Bush defenders now totally erasing his administration's 9-11 failures
January 08, 2010 4:02 pm ET by Brian Frederick
The first time it was uttered, it seemed so comical, so dumb. Bush White House Press Secretary Dana Perino told Sean Hannity on November 24, 2009: "We did not have a terrorist attack on our country during President Bush's term."
The second time was a little more nuanced, a little more slick. On December 27, Republican strategist Mary Matalin falsely claimed Bush "inherited the most tragic attack on our own soil in our nation's history." Nevermind that the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks occurred 8 months into Bush's presidency and more than a month after he received a Presidential Daily Briefing titled, "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S."
But the third time was so definitive, so wrong, there could be no doubt it's a conservative talking point. On Good Morning America today, Rudy Giuliani falsely claimed: "We had no domestic attacks under Bush. We've had one under Obama." Surely Rudy Giuliani himself couldn't forget 9-11, could he? Of course not. Rather, there is something far more sinister going on.
At least up until recently, the Bush defenders portrayed his record as "no attacks on the U.S. under Bush's watch after 9-11." But now, with the passage of more time, the defenders are growing bolder in their attempts to rewrite history. Now they want to completely erase the Bush administration's responsibility for the failures leading up to 9-11, to say nothing of the other terrorist attacks carried out or attempted during that time, including the anthrax attacks and the 2002 attack at the El Al ticket counter at Los Angeles International Airport.
Forgetting 9-11 is bad enough. Rewriting its history for political gain is utterly shameful.
Is the President Obama hate that deep that people will knowingly vote for these spiteful liars?
The total, abject ignorance of a large slice of the voting public is always a problem.
Presto-chango-poof, 2001 to 2009 didn't exist!
Really people, fact-checking is NOT a difficult thing.
this is gathered from http://www.timelineofterrorism.com/21st.php -- which omitted the richard reid attempt.
September 11, 2001
airline / building attacks -- well known SUCCESSFUL ATTACK
September 18, 2001
Letters containing anthrax are mailed from Trenton, N.J., to five U.S. media outlets, along with notes, one of which read "09-11-01, this is next, take penicillin [sic] now, death to America, death to Israel, Allah is great." One recipient dies. SUCCESSFUL ATTACK
October 9, 2001
A second batch of letters containing a new, weaponized form of anthrax (previously unseen by bioweapons experts) are mailed to two Democratic senators in Washington, D.C., along with notes that read "09-11-01. You can not stop us. We have this anthrax. You die now. Are you afraid? Death to America. Death to Israel. Allah is great." Twenty-two people develop infections, and four die. Both these letters and the September 18th set of letters contain the same strain of anthrax. Some suspect that the attacks are linked to the 9/11 hijackers, but the FBI claims the anthrax attacks are a result of domestic terrorism. SUCCESSFUL (perhaps same) ATTACK
December 22, 2001
Richard Reid, aka the Shoe Bomber self-admitted member of Al Qaeda attempts to destroy a commercial aircraft in-flight by detonating explosives hidden in his shoes. FOILED ATTACK
October 2-24, 2002
The "Beltway Sniper" attacks occur over a period of three weeks, a total of 13 are shot. Ten die and three are wounded in the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore-Washington Metro Area, in random sniper attacks. John Allen Muhammad (former U.S. Army Sergeant and a member of The Nations of Islam) and Lee Boyd Malvo (a minor at the time of the shootings) are convicted of the attacks. While their motive is unknown, a friend reports that John Muhammad had stated that the September 11th 2001 Terrorist attacks "... should have happened a long time ago ..." SUCCESSFUL ATTACK
August 14, 2003
A massive power outage causes total blackouts at 21 power plants throughout the Eastern United States and part of Canada within 3 minutes. A communiqué attributed to al Qaeda claims responsibility, but lightning is blamed as the official cause. The massive power outage is estimated to cost Canada and the United States more than $10 billion (U.S. dollars). A communiqué attributed to al Qaeda claiming responsibility states, "It is a message to all the investors that the United States is no longer a safe country for their money, knowing that the U.S. economy greatly relies on the trust of the investor." QUESTIONABLE ATTACK
August 1, 2004
The United States comes under threat of attack by suicide bombings on financial buildings in In New York, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. (The New York Stock Exchaange, Citigroup, Prudential, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank are targets.). QUESTIONABLE or FOILED ATTACK
March 3, 2006
University of North Carolina graduate Mohammed Taheri-azar drives his SUV into a crowd on the U.N.C. Chapel Hill campus, injuring nine. He stated that the act was to avenge the treatment of Muslims. SUCCESSFUL ATTACK
May 7, 2007
Six men are arrested in Fort Dix after planning to kill U.S. soldiers. FOILED ATTACK
June 3, 2007
Authorities disrupt plot to blow up a system of jet fuel supply tanks and pipelines at JFK International Airport in New York. FOILED ATTACK