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Imagevision Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 01:52 PM
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How would Bush have responded if terrorists blew up the levee?
A.)Would the response still have had the same time frame?
B.)Would he have continued on to San Diego?
C.)Would he still have done the Guitar photo-op?
Summary: Whether it be terrorist's or hurricane the results remain the same. No?
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Poiuyt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 02:04 PM
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1. What if he had known two days in advance that the terrorists were going
to blow up the levee?
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salin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 02:09 PM
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2. He would have viewed it as something to exploit.
He would have rushed there to drum up support for his war effort (ala - see - what we are doing is right!)

He would have handled it differently because KKKarl would have framed it as the ultimate fear to exploit politically.

Plus - such an event would not have allowed all of those who could leave (eg wealthier and moble) to leave - so the face of the disaster would have been different.

Just my two cents.
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RandiFan1290 Donating Member (721 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 02:17 PM
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3. Well if the Governor drowned in the flood
he would still be waiting for her paperwork.
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K8-EEE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 02:37 PM
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4. He'll Get That Hurricane Dead Or Alive!!
Didn't you notice the hurricane STOPPED? There have been no more hurricane attacks, this week, that is because of our dear President! And because we prayed to GAWD with the 700 Club....Pray for president Bush!

:sarcasm:
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chelsea0011 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 02:51 PM
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5. It could never happen. We're fighting them there, so we don't
have to fight them here. Anyway, the answer would be the same. Who could have imagined?
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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 02:58 PM
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6. That pretty much sums it up
though I think he would also have used it as an excuse to blow up some other country, maybe try out a couple small nukes.

Mz Pip
:dem:
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0007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 08:36 PM
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17. "Who could have imagined?"
That they would use airplanes as missiles?

Who would have imagined that the levees would break?
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norml Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 02:58 PM
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7. If it was done by a team of Saudis and Pakistanis he certainly would've
declared war on Iran.
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gokar Donating Member (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 08:30 PM
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16. Is'nt that the truth? Almost every terrorist attack in the world by the
JIHADISTs has roots in Pakistan. Yet we coddle the dictator in
Pakistan as our buddy. What a joke.
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NVMojo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 03:14 PM
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8. better yet, WWBD if neocons funded terrorists to blow up levees?
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DoYouEverWonder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 03:20 PM
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9. The only difference
between this FLOP and if it had been a terrorist attack is that Iran would be glass at this point.

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calimary Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 06:25 PM
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13. Only other difference between this and a terrorist attack was the
"Pet Goat" book.
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genius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 05:52 PM
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10. he would have gone to war with Syria, Iran and Venezuela - even
if no one from those countries was involved.
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POLEIS Donating Member (51 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 06:05 PM
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11. My post on levee response made it to DU homepage!
Edited on Sun Sep-04-05 06:16 PM by POLEIS
I think this is the key to understanding the overall level of failure and lack of actual security NATIONWIDE!

Please add some more comments and give it a vote as it just needs one more for greatest page and many more will start to see how this is the 'tell' (ala poker) that all security planning might be just be a huge bluff!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4627788

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_%28poker%29

In poker, a tell is a detectable change in a player's behavior that gives clues to that player's hand. Possible tells include leaning forward or back, placing chips with more or less force, fidgeting, changes in breathing or tone of voice, direction of gaze and actions with the cards, cigarettes, or drinks
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KalicoKitty Donating Member (777 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 06:24 PM
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12. He wouldn't have; he was still on vakashun!




"Now watch this drive!"

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Booster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 07:07 PM
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14. He would have attacked Iran like he wants to.
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gokar Donating Member (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 08:27 PM
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15. Bushit would have immediately bombed Iran & possibly Syria
if another massive terrorist attack takes place in the US.
This is already been decided by the neocons. They are just
looking for an excuse to pull the trigger.
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spacelady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 08:40 PM
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18. HE DID A HARD ROCK CASINO GUITAR PHOTO OP????
Sorry to scream, but that is obscene.
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TNMOM Donating Member (735 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 09:08 PM
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19. D.) Use the disaster as an excuse to bomb Iraq.
or take out Chavez.

To answer you question -- YES. He has learned nothing since 9/11. Because, as he claims, he's made no mistakes.
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bring_em_home_bush Donating Member (263 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 11:23 PM
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20. He would have bombed half the city in search of their "safe house" nt
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Independent_Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-05 12:05 AM
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21. My grandmother was wondering if he'd blame it on the terrorists...
Edited on Mon Sep-05-05 12:07 AM by Independent_Liberal
...by saying they poked holes in the levees. He didn't say that, but I wouldn't be surprised if he did.

:)
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burrowowl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-05 03:23 AM
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22. Given it would have been NOLA
He would have gone and bombed Iran, Venezuela and Cuba and left NOLA in the same sitiuation it is in now.
Why ask? It is obvious!
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