Defending the Presidency of George W Bush

Re: Con's Overview: I did add a little humor. On a serious note, mentioning facts from during the Clinton presidency are relevant and contributing factors in this debate content. Also "in defense of GWBush," the media led public and their general public views that I address are also relevant. I am defending GWBush in the light of how he is currently viewed by the public. And I am addressing destructive liberal views that contribute to the attitudes of Americans. Far left liberal views are gaining in popularity, and are fashionable by too many citizens who decide on issues irrationally and emotionally, while being influenced and excited by the liberal media in support of far left agendas. Important issues and current events are not weighted and prioritized in a reasonable logical order. Con Says: That I am blaming Clinton for 9/11, and I did not consider the reports that Bush ignored warning signs. Also, that I am angry at voters. Of course I am not saying 9/11 was Clinton's fault. But there were some contributing factors from GW Bush's predecessor, Clinton, that increased our exposure to terror attack, including 9/11. Clinton implemented significant cut backs in military defense. His military cuts were a hot topic that upset most conservatives, but many Americans were in support of his military cut backs. Clinton should not have downsized defense to the degree he did and his administration should have focused more on homeland security and intelligence. Clinton had several terror attacks throughout his time in office. There were missed warnings all 8 years of his office, including 9/11 warnings! His response was to assign these terror investigations to law enforcement. Terrorism was not a priority agenda for his Clinton. There are reports that Clinton ignored Intelligence and it was ignored by his administration, as in (con's) link re: GWB ignores warnings about 9/11 . http://www.nationalreview.com... Clinton experienced first hand the disconnected information that made it very difficult to connect the dots. His Intelligence Agencies such as law enforcement and FBI were not working together with information and intelligence. An attack the magnitude of 9/11 took years to plan and coordinate. Like Clinton, George W B also experienced the disconnected information between the Intelligence Agencies and Law enforcement. But GWBush identified the week links between the agencies, and within 2 weeks following 9/11 GWBush formed a new cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security, that is credited for hindering terror attacks since 9/11. Here is a link showing domestic terror attacks for the 8 years GWBush was president. The following is a record of domestic terrorism through GWBush"s time in office. 1st I"ll define terrorism in this context. Coordinated attacks against America from a large group of like minded people that would be detected in ways of "chatter" alerting Home Land Security. So terrorism is eliminating and excluding, independent action, crazy nervous breakdowns, Bonnie and Clyde Snipers. So only coordinated attacks considered, we were the safest for 8 years strait than ever. http://www.dailykos.com...- Con gives links to many of his points, copying and pasting direct from the articles. I am more interested on Cons interpretations and feelings about the articles and information I will address more on the public's responsibility and even some blame that affected the Iraq War on Terror