Bush hasn’t kept US safe

Kansas City Star by Rebecca Brock | Jan. 4, 2009 (Opinion)

I am hearing a lot of talk about President Bush’s legacy, and some have suggested that he should be credited for keeping America safe after 9/11 because there wasn’t a second attack. The U.S. was not attacked after 9/11 because the terrorists had nothing to gain by a second attack.

The stated goal of the terrorists was to draw attention to the unjust foreign policy of the United States, especially its disregard for the suffering of the ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Other
Topics: Bush Administration, Bush Legacy
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Jan 5, 2009 - 5:48 PM PST
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 by Eben Kaplan - Jan. 6, 2009

This is a letter to the editor, not a column. The author offers a one-sided assessment of the Bush administration's legacy on security. While she does have a point, she'd make it much more forcefully by acknowledging and dismantling the arguments against her case.

I tend to agree with the author's general thrust, though I strongly disagree that terrorists weren't trying to attack the US during the last 7 years ... More »

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 by Fabrice Florin - Jan. 5, 2009
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 by Steve Carr - Jan. 6, 2009

This a myopic spew; no facts, just declarations with no context.

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