Santa Barbara News Press printed my "9/11 occurred on Bush's watch" letter

[Panda1]

Edited a bit, but that's just fine with me.....at least they printed it.

Bush was in charge on Sept. 11, 2001

It's been three years since Osama Bin Laden successfully attacked us. We aren't safer now. We were safe prior to Sept. 11, but President Bush and his administration chose to overlook memos and intelligence handed to them on silver platters from January to August 2001 giving clear blueprints of al-Qaeda plans to attack us soon. Rice said: "We didn't know they would use planes."


Why were some government officials warned not to fly in September? Why was Bin Laden's family allowed to leave the U.S. after Sept. 11 despite FBI protests, when 16 of the 19 terrorists were Saudi citizens and the rest of the country declared a no-fly zone?

On Sept. 13, 2001, Mr. Bush said: "The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our No. 1 priority and we will not rest until we find him."

On Sept. 19, he added, "Wanted: Dead or Alive."

In March 2001 Mr. Bush proposed building an oil pipeline through Afghanistan to the Caspian Sea. U.S. officials told the Taliban: "Either you accept our offer of a carpet of gold, or we bury you under a carpet of bombs."


U.S. air strikes in Afghanistan began Oct. 7, 2001. Mr. Bush said, the Taliban would "pay the price" for sheltering terrorists. March 13, 2003 Mr. Bush said of Osama: "I don't know where he is. I truly am not that concerned about him."

At least 1,000 U.S. troops have been killed in Afghanistan. The U.S. government refuses to release the actual death toll.

March 20, 2003, the U.S. began bombing Iraq. Mr. Bush said Saddam Hussein had WMD and was a direct threat to America and neighboring Arab nations.

No evidence has been found of WMD. Our foreign policy is run by Project for a New American Century. They decide where our troops will be sent. We've lost 1,007 troops in Iraq that we know of. Thousands of troops have returned injured from both Iraq and Afghanistan. Hussein had nothing to do with Sept. 11. Mr. Bush said on Sept. 17, 2003: "We've had no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved in Sept. 11."


Mr. Cheney said we will be attacked if we don't make the "right choice" at the ballot box in November. Sept. 11 occurred on President Bush's watch.

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[blm]

1. Incredible letter.

Glad they let you have enough space to make your point.

Excellent work. ;)

[Panda1]

4. Thanks, blm

The version before I had to pare it down was vicious and much more scathing. I suppose we should be grateful they print any letters that aren't by people who have signed their "loyalty oath" to the Chimp.

[havocmom]

2. Good work and congratulations!

When the media keeps ignoring the real stories and issues, it is up to us to bring them up, over and over again. LTTE is a great tool and we should be swamping editors across the nation with our own talking points and making sure every false tidbit buplished is challenged and corrected.

Kerry/Edwards and their wives are working extremely hard, but the media is still shutting things out. Each of us needs to actively campaign too!

Keep those cards and letters going out folks. Roar like lions.

[johncoby2]

3. Same Idea in my op-ed "9/11 Happened on Bush's Watch"

http://www.democrats.us/editorial/cobarruvias090604.shtml

As of today, I will no longer will stand with George W. Bush and I will no longer stand in solidarity just so the mean spirited, hate filled, members of the Republicans Party can kick me in the ass. This "wrap yourself in a flag" masquerade must stop and America must be reminded that 9/11 happened on George W. Bush's watch. If George W. Bush was a true leader as many claim he is, he would have stopped the attacks of 9/11 instead of using them to bolster himself as a leader.

[Panda1]

5. Excellent, Smithers.

We have to beat the drum.....9/11 happened on AWOL Bush's watch. Are we safer with HIM in the White House? NO! Thanks to him, (and PNAC) the entire world hates our guts and terrorism has increased. Two wars so far......many more to come....and we've run out of troops.

[indepat]

6. Sadly the implications of your compelling summary of these events

surrounding 9-11 matter not a whit to lock stepping true-believers and other fanatical followers.

[Panda1]

8. I'm aiming for the "undecideds"....

....and those who just aren't quite sure but don't read the internet avidly like most of us.
It's too late for the rabid fundie rightwads. They wouldn't recognize the truth unless Rush told them something was so.
Or, until they unfortunately lose a child to a war, lose their job thanks to the tax cuts to the rich and/or outsourcing. Until 50% of Americans have lost their jobs and are all trying to sell their SUVs at the same time, we have to go for the ones who haven't yet connected any dots and get their "news" from Fux, et al.

[indepat]

9. Bingo: the undecided will make the difference

[shrdlu]

7. Good work,,,

...Thanks.