Comments on: Bush Tells Barnes Capturing Bin Laden Is ‘Not A Top Priority Use of American Resources’ http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:55:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Inside the USA » Where in the world is Osama Ben Laden ? http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/comment-page-5/#comment-4758042 Inside the USA » Where in the world is Osama Ben Laden ? Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:55:49 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/#comment-4758042 [...] O? est Osama Ben Laden ? On aurait pu croire que cette question aurait ?t? r?gl?e fin 2001, d?but 2002 max. Bizarrement, malgr? la f?roce r?thorique ? la “9/11,” l’administration Bush n’a jamais captur? le v?ritable coupable des attentats de New York. N’en faisant m?me plus une “top priority“. [...] [...] O? est Osama Ben Laden ? On aurait pu croire que cette question aurait ?t? r?gl?e fin 2001, d?but 2002 max. Bizarrement, malgr? la f?roce r?thorique ? la “9/11,” l’administration Bush n’a jamais captur? le v?ritable coupable des attentats de New York. N’en faisant m?me plus une “top priority“. [...]

]]> By: Balloon Juice http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/comment-page-5/#comment-1960098 Balloon Juice Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:00:45 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/#comment-1960098 [...] guys, eh. Taking into account their refusal to take terrorism seriously before 9/11 and not for very long after, the decision to disregard Afghanistan and sink our fortunes in Iraq, the total loss of [...] [...] guys, eh. Taking into account their refusal to take terrorism seriously before 9/11 and not for very long after, the decision to disregard Afghanistan and sink our fortunes in Iraq, the total loss of [...]

]]> By: Balloon Juice http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/comment-page-5/#comment-1935817 Balloon Juice Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:28:12 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/#comment-1935817 [...] to wonder where we would be today if we had a leadership with the discipline and the competence to focus on the people who attacked us long enough to finish the [...] [...] to wonder where we would be today if we had a leadership with the discipline and the competence to focus on the people who attacked us long enough to finish the [...]

]]> By: frank http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/comment-page-5/#comment-1757591 frank Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:52:39 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/#comment-1757591 Wake up America! The rest of the world sees it. Bush isn't interested in Bin Ladin because the Bush administration is responsible for the murder of thousands of people taking out the Trade center buildings. This is a ploy used to be able to go to the middle east and have his private war bringing other countries into it as well. This idiot (Bush) should out rightly be shunned globally! The U.S. has billions of dollars worth of war toys. Got to make them pay for themselves some how. The Republicans are a very paranoid party. People want peace. The Bush administration wants to rule the world. These are definately the wrong type of people to have as World leaders. War Mongers the bunch of them. Wake up America! The rest of the world sees it. Bush isn’t interested in Bin Ladin because the Bush administration is responsible for the murder of thousands of people taking out the Trade center buildings. This is a ploy used to be able to go to the middle east and have his private war bringing other countries into it as well. This idiot (Bush) should out rightly be shunned globally! The U.S. has billions of dollars worth of war toys. Got to make them pay for themselves some how. The Republicans are a very paranoid party. People want peace. The Bush administration wants to rule the world. These are definately the wrong type of people to have as World leaders. War Mongers the bunch of them.

]]> By: Nick http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/comment-page-5/#comment-1508905 Nick Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:20:43 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/#comment-1508905 Capturing Osama will not hurt al Qaeda in any way. All it will do is shake them up for a month and then we will have to look for some other guy. al Qaeda is a very well organized system. No base knows what the other base is doing. We could possibly use that against them, but it would be very difficult. In order to destroy al Qaeda, we would have to destroy EVERY F--KING TERRORIST AT ONCE. That is impossible. Going into Iraq was also a big, big mistake. Osama and Saddam were NEVER friends. For them, signing a pack against the U.S. would have been like when Hitler and Stalin signed the agreement to devide Poland. Why can't anybody SEE THIS???? Also, I think Bush has more to worry about from Iran and even Venezuela than anything else right now. Capturing Osama will not hurt al Qaeda in any way. All it will do is shake them up for a month and then we will have to look for some other guy. al Qaeda is a very well organized system. No base knows what the other base is doing. We could possibly use that against them, but it would be very difficult. In order to destroy al Qaeda, we would have to destroy EVERY F–KING TERRORIST AT ONCE. That is impossible. Going into Iraq was also a big, big mistake. Osama and Saddam were NEVER friends. For them, signing a pack against the U.S. would have been like when Hitler and Stalin signed the agreement to devide Poland. Why can’t anybody SEE THIS????
Also, I think Bush has more to worry about from Iran and even Venezuela than anything else right now.

]]> By: Tom Sherrill http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/comment-page-5/#comment-1440753 Tom Sherrill Sat, 13 Jan 2007 07:53:42 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/#comment-1440753 Just read the SF Chronicle article from 1/11/07, and wanted to say a couple of words of support. I have emailed KSFO regarding their hateful programming -- not that that will do a lot of good! I do have a MasterCard, which I seldom use and can jettison at any time. I will try to let them know my displeasure about their advertising on KSFO, although I'm not sure how to make an impression on them. But I can surely cancel their card! Keep up the good fight. Just read the SF Chronicle article from 1/11/07, and wanted to say a couple of words of support. I have emailed KSFO regarding their hateful programming — not that that will do a lot of good! I do have a MasterCard, which I seldom use and can jettison at any time. I will try to let them know my displeasure about their advertising on KSFO, although I’m not sure how to make an impression on them. But I can surely cancel their card!

Keep up the good fight.

]]> By: Lyle http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/comment-page-5/#comment-1418714 Lyle Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:16:46 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/#comment-1418714 Too bad they hanged Saddam before putting bush on trial first. Bin Ladin did not blow up the twin towers and kill 3000, bush did!!! Get it through your head, bush causes these "attacks" so that he can gain ultimate control of the U.S. people and Iraq's oil. I hated bushes, all of them, ever since 1991. IMPEACHMENT TIME for bush, the used asswipe he is!! Too bad they hanged Saddam before putting bush on trial first. Bin Ladin did not blow up the twin towers and kill 3000, bush did!!! Get it through your head, bush causes these “attacks” so that he can gain ultimate control of the U.S. people and Iraq’s oil. I hated bushes, all of them, ever since 1991. IMPEACHMENT TIME for bush, the used asswipe he is!!

]]> By: Robert http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/comment-page-4/#comment-1309623 Robert Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:16:28 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/#comment-1309623 If Clinton were still president and we were fighting in Iraq you Bush haters wouldn't have anything to complain about. You complain about 3000 troops being killed in 4 years. You would of had a field day at Omaha Beach or Normandy Beach. We lost that many per hour. Bush is a liar, Bush is a war monger, Bush causes Global Warming, Bush causes Global Cooling, Bush caused the blizzard in Denver, Bush caused Katrina. Blah blah blah. If this is what its like for you "progressives" I'm sad for you. If Clinton were still president and we were fighting in Iraq you Bush haters wouldn’t have anything to complain about. You complain about 3000 troops being killed in 4 years. You would of had a field day at Omaha Beach or Normandy Beach. We lost that many per hour.

Bush is a liar, Bush is a war monger, Bush causes Global Warming, Bush causes Global Cooling, Bush caused the blizzard in Denver, Bush caused Katrina. Blah blah blah. If this is what its like for you “progressives” I’m sad for you.

]]> By: Our Victory Blog » Blog Archive » Insulting and Shameful is Right http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/comment-page-4/#comment-1247273 Our Victory Blog » Blog Archive » Insulting and Shameful is Right Fri, 08 Dec 2006 22:38:16 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/#comment-1247273 [...] Bush’s statement, along with the rather energetic responses of his allies, displays two significant things to me. The first is that Bush is more or less devoid of integrity or character. That this man, of all people on this planet, could go before the country and demand an apology on behalf of US soldiers is appalling. This man, who in his youth shamelessly dodged his commitment to fight in a war he supported. This man, who misdirected our national unity in the wake of 9/11 to pursue a totally aimless and completely ill-prepared millitary adventure. This man, who used the memory of 9/11 and the rage against Osama bin Ladin to swell the ranks of the military, but in his total indifference permitted bin Ladin to escape, and has allowed Afghanistan to teeter on the brink of becoming a failed state. This man, whose response to the carnage and chaos in Iraq is to wait it out until its the next guy’s problem. That THIS man could demand an apology is sickening. [...] [...] Bush’s statement, along with the rather energetic responses of his allies, displays two significant things to me. The first is that Bush is more or less devoid of integrity or character. That this man, of all people on this planet, could go before the country and demand an apology on behalf of US soldiers is appalling. This man, who in his youth shamelessly dodged his commitment to fight in a war he supported. This man, who misdirected our national unity in the wake of 9/11 to pursue a totally aimless and completely ill-prepared millitary adventure. This man, who used the memory of 9/11 and the rage against Osama bin Ladin to swell the ranks of the military, but in his total indifference permitted bin Ladin to escape, and has allowed Afghanistan to teeter on the brink of becoming a failed state. This man, whose response to the carnage and chaos in Iraq is to wait it out until its the next guy’s problem. That THIS man could demand an apology is sickening. [...]

]]> By: John Doormatt http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/comment-page-4/#comment-1241759 John Doormatt Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:53:55 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/#comment-1241759 Now that the GREAT Dems are in charge:) I can't wate tell the world becomes the totally safe place to live. As it should be, and I can travel the world without a care for my life or health. This will most likle happen when Geo W. Bush and his legacy have been made a total fool of and has been written in school books. Lets make the election day that put the Dems in power a freedom holiday for all the oppressed people in the world to remember. We should never forget the tyranny we have been forced to live under when the Geo W. Bush's regime came to power.:) How is that for and impersonation of a Left Winger gone wild? Just like most of the Blogs they have written for sure. Lets see what happens in the next comming months years. Time has a way of happening that way. The left wingers have such short memories on how their plans workout. Lets keep better track this time of how they want the world to be it won't work and of course it won't be their fault will it. Now that the GREAT Dems are in charge:) I can’t wate tell the world becomes the totally safe place to live. As it should be, and I can travel the world without a care for my life or health. This will most likle happen when Geo W. Bush and his legacy have been made a total fool of and has been written in school books. Lets make the election day that put the Dems in power a freedom holiday for all the oppressed people in the world to remember. We should never forget the tyranny we have been forced to live under when the Geo W. Bush’s regime came to power.:) How is that for and impersonation of a Left Winger gone wild? Just like most of the Blogs they have written for sure. Lets see what happens in the next comming months years. Time has a way of happening that way. The left wingers have such short memories on how their plans workout. Lets keep better track this time of how they want the world to be it won’t work and of course it won’t be their fault will it.

]]> By: the weblog » Blog Archive » Insulting and Shameful is Right http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/comment-page-4/#comment-1056765 the weblog » Blog Archive » Insulting and Shameful is Right Tue, 31 Oct 2006 23:49:22 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/#comment-1056765 [...] Bush’s statement, along with the rather energetic responses of his allies, displays two significant things to me. The first is that Bush is more or less devoid of integrity or character. That this man, of all people on this planet, could go before the country and demand an apology on behalf of US soldiers is appalling. This man, who in his youth shamelessly dodged his commitment to fight in a war he supported. This man, who misdirected our national unity in the wake of 9/11 to pursue a totally aimless and completely ill-prepared millitary adventure. This man, who used the memory of 9/11 and the rage against Osama bin Ladin to swell the ranks of the military, but in his total indifference permitted bin Ladin to escape, and has allowed Afghanistan to teeter on the brink of becoming a failed state. This man, whose response to the carnage and chaos in Iraq is to wait it out until its the next guy’s problem. That THIS man could demand an apology is sickening. [...] [...] Bush’s statement, along with the rather energetic responses of his allies, displays two significant things to me. The first is that Bush is more or less devoid of integrity or character. That this man, of all people on this planet, could go before the country and demand an apology on behalf of US soldiers is appalling. This man, who in his youth shamelessly dodged his commitment to fight in a war he supported. This man, who misdirected our national unity in the wake of 9/11 to pursue a totally aimless and completely ill-prepared millitary adventure. This man, who used the memory of 9/11 and the rage against Osama bin Ladin to swell the ranks of the military, but in his total indifference permitted bin Ladin to escape, and has allowed Afghanistan to teeter on the brink of becoming a failed state. This man, whose response to the carnage and chaos in Iraq is to wait it out until its the next guy’s problem. That THIS man could demand an apology is sickening. [...]

]]> By: michelle http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/comment-page-4/#comment-1008858 michelle Fri, 20 Oct 2006 02:41:12 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/#comment-1008858 well, what i want to know is that the information but not your pictures well, what i want to know is that the information but not your pictures

]]> By: Liz http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/comment-page-4/#comment-907337 Liz Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:07:03 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/#comment-907337 Bush is the worst president in history. He's a liar and even if the whole country said he was wrong and to pull out of Iraq..he wouldn't He needs to be impeached!! He invaded Iraq unprovoked, that is a war crime in any other time or place. Get a GRIP Bush lovers..........he sucks!! Bush is the worst president in history. He’s a liar and even if the whole country said he was wrong and to pull out of Iraq..he wouldn’t
He needs to be impeached!! He invaded Iraq unprovoked, that is a war crime in any other time or place.
Get a GRIP Bush lovers……….he sucks!!

]]> By: Zam http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/comment-page-4/#comment-865567 Zam Sat, 23 Sep 2006 18:11:21 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/#comment-865567 Maybe capturing Osama Bin Laden is no longer a concern because the government knows he died??? Maybe the pieces are starting to come together and that the world will soon know that OBL died from typhoid, hiding in a cave in Pakistan, not as a martyr as he probably hoped. The date Pres. Bush said this is after the reported date of OBL's death (9/4/06) per the French leaking of a Saudi report. Maybe the president knew, or more likely strongly suspect with no confirmation, that OBL was dead. Maybe capturing Osama Bin Laden is no longer a concern because the government knows he died??? Maybe the pieces are starting to come together and that the world will soon know that OBL died from typhoid, hiding in a cave in Pakistan, not as a martyr as he probably hoped.

The date Pres. Bush said this is after the reported date of OBL’s death (9/4/06) per the French leaking of a Saudi report. Maybe the president knew, or more likely strongly suspect with no confirmation, that OBL was dead.

]]> By: Bloated Plutocrats » Blog Archive » Dead or Alive? http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/comment-page-4/#comment-865395 Bloated Plutocrats » Blog Archive » Dead or Alive? Sat, 23 Sep 2006 17:30:41 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/#comment-865395 [...] This lack of concern about bin Laden appeared again recently. Weekly Standard editor Fred Barnes appeared on Fox this morning to discuss his recent meeting with President Bush in the Oval Office. The key takeaway for Barnes was that “bin Laden doesn’t fit with the administration’s strategy for combating terrorism.” Barnes said that Bush told him capturing bin Laden is “not a top priority use of American resources.”  [...] [...] This lack of concern about bin Laden appeared again recently. Weekly Standard editor Fred Barnes appeared on Fox this morning to discuss his recent meeting with President Bush in the Oval Office. The key takeaway for Barnes was that “bin Laden doesn’t fit with the administration’s strategy for combating terrorism.” Barnes said that Bush told him capturing bin Laden is “not a top priority use of American resources.”  [...]

]]> By: Homer+Simpson http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/comment-page-4/#comment-861207 Homer+Simpson Fri, 22 Sep 2006 23:25:36 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/#comment-861207 You lib's are funny. Blame everything on our Pres. Yet, you have no answers other than leave Iraq w/ our tail between our legs. Tiy will see a true slaghter then. If the UN was not so corrupt and the French such pussies, the islomofaciest could have been delt w/ in a flash. But you lib's as well as our spineless frineds in Europe are helping build support for the terrorists w/ your Bush & USA bashing. You f-ed it all up in Vietnam and remember lefties,, history is about to repeat itself. Thank for your help... D'OH!! You lib’s are funny. Blame everything on our Pres. Yet, you have no answers other than leave Iraq w/ our tail between our legs. Tiy will see a true slaghter then.

If the UN was not so corrupt and the French such pussies, the islomofaciest could have been delt w/ in a flash. But you lib’s as well as our spineless frineds in Europe are helping build support for the terrorists w/ your Bush & USA bashing. You f-ed it all up in Vietnam and remember lefties,, history is about to repeat itself.

Thank for your help… D’OH!!

]]> By: Bush Flip Flops Again on Capturing bin Laden - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/comment-page-4/#comment-850667 Bush Flip Flops Again on Capturing bin Laden - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Thu, 21 Sep 2006 06:49:53 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/#comment-850667 [...] This is yet another flip flop for George Bush. Last week capturing bin Laden “not a top priority use of American resources.” Bush also had a different viewpoint on going into Pakistan. “Pakistan is a sovereign nation. In order for us to send thousands of troops into a sovereign nation, we’ve got to be invited by the government of Pakistan,” he said at a press conference here Friday. Written by Ron ChusidLast 5 posts by Ron ChusidWarner Admits Kerry Was Right on Tax CutsDeVos and Granholm Differ on Intelligent DesignAndrew Sullivan on Mr. ConservativeEven Republicans Becoming LiberalsKerry Speaking on His Religious Views [...] [...] This is yet another flip flop for George Bush. Last week capturing bin Laden “not a top priority use of American resources.” Bush also had a different viewpoint on going into Pakistan. “Pakistan is a sovereign nation. In order for us to send thousands of troops into a sovereign nation, we’ve got to be invited by the government of Pakistan,” he said at a press conference here Friday. Written by Ron ChusidLast 5 posts by Ron ChusidWarner Admits Kerry Was Right on Tax CutsDeVos and Granholm Differ on Intelligent DesignAndrew Sullivan on Mr. ConservativeEven Republicans Becoming LiberalsKerry Speaking on His Religious Views [...]

]]> By: Audrey F. http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/comment-page-4/#comment-844330 Audrey F. Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:33:25 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/#comment-844330 The biggest mass murderer of THIS century is our erstwhile President, George Bush and his minions. They attacked Iraq knowing there were NO WMDs and that Osama and Saddam did not like one another at all. He lied to us in order to pursue war knocking off Saddam and putting in permanent bases that the Saudi's had taken away in the middle East. Oh, and of course there's the oil that the insurgents have made sure isn't being pumped! The biggest mass murderer of THIS century is our erstwhile President, George Bush and his minions. They attacked Iraq knowing there were NO WMDs and that Osama and Saddam did not like one another at all. He lied to us in order to pursue war knocking off Saddam and putting in permanent bases that the Saudi’s had taken away in the middle East. Oh, and of course there’s the oil that the insurgents have made sure isn’t being pumped!

]]> By: Warbly.com » we’ve fallen a long way http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/comment-page-4/#comment-838215 Warbly.com » we’ve fallen a long way Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:23:26 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/#comment-838215 [...] Shocking to read that matter of fact statement, ‘he was tortured’. this administration is killing US. this was unneccessary, and bush last week said bin laden was not top priority. [...] [...] Shocking to read that matter of fact statement, ‘he was tortured’. this administration is killing US. this was unneccessary, and bush last week said bin laden was not top priority. [...]

]]> By: Phil http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/comment-page-4/#comment-834893 Phil Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:54:45 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/barnes-osama/#comment-834893 My brother is one of them and it's very difficult to have a close family member so manipulated by this criminal administration. Certain people hold onto their political affiliations as if they were rooting for a football team. It's as if admitting the Republican president was wrong and the Democratic critics were right is tantamount to a Redskins fan pulling for the Cowboys. It's not a football game, people! It's your country! My brother is one of them and it’s very difficult to have a close family member so manipulated by this criminal administration.

Certain people hold onto their political affiliations as if they were rooting for a football team. It’s as if admitting the Republican president was wrong and the Democratic critics were right is tantamount to a Redskins fan pulling for the Cowboys.

It’s not a football game, people! It’s your country!

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