On September 11, 2001, I was working two blocks from the White House when the world came to an end. Or so it seemed that day.  I have never felt as scared for my life and my family’s lives as I had that day. And over the following days and months, every time I drove into Washington, DC for work, I expected that day would end with a horrific explosion and thousands dead.
But it never came. President Bush promised he would take the war declared on America TO the enemy. Instead of fighting the war on terror as a litigated, criminal enterprise, President Bush realized this was a war and treated it as such.
As he leaves office today, I would like to personally thank President George W. Bush for doing everything he thought was right in order to keep me and my fellow Americans safe since 9/11/2001. While his decisions on prosecuting the war have been controversial, but the results matter.
No matter what happens, we can always say that America was never attacked again after 9/11 thanks to President Bush.
God Bless you, Mr. President. Enjoy your time off and know that millions of Americans thank you for your dedication to protecting us from our enemies in a time of war.
-Bruce (GayPatriot)
The fact that we were “never attacked after 911” is easily explained by the LIHOP scenario. If you assume that Bush wanted a terrorist attack to happen, and that he looked through the possible attacks listed for that day, pointed to one and said, “Let’s let this one through”–then there’s no surprise that we haven’t been attacked since. After Bush let 911 happen, he didn’t need to let any more happen. So, should America be grateful that Bush only needed to let one terrorist attack happen to achieve his political goals?
You have to be kidding! I guess there really are NUTS!!!!!
I, too, wish to thank a great commander in chief. Along with Ronald Reagan and his father, President George W. Bush is a great American. This day is very historic but………
So, Ash, by your logic… if we are attacked again, that means Obama wanted the attack to happen?
Huh? What?
I, too, want to thank him not only for keeping America safe but for his last minute commutation of the sentences for ex-border guards, Ignacio Ramos and Jose Campeon. Their conviction was a travesty of justice, being sentenced for doing their duty. Their case should should have spurred the administration to complete the border fence to deter illegals, inspired by amnesty, and terrorists from entering from the south and put additional border guards on our northern border for the same reasons.
*hurl*
I’d like to thank President Bush for keeping us safe. He has set a high standard for future Presidents. I wish President Obama good fortune in keeping us safe as well. We can’t afford another terrorist attack during this economic stress. President Bush didn’t defile the oval office by chasing around interns and staining the White House carpets. Thank You Pres Bush for bringing back high standards to the executive branch. We didn’t have to worry about the first lady throwing lamps and utensils at the President. Hopefully President Bush and Laura aren’t attempting to flee the White House with half the decor and furniture as another President and first lady have. God bless you President Bush.
Asleep at the switch for 8 months, more vacation time than any president in history at the time, the look of idiocy in his eyes (not to mention the several minutes he just sat there) when told we were attacked. Bush’s predecessor warned him of this when he took office in Jan 2001.
One of the most nauseating moments of this whole fiasco was watching Condi Rice testifying to the 9/11 commission where she said “we couldn’t have imagined anything like this”. Really? Seems the Bush administration should have hired some people with imagination.
6: No…he and the vice-president and their cronies defiled us by using the Constitution to wipe their bums and their smug arrogance severely hurt our standing as a world leader. A lot more damage than chasing interns.
Good riddance to bad rubbish – At least the Chancellor of Germany won’t have to put with unwanted neck rubs anymore.
Kevin
What the hell are you smoking? If he had jump up and left the room, he would of been said to be panicking. No one knew what that first plane meant. The initial response in NYC was horrid accident. Some of us were there.
As to the Constitution, the only place I’ve seen it trampled is by the media and the Democrats stealing elections (see WA and MN) and trying to destroy anyone who challenges the “Chosen One.”
What a shit you are.
Kevin
LOL….and again, BDS Kevin inadvertently demonstrates the stupidity of the left.
BDS Kevin claims that Clinton “warned” Bush that the 9/11 attacks were coming. If that’s the case, if Clinton knew years in advance that the 9/11 attacks were coming, why didn’t he put in place the necessary safeguards to prevent them and round up the terrorists who were going to cause them?
Kevin I’m so disappoined…89 minutes after our new President was sworn in (maybe not, since he botched the oath of office) you come out with such hate speech. I thought you libs wanted a new tone. A fresh start. Biter Biter people.
““we couldn’t have imagined anything like thisâ€. Really? Seems the Bush administration should have hired some people with imagination.”
Stephen Emerson warned the Clinton administration and joint Chiefs that Islamic Terrorism was the next big threat and the next attack against America would come from them, but he recounts in his book they all refused to believe, they thought China was the threat.
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When even the Israelies couldn’t imagine this, I think it was unexpected.
One thing I don’t want to forget. George W Bush freed 49 MILLION Afghans and Iraqis from tyranny. Arab and muslim women and children now know a freedom they would have never known under horrific regimes Girls beaten if caught reading a book. Widowed women left to starve because they had no man to provide them bread. Thank You President Bush. Name the last American President who can match such an accomplishment? Reagan and Bush 41 freed the eastern europeans from communism. That was a long struggle. I pray Pres Obama can rival these accomplishments not those flimsey Carter and Clinton accomplishments we can’t remember.
thank you president bush for serving the american people for 8 years. In the face of such adversity from terrorists and evil hatred from the media and far left you are a class act. God Bless you and Mrs. Bush.
Ashpenaz and Kevin – receiving their talking points from the planet Dingbat. There’s no way to argue with a tinfoil hat-wearing goofs (and no point).
I’ve done my share of Bush-whacking but I do thank Bush and Cheney, the military, and our intelligence services for their work preventing any major attacks on our country after 9-11.
Seems like people forget easily but I remember the days after – wondering if and where the next attack would pop up. Anthrax scare? Water supply tampering? Bridge or pipeline sabotage? Homicide bombers in the airports and malls?
I hope President Obama has the same success in this vital task.
all of the liberals who scoff at Bush, let’s see what a good job your messiah does….so far he’s managed to surround himself with scandal and chooses to pal around civil rights leaders, meanwhile forgetting the important fact that he’s 50% white.
Bush (and our troops of course) liberated Iraq – no weapons of mass destruction were found because they were moved before we got there – moved to syria – watch the military channel and you will learn that fact. and even if there weren’t WMD, Iraq is now free from a tyrrant POS and no longer living in the dark ages.
Bush was no great leader but he didnt back down in protecting you, your family and your friends from another 9/11. and if you’re into the “conspiracy theory” that our govt. was behind it, prove it.
Well, he was gonna, but Dealta, TWA, Northwest etc. made a $500,000 donation to the DNC so they dropped the idea of revamping security.
That would be working vacations. Ever look back at all the meetings he had and appearances he made while on “vacation”? You do realize that the pieces of shit who put that little “fact” together included working trips to Camp David? You’re so gullible. You deserve Comrade Obama.
Tell me, what kind of leader grabs their ankles for everyone who wants a piece? Their “arrogance” SOLIDIFIED our standing as a world leader. The problem is that the world is full of bleeding gashes who tear up when you look at them funny thanks to liberals like you.
Bush failed us miserably on 9/11. No doubt about it. He missed the signs, failed to listen to Richard Clark and others, and was completely caught off-guard. And no doubt the Clinton-Bush transition had a play in it, too. Props to Bush for easing the transition to Obama, but that’s probably all the props he deserves.
Sadly, his legacy will show him the sitting president on 9/11 and history will charge him harshly for it. Coupled with the immoral invasion/occupation of a soverign nation, the shredding of our Constitution, the near-fatal collapse of our financial systems, the outing of a CIA operative, the allowance of torture and so many other highly-immoral and illegal decisions, George W. Bush will be extremely fortunate if he’s not in prison within five years.
As someone who voted for Bush in 2000, I could see through the propaganda and couldn’t press that lever for him again in 2004. It’s too bad not enough of my fellow Ohioans could see through that haze as I did, otherwise this country would be in much stonger standing. But, it did give rise to President Obama, and we should all be thankful for that.
I want to thank President Bush for keeping us safe for
the last 8 years. I also want to thank him for staying true to his values of love of Country, God, Family. These values to me are what makes America great. I
wish him and his family well in their next steps in life.
I pray that President Obama won’t forget these values.
He missed the signs, failed to listen to Richard Clark and others, and was completely caught off-guard.
You still haven’t answered the question, buckeyenutlover; if the Clinton leftovers like Clark knew the 9/11 attacks were coming even before Bush took office, why didn’t THEY do anything to prevent them?
Oh, and buckeyenutlover, I’m glad you brought up Plame Girl; you can also explain to me why, if she was “undercover”, and no one was supposed to know she worked for the CIA, why she drove into CIA headquarters to work every single morning. Also, you can explain why, if she was yanked back to the United States because the CIA determined she had been outed by Aldrich Ames and thus was known to be a CIA agent by virtually every foreign government, she continued to work “undercover”.
There’s so much to say here its almost dizzying. The only good thing about the Bush administration is that they’re gone.
Now, all we can do is hope someone brings them up on charges in a crminal court.
Trust me, we haven’t heard half the story of what they did and how much they lied to us. But…history will judge it fairly. I hope.
Yes, it will, Alexandra, yes, it will. And trust me, there will be no criminal charges, but people will be wondering what people like you assumed Bush officials liars and criminals without evidence but your partisan animus.
Meanwhile the former “president”, who had ample opportunity to do something about bin Laden skates. Not to mention Sandy Burgler, who removed documents from the National Archives stkates. No, liberals will NEVER hold anybody truly responsible for their actions. Better to shift blame elsewhere and lie to the American people.
And you’ll be recalling Pelosi and other congressional liberals….when?
If I had a dollar for every liberal bleeding gash who said that, I’d be in Chairman Obama’s crosshairs as “rich”.
It’s a shame you like being fed bullshit and kept perpetually stupid. I truly feel sorry.