed, “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
Christian Gatsby
LETTER TO THE EDITOR APPEARING IN THE ORLANDO SENTINEL ON 07/03/06:
Every day I hear people on the radio or television bashing President Bush, blaming him for the war in Iraq. Why do all these people think George W. Bush started this war? Have they already forgotten? Or are they really that oblivious?
Bill Clinton ordered the release of many of these terrorists from prison, then didn't apply security measures to keep them from receiving flight training at our military bases. These very same terrorists hijacked and flew our commercial airliners into heavily populated buildings, killing thousands of American citizens on our own soil.
They came here and started the war with the intention of exterminating all of us. They got off to a good start, too. But, fortunately, our president has the sense to move the bloodshed away from our citizens.
If Bush hadn't taken the initiative to move the war off our soil, many of us would be dying in the streets every day at the hands of the terrorists. I prefer that it's going on overseas rather than right here around our hospitals and schools and all the places where we like to feel our loved ones are safe.
If you're alive to read this, you can thank Bush for chasing the terrorists off and keeping them away. You can say what you want to about the man, but he's not a warmonger. He's protecting your life and mine.
Paul Westman
Apopka
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MY RESPONSE:
It annoys me that reader, Paul Westman, would write the Sentinel with so many naïve accusations and falsehoods about Bush’s War in Iraq and the terrorists.
First, contrary to this writer’s falsehoods, none of the 9/11 hijackers received flight instructions at an American military base. Secondly, former president Clinton did not release “many of these terrorists from prison.” None of 9/11 hijackers were ever in American prisons. However, at least seven terrorist detainees released under the Bush administration from Gitmo have committed more terrorists actions in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Finally, the Clinton administration briefed the Bush administration in January, 2001, including then National Security Director Rice, on Bin Landen and the al Qaeda threat, which the Bush administration ignored. Also overlooked by the Bush Administration was the secret briefing in August, 2001: “Bin Laden determined to strike the U.S.” Disregarding the briefing, Bush did nothing to strengthen airline security.
Iraq, prior to Bush’s illegal invasion, had no ties to al Qaeda as proven by numerous CIA and congressional investigations. Al Qaeda only entered Iraq after the U.S. invasion. Bush invaded Iraq on the erroneous charge of weapons-of-mass-destruction and then failed to plan for post war chaos and insurgency in Iraq.
This reader, like some others, needs to study the facts before spouting falsehoods. As Einstein exclaimed, “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
Christian Gatsby
