Comments on: Rice: ‘I Don’t Know What We Were Supposed To Preemptively Strike In Afghanistan’ In July 2001 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:16:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: SourDove http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-3778683 SourDove Tue, 01 May 2007 04:58:25 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/#comment-3778683 Only pre-emptive violence can prevent violence. If only she'd listened to Tenet we could have started killing more people sooner. By now we'd be ahead of schedule. Enemies would send us bouquets. Only pre-emptive violence can prevent violence.
If only she’d listened to Tenet we could have
started killing more people sooner. By now we’d
be ahead of schedule. Enemies would send us
bouquets.

]]> By: Dick Cheney http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-3777809 Dick Cheney Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:34:27 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/#comment-3777809 so she didn't know what to "preemptively strike" in Afghanistan... so .... ?? they "preemptively struck Iraq" ??? Bush and Condi... once again proving that they believe that "all imans are cremated equally" what is the difference between the walmart tainted catfish and george gonzales ? one is a crap-eating bottom feeder.... and the other is a fish so she didn’t know what to “preemptively strike” in Afghanistan… so …. ?? they “preemptively struck Iraq” ???

Bush and Condi… once again proving that they believe
that “all imans are cremated equally”

what is the difference between the walmart tainted catfish and george gonzales ?
one is a crap-eating bottom feeder…. and the other is a fish

]]> By: JoeySoCal http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-3777069 JoeySoCal Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:48:59 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/#comment-3777069 The belligerence of this woman's disregard of honesty, integrity, coherence, or common sense is utterly mindnumbing. Her lack of repspect and her insults to the intelligence of the people she governs is jaw-droppingly confounding. I fantasize about the day I could tell her to her face what deceitful bitch she is. I fucking hate her, not because I am filled with hate, but because of her undying commitment to tyranny. Fuck. These. People. The belligerence of this woman’s disregard of honesty, integrity, coherence, or common sense is utterly mindnumbing. Her lack of repspect and her insults to the intelligence of the people she governs is jaw-droppingly confounding. I fantasize about the day I could tell her to her face what deceitful bitch she is. I fucking hate her, not because I am filled with hate, but because of her undying commitment to tyranny. Fuck. These. People.

]]> By: merlallen http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-3777046 merlallen Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:23:01 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/#comment-3777046 why wasn't she fired on 9/12? why wasn’t she fired on 9/12?

]]> By: marlow http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-3776764 marlow Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:24:41 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/#comment-3776764 I guess it wasn't enough for this crew to be warned by the outgoing president (personally, mind you) that al Qaeda was their number one threat. And I guess that three thousand dead Americans aren't enough to send in the special forces and gunships to drag him out of the Pakistan borderlands. Wingers have no problem coming on here and screaming that Clinton did nothing to prevent the Cole bombing and the embassy bombings; after attacking the training camps with cruise missiles the regressives accused him of 'Wagging the dog". And now this bitch from hell Didn't know who to bomb?? FAILURE. I guess it wasn’t enough for this crew to be warned by the outgoing president (personally, mind you) that al Qaeda was their number one threat. And I guess that three thousand dead Americans aren’t enough to send in the special forces and gunships to drag him out of the Pakistan borderlands. Wingers have no problem coming on here and screaming that Clinton did nothing to prevent the Cole bombing and the embassy bombings; after attacking the training camps with cruise missiles the regressives accused him of ‘Wagging the dog”. And now this bitch from hell Didn’t know who to bomb?? FAILURE.

]]> By: Ofc. Krupke http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-3776726 Ofc. Krupke Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:52:50 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/#comment-3776726 Wait a minute. In July 2001 everyone on the Left was still pissed about the 2000 election. Are we really supposed to believe everyone would have dropped their "Commander in Thief" banners and supported what would have been quickly portrayed as a pointless and unprovoked attack on the poorest country in the world? Based on a terrorist act the administration assured us was "imminent?" It's one thing to ding Bush for not going after Al Qaeda more aggressively. But it takes the zip out of it when you ding him for not doing things you would never have supported. Wait a minute. In July 2001 everyone on the Left was still pissed about the 2000 election.

Are we really supposed to believe everyone would have dropped their “Commander in Thief” banners and supported what would have been quickly portrayed as a pointless and unprovoked attack on the poorest country in the world? Based on a terrorist act the administration assured us was “imminent?”

It’s one thing to ding Bush for not going after Al Qaeda more aggressively. But it takes the zip out of it when you ding him for not doing things you would never have supported.

]]> By: People in the Sun http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-3776715 People in the Sun Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:41:45 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/#comment-3776715 Well, if you didn't know what to bomb before 9/11, how did you know what to bomb after 9/11? That means one of two things: 1. She's lying. 2. She's lying. Well, if you didn’t know what to bomb before 9/11, how did you know what to bomb after 9/11?

That means one of two things:

1. She’s lying.
2. She’s lying.

]]> By: Langx http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-3776704 Langx Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:33:08 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/#comment-3776704 If she cant handle Wolf How the hell is she going to handle Waxman. She bet not testify or their house of cards will crumble. Waxman will call her on all talking points. Thats all she answers in. I knew the answeres that were coming before she could get them out of her mouth. If she cant handle Wolf How the hell is she going to handle Waxman.

She bet not testify or their house of cards will crumble.

Waxman will call her on all talking points.

Thats all she answers in.

I knew the answeres that were coming before she could get them out of her mouth.

]]> By: big papa http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-3776668 big papa Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:45:21 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/#comment-3776668 Condi: We were supposed to do something about bin Laden before 9/11?! Comment by katy #65 ...PRICELESS! ...I wonder if the inbred Bushites will castigate Cundti and her lord Bushiva... ...like they constantly do Clinton... ...about NOT taking care of bin Laden when THEY had the chance? Condi: We were supposed to do something about bin Laden before 9/11?!

Comment by katy #65

…PRICELESS!

…I wonder if the inbred Bushites will castigate Cundti and her lord Bushiva…

…like they constantly do Clinton…

…about NOT taking care of bin Laden when THEY had the chance?

]]> By: Willy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-3776667 Willy Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:44:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/#comment-3776667 Rice again shows how worthless and incompetent she is. Go buy some shoes, play the piano and be sure to wave at the camera, Condi. Rice again shows how worthless and incompetent she is. Go buy some shoes, play the piano and be sure to wave at the camera, Condi.

]]> By: big papa http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-3776663 big papa Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:40:31 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/#comment-3776663 Can you believe Cundti Rice was promoted to Sec of State? ...can incompetence be a prerequissite for advancement in this criminally inept regime? ...and she has NOT ONE foreign policy success (major or minor) since taking over the State Dept.... ...what does this bi*ch DO? Can you believe Cundti Rice was promoted to Sec of State?

…can incompetence be a prerequissite for advancement in this criminally inept regime?

…and she has NOT ONE foreign policy success (major or minor) since taking over the State Dept….

…what does this bi*ch DO?

]]> By: big papa http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-3776652 big papa Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:33:26 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/#comment-3776652 now, i’m not sayin’ that i had anything to do with it… but i did speak out… :-) Comment by katy#49 ...'atta girl katy... ...you KEEP speaking the TRUTH... now, i’m not sayin’ that i had anything to do with it…
but i did speak out…
:-)

Comment by katy#49

…’atta girl katy…

…you KEEP speaking the TRUTH…

]]> By: Eargy Earp http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-3776646 Eargy Earp Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:28:57 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/#comment-3776646 The answer is: Yes you were supposed to strike Osama Bin Laden in July 2001. May not have stopped 9-11. But the evidence was there for past crimes (USS Cole). The problem was that the Administration had a different strategy for Bin Laden back then. It was to rely on friends (close personal riends of the Bush family), Saudi Arabia, to reign Osama in. But Osama is a rogue and not controllable by yhe royal family. The mistake was the strategy that the Administration has pre-9-11. The answer is: Yes you were supposed to strike Osama Bin Laden in July 2001. May not have stopped 9-11. But the evidence was there for past crimes (USS Cole).

The problem was that the Administration had a different strategy for Bin Laden back then. It was to rely on friends (close personal riends of the Bush family), Saudi Arabia, to reign Osama in. But Osama is a rogue and not controllable by yhe royal family.

The mistake was the strategy that the Administration has pre-9-11.

]]> By: Marie http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-3776594 Marie Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:02:03 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/#comment-3776594 July of 2001 Didn't we already know that the attack on the USS Cole was directed by OBL by that time? Bush&Co are quick to blame Clinton for not attacking OBL before we knew it was AlQaeda who committed the act, but by this time, it was known that OBL was the leader of the group. In fact, we knew it by December 2000, and Bush had nine months to attempt to take him out. Then they ignore this warning in July They ignore the PDB in August They prefer to attack the wrong country after 9/11. This is more than SNAFU -- this is criminal. July of 2001
Didn’t we already know that the attack on the USS Cole was directed by OBL by that time? Bush&Co are quick to blame Clinton for not attacking OBL before we knew it was AlQaeda who committed the act, but by this time, it was known that OBL was the leader of the group.
In fact, we knew it by December 2000, and Bush had nine months to attempt to take him out.
Then they ignore this warning in July
They ignore the PDB in August
They prefer to attack the wrong country after 9/11.

This is more than SNAFU — this is criminal.

]]> By: twowing http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-3776581 twowing Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:56:18 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/#comment-3776581 #68... stop hiding... we know you're Rosie O'Dumbbell The Bush and company hired the arabs so we can go to war. Any fool can see that. The s*** you people are writing is mind boggling. No one has a single PROOF of any of these claims. You all must be Dem-droid without any intelligence capacity. Ya buncha idiots Get out and VOTE! You elected these people by not voting. #68… stop hiding… we know you’re Rosie O’Dumbbell
The Bush and company hired the arabs so we can go to war.
Any fool can see that.
The s*** you people are writing is mind boggling.
No one has a single PROOF of any of these claims.
You all must be Dem-droid without any intelligence capacity.

Ya buncha idiots
Get out and VOTE!
You elected these people by not voting.

]]> By: Ennealogic http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-3776392 Ennealogic Sun, 29 Apr 2007 21:26:18 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/#comment-3776392 Let me try a straightforward comment. Will this be censored? Let me try a straightforward comment. Will this be censored?

]]> By: Ennealogic http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-3776387 Ennealogic Sun, 29 Apr 2007 21:20:43 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/#comment-3776387 You realize, Condi KNEW that OBL was not responsible for 9/11. At least not entirely. If you still think, after all the lies you've been told, that 9/11 was done entirely by 19 Arab (mostly Saudi) hijackers with boxcutters, then you have yet to learn the lesson many of the rest of us have. Press for Truth. No more lies. 9/11 was an inside job. You realize, Condi KNEW that OBL was not responsible for 9/11. At least not entirely.

If you still think, after all the lies you’ve been told, that 9/11 was done entirely by 19 Arab (mostly Saudi) hijackers with boxcutters, then you have yet to learn the lesson many of the rest of us have.

Press for Truth. No more lies. 9/11 was an inside job.

]]> By: chefrad http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-3776346 chefrad Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:52:25 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/#comment-3776346 To paraphrase Dean Wormer, timid and inept is no way fro Condi to go through life. To paraphrase Dean Wormer, timid and inept is no way fro Condi to go through life.

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-3776329 katy Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:28:53 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/#comment-3776329 i love the headline at http://www.crooksandliars.com/: <em>Condi: <strong>We were supposed to do something about bin Laden before 9/11?!</strong></em> i love the headline at http://www.crooksandliars.com/:

Condi: We were supposed to do something about bin Laden before 9/11?!

]]> By: Tobey Tall http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/comment-page-2/#comment-3776325 Tobey Tall Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:25:39 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/29/rice-afghanistan-attack/#comment-3776325 I can tell you now the US will never get bin Laden he has to remain free to be a hero then in death a martyr I can tell you now the US will never get bin Laden he has to remain free to be a hero then in death a martyr

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