Bush: 55 percent approve of Bush's performance on terrorism?

Imagevision

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Wed Jun-29-05 06:08 PM
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Bush: 55 percent approve of Bush's performance on terrorism?

Is this due to the fact that we haven't been bombed since 9-11-2001?

What makes Bush so popular on Terrorism? I don't get it, can someone clue me in?

How many years went by since the first bombing of the WTC'S before 9-11? {8]

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JuniperLea

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Wed Jun-29-05 06:11 PM
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1. he has everyone running scared

all the babies need daddy to protect them.

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TheFarseer

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Wed Jun-29-05 06:11 PM
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2. Yes I think that is it

For all his shortcomings, he (or someone anyway) has been successful in preventing any more attacks.

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PretzelWarrior

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Wed Jun-29-05 06:14 PM
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4. yes..and for all my shortcomings I've been able to keep my

neighbor from winning the lottery for a second time. oh. and low probability of it occurring had something to do with it too.

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aquart

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Wed Jun-29-05 06:26 PM
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5. Nah.

The problem is that the WTC was so spectacular, they either have to equal or surpass it. Anything less is open to the perception of weak follow-through.

They don't want people to think of 9/11 as "they got lucky."

As long as they do nothing, they are huge with the power to do it again. If they attempt something else and it's less...people will say, "That's it? That's all you got?" and stop being terrified.

So there's more advantage in doing nothing and saying "Boo!" every now and then, instead of actual doing.

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Imagevision

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Wed Jun-29-05 06:34 PM
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6. Farseer> let's see if we make it to the 8 year mark before feeling

comfortable over Bush's protection of the US>

5 years hadn't passed since we were bombed in New York -- 8 years went by before the second attempt was made hitting the same target!

So what's all the hoopla about not being bombed since 9-11-2001

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TheFarseer

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Wed Jun-29-05 07:29 PM
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7. I'm not suggesting he's doing a bang up job

but you can't argue with the fact that there haven't been anymore terrorist attacks and that looks good to alot of people, I guess

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Kurovski

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Wed Jun-29-05 08:10 PM
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9. Yes, we can argue with that , and it's not a fact.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3977459

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TheFarseer

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Wed Jun-29-05 08:25 PM
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10. I can just about guarantee you that is not

Islamic terrorism. It's probably some bush thugs. Or just some crazy-ass white guy like the rural pipe-bomber guy was. But you are correct, it is an arguable point after all.

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Kurovski

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Wed Jun-29-05 08:07 PM
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8. self edit

Edited on Wed Jun-29-05 08:11 PM by Kurovski

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acmavm

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Wed Jun-29-05 06:12 PM
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3. I don't believe that for a minute. Anyhow, wait until the next MIHOP or

LIHOP (which is due any time now that his poll numbers are in the toilet). It will be a lose/lose for the dumbass.

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elperromagico

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Wed Jun-29-05 08:32 PM
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11. Actually, that number is dropping.

Unless I'm mistaken, it was much higher only a few months ago.

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Nikki Stone 1

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Wed Jun-29-05 08:36 PM
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12. That means 45% are not impressed

even though there hasn't been another WTC. I find that interesting.

Maybe this 45% are thinking internationally and the 55% are thinking domestically?

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Davis_X_Machina

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Wed Jun-29-05 08:59 PM
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13. 'Performance on Terrorism' is a polite euphemism...

...for 'killing swarthies who worship the wrong God without let or hindrance'.

And he's certainly doing that.

He'll dominate the issue till the issue is re-defined.

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many a good man

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Wed Jun-29-05 08:59 PM
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14. Next terror attack, Bush** is TOAST

I can easily believe that 55% of Americans do not posess anything beyond the most basic concrete reasoning abilities. I say this as a former high school teacher. By the mid teens the human mind is supposed to develop the more advanced abstract reasoning skills such as application and analysis, but far too many don't make it that far.

This leads to me to believe that if we are ever attacked again the bottom will fall out on his numbers in this area. There may be widespread panic leading to a serious social crisis. It won't even have to be half as spectacular as 911.

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