DEBATE TIPS FOR THE CHIEF
BY DICK MORRIS
When Kerry says that homeland security is inadequate and that only 5 percent of the shipping containers are inspected or points out that thousands of pages of wire intercepts have not been translated . . .
. . . Bush should say: "It is very easy to pick on one aspect of our security approach and say it is flawed. But remember one basic fact: If I told you on Sept, 12, 2001 that there would be no further attacks on U.S. soil for the next three years, you'd have thought I was out of my mind. But there have been no attacks. If we're inspecting 5 percent of containers, it's the right 5 percent. Judge us on our record: We have kept America safe."
When Kerry says we shouldn't have attacked Saddam because he wasn't involved in the 9/11 conspiracy . . .
. . . Bush's answer ought to be: "Japan attacked us at Pearl Harbor. Hitler had nothing to do with it. But FDR realized we needed to fight all fascism, not just the fascist regime that attacked us. Yes, Hitler made it easy on FDR by declaring war on us. But if he hadn't, does anyone doubt that Roosevelt would have gone to war with Germany anyway?"
When Kerry calls the war in Iraq a mistake and a diversion from the War on Terror . . .
. . . Bush should hit him between the eyes: "Al Qeada operatives are congregating in Iraq. We can kill them there before they can spread mayhem around the world. If we can hunt down those who would attack us in the caves of Pakistan and of Afghanistan and the streets of Fallujah and Baghdad, how is that a diversion from the War on Terror? It's not. It is fundamental to success in that war."
And when Kerry accuses Bush of neglecting our allies . . .
. . . The president must set the record straight: "We have the single most important ally in the fight against terror: Pakistan is helping us hunt down terrorists who have escaped from Afghanistan. As to France, Germany and Russia, the evidence of the Oil-for-Food scandal suggests that no amount of diplomacy would have induced them to abandon a regime that was paying them vast sums of money to stay loyal."
If Kerry says we let bin Ladin escape . . .
. . . Bush has to say: "It's easy to second-guess a specific military decision, but I leave those questions to the generals who are trained to make them. We may not have bin Laden, but he is running from cave to cave to cave and hasn't been able to strike at us. And we do have Saddam. And we did get Khadafy to flip and support us. And we have the terrorists on the run."
When Kerry criticizes any aspect of the war effort, like the shortage of body armor . . .
. . . The president should really let him have it. "It was not me, but you who voted against adequate intelligence funding, to abolish the CIA, to cut defense budgets and, ultimately, against the $87 billion for our efforts in Iraq. Those were your votes, not mine."
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Just because we have not been attacked doesn't mean we are safe. Experts still say a radiological event on US soil is not a matter of if but when, and our President has done jack about it - I mean other than invading Iraq.Judge us on our record: We have kept America safe."
Heres' a reality: Our ports of entry are pourous.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">While at the same time the administration blames Al Qaeda for the uprising in Iraq. Not to mention the series of terrorist attacks around the world.We may not have bin Laden, but he is running from cave to cave to cave and hasn't been able to strike at us.
trav...where do you get this shit?
<font color="#000002" size="1">[ October 07, 2004 10:50 AM: Message edited by: reason ]</font>
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">But we aren't attacking all fascism. We are attacking Iraq. As a matter of fact, we are ignoring most fascism and focusing on attacking Iraq.But FDR realized we needed to fight all fascism, not just the fascist regime that attacked us.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Reason, this is not exclusively a Bush administration result. Our ports have been "pourus" for as long as we've had ports.Heres' a reality: Our ports of entry are pourous.
The manpower needed to cover all ports and inspect all containers etc. would be enormous and cost prohibitive.
I'm guessing that he will follow Cheneys lead from the other night and just build on the same answers.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Huh?Originally posted by cincygreg:
I'm guessing that he will follow Cheneys lead from the other night and just build on the same answers.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Reason, this is not exclusively a Bush administration result. Our ports have been "pourus" for as long as we've had ports.Originally posted by Jumper69:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Heres' a reality: Our ports of entry are pourous.
The manpower needed to cover all ports and inspect all containers etc. would be enormous and cost prohibitive.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Our ports may have always been pourous, but 9-11 has changed the dynamics of our port entry system. This is a problem that must be changed.
The cost would be enormous. But what is the cost of not doing so?
Reason,
You and the average American have no clue what is being down and how much it costs.
Along with telecom my company does other low voltage system design and integration such as security and surveillance.
You want to know more, stop by because I won't post any more about this
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">No shit, I lost 3 co-workers in that nightclub in Bali. Don't tell me it wasn't an arm of Al Qaeda.Originally posted by reason:
While at the same time the administration blames Al Qaeda for the uprising in Iraq. Not to mention the series of terrorist attacks around the world.
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