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I was trying to... engage them in a discussion. The result was poor at best.

Do you understand what the Secret Service does? Do you know what protocols the Secret Service have in place in the event of a national emergency? Do you understand why those protocols are in place?

D'artagnan wrote:

You call someone an idiot, McG, then gripe about the level of discussion several posts later?

That's rich...

I believe I asked them to quit being an idiot. I did not call tham an idiot. In fact, I was trying to get them to engage their minds and engage them in a discussion. The result was poor at best.

McGentrix wrote:

DrewDad wrote:

McGentrix wrote:

I do not believe any of the London Bombers had airplanes aimed at 10 Downing St.

And how would Blair know that?

Probably because he, and other Brits aren't idiots. They most likely performed some rapid deductions that this was the act of suicide bombers/bombs and not hijacked airplanes.

I seriously wonder if you are serious when you ask these kinds of questions...

Then you are saying that your president and his administration are idiots? Are you trying to remind everybody of the horrific deaths that people in the towers suffered, including having to jump from the burning building with your avatar?

How about acting like a grown-up and joining in with your peers and having a real discussion?

Intrepid wrote:

McGentrix wrote:

DrewDad wrote:

McGentrix wrote:

I do not believe any of the London Bombers had airplanes aimed at 10 Downing St.

And how would Blair know that?

Probably because he, and other Brits aren't idiots. They most likely performed some rapid deductions that this was the act of suicide bombers/bombs and not hijacked airplanes.

I seriously wonder if you are serious when you ask these kinds of questions...

Then you are saying that your president and his administration are idiots? Are you trying to remind everybody of the horrific deaths that people in the towers suffered, including having to jump from the burning building with your avatar?

It may be what you are reading, but it's not what I am saying.

What you are saying is that your reading comprehension skills are on par with those of a grade school child. How about acting like a grown-up and joining in with your peers and having a real discussion?

Bush followed the procedure for an attack on US soil. No one knew who was attacking, where else they had operatives, what else was going to happen, therefore they followed the procedures in place for safeguarding the Executive branch of the United States. Those procedures are obviously not the same as those in place in Great Britain or elsewhere.

The childishness of this thread is depressing and Squinney should be ashamed of herself for starting this thread. It's nothing more than a snarky question aimed at insulting the presidency.

I will defend the Presidents actions on 9/11 all day, so, like Bush said, "Bring it on."

If I am not reading what you are saying, then perhaps you are not saying it properly.

No, I did not say my reading level is on par with a grade school child. YOU said that and I do not appreciate it.

You speak of grown up? You, who argues every point that everybody makes just because you think you are the school yard bully? Why is it that every poster on this thread has a different take on this topic than you? Why do you think you are right and they are wrong?

You have not answered the question that was asked. Is that because you don't comprehend the question, or you don't have the answer?

Why should Squinney be ashamed of anything? It being a snarky question is in your mind. She does not have to insult the president. He can provide proof of his qualifications on his own.

Are you being a playground bully and showing your childish side with your "Bring it on" remark? I have no time for so called bullies. I just brush them aside.

Are you trying to remind everybody of the horrific deaths that people in the towers suffered, including having to jump from the burning building with your avatar?

Intrepid wrote:

If I am not reading what you are saying, then perhaps you are not saying it properly.

No, I did not say my reading level is on par with a grade school child. YOU said that and I do not appreciate it.

I can only judge you by what you write. When you suggest "Then you are saying that your president and his administration are idiots?" when I made no such implication about Bush at all, I must assume you are either purposfully being obtuse or your reading comprehension skills are below par. So, which is it?

Were There Threats to Air Force One?

The threat or threats to Air Force One were announced on September 12, after mounting criticism that Bush was out of sight in Louisiana and Nebraska during most of the day and did not return to Washington until 10 hours after the attacks. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said there was "real and credible information that the White House and Air Force One were targets." [White House, 9/12/01] On September 13, New York Times columnist William Safire wrote - and Bush's political strategist Karl Rove confirmed - that there was an "inside" threat that "may have broken the secret codes [showing a knowledge of presidential procedures]." [New York Times, 9/13/01] Had terrorists hacked their way into sensitive White House computers? Was there a mole in the White House?

No. It turned out the entire story was made up. [Washington Post, 9/27/01] The press expressed considerable skepticism about the story. For instance, one Florida newspaper thought Fleischer's disclosure was "an apparent effort to explain why the president was flown to Air Force bases" before returning to Washington. [St. Petersburg Times, 9/13/01] When asked on September 15 about the "credible evidence," Fleischer said, "we exhausted that topic about two days ago." [White House, 9/15/01] On September 26, CBS News reported: "Finally, there is this postscript to the puzzle of how someone presumed to be a terrorist was able to call in a threat against Air Force One using a secret code name for the president's plane. Well, as it turns out, that simply never happened. Sources say White House staffers apparently misunderstood comments made by their security detail." [CBS, 9/26/01] One former official who served in George Bush Sr.'s administration told Human Events Online, which bills itself as "the national conservative weekly," that he was "deeply disappointed by [Bush's] zigzagging across the country." [Human Events Online, 9/17/01] At the end of the month, Slate magazine awarded its "Whopper of the Week" to Karl Rove, Ari Fleischer, and Dick Cheney. [Slate, 9/28/01]

No one knew exactly where the bogus story originated from, but "what can be safely said is that it served the White House's immediate purposes, even though it was completely untrue." [Telegraph, 12/16/01] What were those purposes? A well-informed, anonymous Washington official said, "It did two things for [Cheney]. It reinforced his argument that the President should stay out of town, and it gave George W. an excellent reason for doing so." [Telegraph, 12/16/01] When Bush was asked in May 2002 why he had flown to two Air Force bases before returning to Washington, Bush said, "I was trying to get out of harm's way." [White House, 5/21/02]

DrewDad wrote:

McGentrix wrote:

I do not believe any of the London Bombers had airplanes aimed at 10 Downing St.

And how would Blair know that?

Probably because he, and other Brits aren't idiots. They most likely performed some rapid deductions that this was the act of suicide bombers/bombs and not hijacked airplanes.

I seriously wonder if you are serious when you ask these kinds of questions...