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Woodwards book portrays Obama and the White House as barraged by warnings about the threat of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil and confronted with the difficulty in preventing them. During an interview with Woodward in July, the president said, We can absorb a terrorist attack. Well do everything we can to prevent it, but even a 9/11, even the biggest attack ever we absorbed it and we are stronger.
I am by far not an Obama supporter but out of curiosity what would you have rather he said? "America would fall if hit by another Terrorist attack" or "We will never have another terrorist attack"
The man is condemned no matter what he says...
I agree. I don't see much that is condemnable in what he said, either.Woodwards book portrays Obama and the White House as barraged by warnings about the threat of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil and confronted with the difficulty in preventing them. During an interview with Woodward in July, the president said, We can absorb a terrorist attack. Well do everything we can to prevent it, but even a 9/11, even the biggest attack ever we absorbed it and we are stronger.
I am by far not an Obama supporter but out of curiosity what would you have rather he said? "America would fall if hit by another Terrorist attack" or "We will never have another terrorist attack"
The man is condemned no matter what he says...
Woodwards book portrays Obama and the White House as barraged by warnings about the threat of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil and confronted with the difficulty in preventing them. During an interview with Woodward in July, the president said, We can absorb a terrorist attack. Well do everything we can to prevent it, but even a 9/11, even the biggest attack ever we absorbed it and we are stronger.
I am by far not an Obama supporter but out of curiosity what would you have rather he said? "America would fall if hit by another Terrorist attack" or "We will never have another terrorist attack"
The man is condemned no matter what he says...
I would have preferred a strong, clear statement - ya know, as befitting the Office of President of the United States. 'Absorb' it? Yea. Destroy the foundations of whoever attacks us, and those who harbor them... and financed it.... THAT's what we pay the POTUS for.
Fiery deaths; mass annihilation; parentless children. No biggie. Might even solve that unemployment problem.
Unbelievable.
On the bright side, with Obama in charge, any terrorist group who chooses to attack us can rest assured that we will shake our fists and use really, really harsh language at them.
In spite of two pointless wars and occupations, that's all you've managed to do to Usama bin Ladin so far, so why complain?
How many fucking threads do we need on the same topic?
Are you not capable of including your thoughts into pre-existing threads? Moron.
Fiery deaths; mass annihilation; parentless children. No biggie. Might even solve that unemployment problem.
Unbelievable.
Fiery deaths; mass annihilation; parentless children. No biggie. Might even solve that unemployment problem.
Unbelievable.
On the bright side, with Obama in charge, any terrorist group who chooses to attack us can rest assured that we will shake our fists and use really, really harsh language at them.
How many fucking threads do we need on the same topic?
Are you not capable of including your thoughts into pre-existing threads? Moron.
C'mon California............get a life!!
How many fucking threads do we need on the same topic?
Are you not capable of including your thoughts into pre-existing threads? Moron.
C'mon California............get a life!!
I have one, thanks. And, I've learned to read, comprehend, think critically, and even create threads about topics.... what I haven't quite mastered is the ability to start 3rd, 4th and 5th threads on the same fucking topic. I guess I'm just too smart for that.
BTW: Only a sociopath would say we can absorb it.
Woodward quotes Petraeus as saying, "You have to recognize also that I don't think you win this war. I think you keep fighting. It's a little bit like Iraq, actually. . . . Yes, there has been enormous progress in Iraq. But there are still horrific attacks in Iraq, and you have to stay vigilant. You have to stay after it. This is the kind of fight we're in for the rest of our lives and probably our kids' lives."
The towers are gone now, reduced to bloody rubble, along with all hopes for Peace in Our Time, in the United States or any other country. Make no mistake about it: We are At War now — with somebody — and we will stay At War with that mysterious Enemy for the rest of our lives.
Obama Says U.S. Can ‘Absorb Terror Attacks’
Posted by Guest Contributor on Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 9:55 PM
-By Warner Todd Huston
Eh, don’t worry, America. If there is another 9/11-like terror attack, The One says that we can “absorb it” and just become “stronger” because of it. It’s as if he wants it to happen, or something!
In his latest book, Bob Woodward encountered a President Obama that seemed to casually blow off worry of another terror attack. The Washington Post gave us a sneak preview of Woodward’s newest tome where Obama acted so flippantly toward another 9/11. (my bold)
Woodward’s book portrays Obama and the White House as barraged by warnings about the threat of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil and confronted with the difficulty in preventing them. During an interview with Woodward in July, the president said, “We can absorb a terrorist attack. We’ll do everything we can to prevent it, but even a 9/11, even the biggest attack ever… we absorbed it and we are stronger.”Linky....
A new book by Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward describes the Obama administration as barraged with warnings about the threat of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. President Obama told Woodward in an interview for his "Obama's Wars," "We can absorb a terrorist attack. We'll do everything we can to prevent it, but even a 9/11, even the biggest attack ever. . . we absorbed it and we are stronger."
Bob Woodward book details Obama battles with advisers over exit plan for Afghan war
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Hmm...Obviously, even though I explicitely stated that is was nothing personal, you took it personally. You might find that getting a grip on your reactionary emotions might serve you better.
When I see a person whose only recourse seems to be responding to every post with name-calling, I assume that this person must not have anything worthwhile to add to the discussion. How about you?"Taliban's tenuous connection to the 9/11 terrorist attacks"?
Yes, you are definitely high and/or tripping. Or, just nuts.
Hard to tell.
A new book by Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward describes the Obama administration as barraged with warnings about the threat of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. President Obama told Woodward in an interview for his "Obama's Wars," "We can absorb a terrorist attack. We'll do everything we can to prevent it, but even a 9/11, even the biggest attack ever. . . we absorbed it and we are stronger."
Bob Woodward book details Obama battles with advisers over exit plan for Afghan war
discuss
Justify it to yourself in whatever way you need to, CG. By all accounts, the Karzai regime is extremely corrupt and ineffective. No amount of bolstering from NATO is likely to change that after a decade of failure. Over 1,000 US soldiers and 300 billion dollars have been spent on a campaign that has failed to...If those countries would stop allowing terrorists to train within their borders, we would have to invade them. But they did, so we invade. Don't like it? Easy answer - don't harbor terrorists. I thought we'd made that real clear.
That's a lot of money you spent "teaching a lesson" to the Taliban, a group that had no ambitions outside of Afghanistan's borders.
