Once again, I'll have to defend Bush's successes against al-Qaeda and I'll have to prove Iraq's connection to terrorism. Bush has removed two of the worst regimes on the face of the planet and started an historic campaign of democracy and capitalism in the Arab world, a place that only has totalitarian dictators and radical religious rulers. Bush has launched an amazing campaign against terrorism throughout the international community: law enforcement against terrorism is at an all time high, intelligence sharing and gathering is at an all time high, (after all the French shared their intelligence that Saddam would have nuclear weapons by 2005), and military operations are at an all time best.
With a few thousand troops, we removed the Taliban regime, and did in a few weeks what the Soviet Union couldn't do in ten years. We then took Baghdad in 21 days.
As for al-Qaeda, the following is the leadership of al-Qaeda and the status of these leaders. To say that Bush isn't fighting the "real War on Terror" is a joke. Fighting al-Qaeda is like fighting a non-geographical force. It does not require military forces outside of Afghanistan.
1) Osama bin Laden - at large on Afghan/Pakistani border
2) Ayman al-Zawahiri - at large on Afghan/Pakistani border
3) Mohammed Atef - killed by US missile in Afghanistan
4) Khalid Sheikh Mohammed - captured by CIA in Pakistan
5) Abu Zubaydah - captured by CIA in Pakistan
6) Hambali - captured by CIA in Southeast Asia
7) Saif al-Adel - at large in Iran
8) Ramzi Binalshibh - captured by CIA in Pakistan
9) Anas al-Liby - captured by US forces in Afghanistan
10) Mohammed Haydar Zammar - captured by CIA in Morocco
11) Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri - captured by CIA in Yemen
12) Omar al-Faruq - captured by CIA in Indonesia
13) Ali Qaed Senyan al-Harthi - killed by US drone missile in Yemen, something every Dem got mad at Rumsfeld for
14) Saad bin Laden - at large in Iran
15) Sulaiman Abu Ghaith - at large in Iran
16) Abu Musab al-Zarqawi - at large in Iraq
Those are just the top leaders, in order, of al-Qaeda and their status. Not to mention, former sponsors, such as Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, are now capturing these people for us, and former rogue states, such as Libya, are now dismantling their WMDs as a result of removing Saddam.
Now, you don't believe Saddam had anything to do with terrorists or terrorism. I can write about 15 pages on Saddams links to terrorists, but I'll just keep it short and simple.
Saddam Hussein gave sponsorship to the following terrorist groups within Iraq: the MEK, the PKK, and Ansar al-Islam, all having ties to al-Qaeda.
Saddam Hussein funded: Hamas, Hezbollah, and Islamic Jihad, the largest terrorist groups in the world behind al-Qaeda.
Saddam Hussein sheltered: Abu Nidal, and his ANO terrorist group, Abu Abbas, and his PLF terrorist group, Abdul Yassin, a plotter of the 1993 WTC attack and al-Qaeda operative, and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of Ansar al-Islam and al-Qaeda operative.
Not to mention, Saddam Hussein violated 17 war treaties 333 times, regarding his WMD, the UNSC, Congress, France, Germany, Russia, Italy, the UK, and every Democrat thought he had WMD, he used WMD, he admitted to it, he kicked inspectors out, he detained and blindfolded inspectors, he admitted to having WMD in 1998 and never accounted for the material the world thought he had, oh and... he slaughtered 750,000 of his own people.
Considering that, and considering the unemployment rate is lower than the average unemployment rate of the 1970's, 1980's, and 1990's, and considering inflation is at an all time low, and home ownership is at an all time high, and considering John Kerry has been on both sides of every issue... Bush will win in a landslide.
Landslide. Can you say "1984 all over again?"
