Clinton fired some missles and that was it. George II is
still going after Osama, and he'll be caught - so don't mark that up as a loss for George II just yet. Yes, its true, two different methods, but one tried and failed, the other one tried and continues to try, he hasn't failed yet.
The world is a safer place now. We are now educated on the terrorists, we know their faces, we know their tactics, we know their financers, the caves they live in, the types of bombs they use, how they train, where they train, which regimes support them and which ones oppose them...etc. 10 years ago, the same hate for the US was there, it was just undiscovered - we never knew (as citizens, me and you) until they came into the US and kicked us right in the nads. We now have the best security at our borders, in our airports, on our planes, in our ports, on our universities and on our streets - we didn't have this pre-9/11. Yes, there are flaws, we catch them every day, but are we still better of now than pre-9/11? Hell yes we are. Does that make the terrorists that are all over the world mad? Yep, but we have to roll with the punches. Its now or later....lets take them now, so that our children can live safe lives.....So, in my opinion, we are safer today than we were pre-9/11.
As for Iraq being a breeding ground for terrorism - you are right, thats why we are there, liberating them from the corruption that has ruled that country for decades. When we are finished there, which may be decades, I hope we go to the next country and do the same thing to them.
Let freedom prevail, and for this to happen - Bush in '04.
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Originally posted by RACooper
Okay I have to take issue with your statements... as in Clinton didn't take out Osama and his crew after the WTC bombing... well other than launching a couple of cruise missles at him... but the missiles didn't eliminate Osama or his "Crew"... as unfortunately G.W's actions in Afghanistan as well; while admirable for eliminating the extremism of the Taliban, they failed in the primary mission of capturing or eliminating Osama. Both Clinton and Bush tried to rid the world of Osama using different methods, and both failed.
Finally the claim that the world is a safer place than it was five years ago is so ludicrous it defy's belief.... there are more armed conflicts now that five years ago, there are more terrorist actions per annum than five years ago, more Americans are targeted for attacks or killed than five years ago, there has been a marked increase in racially or religously motivated attacks than five years ago, and finally (my own opinion here) I believe that Iraq has now become a focal point for anti-American, anti-"Western" terrorists - were recruits, funding, and equipment are now plentiful.
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