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| Cheney to Americans: Weakness Invites Terror |
| 2004-07-28 |
| EFL - I changed the title from "Cheney to Democrats" ... "Terrorist attacks are not caused by the use of strength. They are invited by the perception of weakness," Cheney said at Camp Pendleton on the Southern California coast... "Having seen the devastation caused by 19 men armed with knives, box cutters and boarding passes, we awakened to a possibility even more lethal. President Bush is determined to remove threats before they arrive instead of simply awaiting for another attack on our country. So America acted to end the regime of Saddam Hussein." Despite violence in Iraq and the threat of new al Qaeda attacks in the United States, Cheney told the 2,500 Marines and sailors: "Sixteen months ago, Iraq was a gathering threat to the United States and the civilized world. Now it is a rising democracy, an ally in the war on terror and the American people are safer for it." As an American, I felt much safer before the War in Iraq, because I could never have dreamed how close AQ Khan had brought us all to a world where every deranged dictator has his own nukes to sling about. Before the war I felt real safe. Now I wonder what other surprises were being shoved down Sandy's pants. |
| Posted by:Super Hose |
| #1 Imagine yourself back on September 12, 2001. Would you have bet, on that day, that there would not be another major terrorist attack inside the US by today? We are winning. Iraq, no matter what else happens, has been flypaper for terrorists. If terrorists are dedicated to attacking Americans isn't better that they armed, dangerous, soldiers over there, than unarmed civilians in the US? You can not trust defense against terrorism. The defender has to be 100% successful and the terrorist just needs to get through once. The way to fight terrorism is to go their bases and keep them moving. I just don't see Kerry being aggressive enough. He'll declare victory and bring the soldiers home and we'll be fighting off more attacks waiting for the one that gets through. |
| Posted by: Formerly Dan 2004-07-28 12:36:23 PM |