Did Osama bin Laden help to re-elect George W. Bush? (DU this POLL)

sellitman

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Wed Mar-01-06 09:42 AM
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Did Osama bin Laden help to re-elect George W. Bush? (DU this POLL)

Did Osama bin Laden help to re-elect George W. Bush?

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/28/bush.binladen.reut/index.html

Yes

73%

20642 votes
No

27%

7733 votes
Total: 28375 votes
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Wickerman

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Wed Mar-01-06 09:45 AM
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1. tough question

Did the Bin Laden tape get more Republican idiots to the polls? Yes.
Did Bush actually win the election? I think not.
Did Bin Laden help Bush or did BushCo somehow "help" themselves? Undoubtedly.

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rodeodance

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Wed Mar-01-06 09:47 AM
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2. obl needs Bush and Bush needs obl. quite the pair aren't they.

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Pacifist Patriot

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Wed Mar-01-06 09:48 AM
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3. Tough question for me too. If I answer that means I

acknowledge he wons. I do not think that true.

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sellitman

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Wed Mar-01-06 09:49 AM
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4. CNN isn't as nuanced as we would like here on DU

I see your point.......but over all it sure helped.

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KittyWampus

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Wed Mar-01-06 09:51 AM
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6. Yes, it created illusion needed for the theft. They were still trying to m

maintain a semblance of Democracy. I wonder at what point they will totally just not care to even pretend anymore (seems they are already close to this point now).

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madokie

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Wed Mar-01-06 09:52 AM
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7. I think it helped to get his numbers even close enough to be able to then

steal the election. In that sense I think he did help

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rodeodance

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Wed Mar-01-06 09:49 AM
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5. kink of a no-brainer question, yet only 73% say yes.

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NoPasaran

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Wed Mar-01-06 10:15 AM
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9. That's 27% with no brains

I guess we know the size of W*s base.

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Czolgosz

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Wed Mar-01-06 10:07 AM
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8. d k r - (btw, the political help was mutual between Bush and bin Laden)

There should be a follow up poll: Did George W. Bush help to re-empower Osama bin Laden?

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bobthedrummer

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Wed Mar-01-06 10:46 AM
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10. Laili Helms, Christina Rocca, Condoleeza Rice, the ISI and others

helped a lot imo.

Here, without personal speculation, is some of the broader background to George W. Bush's "secret" itinerary.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/10/20/eveningnews/main242926.shtml

http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/early/sr_afghan.html

http://www.saag.org/papers3/paper230.html

http://bitterfact.tripod.com/afghan/bushandoil1.html

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_6-2-2005_pg7_6

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