White House Finds Way to Blame Bush for Terror Attempt
Morgen on December 27, 2009 at 11:56 am
Like clockwork. Here’s White House spokesperson Bill Burton who is with the President in Hawaii (via Politico):
Robert Gibbs and Secretary Napolitano made clear that we are pressing ahead with securing our nation against threats and our aggressive posture in the war with al Qaeda. We are winding down a war in Iraq that took our eye off of the terrorists that attacked us, and have dramatically increased our resources in Afghanistan and Pakistan where those terrorists are. We are putting the pressure on al Qaeda worldwide with all elements of American power, and key al Qaeda leaders have been taken out in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. Gibbs also made clear the President refuses to play politics with these issues. As he said in West Point, we must put aside petty politics and recapture the unity that we had after 9/11.
Lastly, Gibbs and Secretary Napolitano announced that the president has asked that the policies and procedures that have been in place the last several years related to watch-listing and all information available on the suspect be reviewed. He has also asked that the Department of Homeland Security, specifically the Transportation Security Administration, review its practices and capabilities as he is interested in learning how the explosive material was brought on board the aircraft and steps that can be taken to enhance the ability of airport screeners to detect and interdict such materials in the future. (Ed. emphasis added)
This playbook is really getting tired. The deaths of nearly 300 people were only narrowly (and perhaps miraculously) avoided, and the White House chooses once again to deflect blame to an Administration that has been out of office for nearly a year now. While at the same time claiming they refuse to play politics.
This isn’t about blame and it isn’t about politics. It’s about the security of our nation, and it’s incumbent on the Administration to demonstrate that this is truly a top priority.
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December 27, 2009 @ 5:32 pmTo say that Gibbs put blame on Bush for the terror attempt is a lie. I know that republicans have a history of bad comprehension because this accusation goes way out of just taking something out of context. You’re making yourself look like an idiot to even imply such a thing. Ahh! But you republicans are nothing but a bunch of lying misled idiots anyway!
December 28, 2009 @ 10:55 amWhat measures could be taken to 100% detect someone carrying plastic explosives in such a way that there is no risk to other passengers waiting in line before reaching the security checkpoint?
December 28, 2009 @ 1:07 pmI think we will see a lot more of those full body x-ray scanners installed next year. I think they would detect an explosives-filled condom hidden in someone’s underwear.
December 28, 2009 @ 1:27 pmI am not sure that preventing any person from having anything on their lap during the last hour of a flight is going to instill confidence in air safety.
What might instill confidence is our gov’t doing their job and identifying and plugging the holes in the US gov’t system that let this ‘near tragedy’ occur.
THe fact is this was a tragic breakdown of fundamental security. This person was on a UK “watch-list” and banned from entering the UK this person’s own father reported him as a person of suspicion, and he was even identified as a person of interest by US counter-intelligence and had been in contact with the same imam linked to the Fort Hood terrorist. Yet our state department issued him multi-entry visa to our country. This person also bought a one-way ticket with cash, and had no luggage.
There were so many red flags here that only a gov’t that is totally incompetent or inept could have ignored these warning signs.
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