If Al Qaeda has operatives in our country right now

[TNDemo]

planning this next terror attack the administration says is coming, I think the obvious question is how did they get into our country? We have this big new fancy Homeland Security Dept. that is supposed to tighten up our borders and make us safe. I think if they have been allowed to enter our country then it is a major failing on Dubya's terror fighting tactics. Of course, I forget, you need to drop a bomb to catch a terrorist...

[linazelle]

1. Exactly. I started a similar thread with the bottom line question

doesn't this mean the war on terror is a failure? Seems like it does.

[Stockholm]

4. Nope the question which should be asked is when did they become

supporters of al qaida? The terrorists have never been so many as today.

For every nuked wedding, kid pushed from a bridge ... recruitment gets easier and easier.

[rangerfan]

2. Since they have done absolutely ZIP ZERO NADA about

securing our borders anything they have done has been for naught.

[LeahMira]

3. If it's true...

... then Dubya's failure is not so much the failure to intercept terrorists but the failure to find a way to prevent the U.S. from fueling their hatred.

[Loonman]

5. Apparently color charts are all Ridge is good for

Apparently.

[Stew225]

6. I second the border issue...

Getting into this country is like sneaking into the drive-in movies. Ah, dem were the days. Actually, Dem is the days now.

How about we start the war on "terra" at the borders and then maybe spread outward.

[Bandit]

10. How about we stop terrorising the world and start pushing programs that

benefit people. Maybe just maybe people would react in a different manner toward us. Our best weapon against Terrorism is Compassion not force and intimidation.

[rex 555]

7. The Bush Ad.,

Couldn't find the Anthrax killer. Who has confidence now?

[peacetalksforall]

8. If anything happens, it will be interesting to compare

the job Ashcroft, Ridge, and the CIA are doing along with all the other agencies.

Money...have they perfected their money watching intelligence? We know they ignored it before.

Immigration...have they perfected their movement surveillance? We know they lost track of all kinds of their most dangerous.

Norad...have they got their act together, yet?

WH...have they figured out who gives the instruction for a shoot down?

WH...have they figured out whether the Resident should be at a school or at the ranch...reading to children or playing video games and raking?

FAA...have they figured out how to talk to each other yet.

Little white jets...do they still have license to escort out the Saudi Arabians? Or launch remote control devices?

FBI...are they listening to their employees yet?

FBI...are they still covering up stock market manipulations?

CIA...are they still sitting on intelligence reports from Russia, Israel, Germany, France, Pakistan, and a few other countries?

How long should the list of comparisons be?

Best to read everything possible and start comparing ourselves because we know they don't deserve our faith.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

9. Well let's see

Chimpy's speech Mon night didn't work, FBI had to apologise to Mayfield, Poll nos dropping , Ya "Terra threat!! Al-Quaida planning attacks , Orange alert, 4 cute Arabs in the country , major attack on major events ............. ' Enough of this BS.

[HawkerHurricane]

11. No win situation

If Bush stops the attacks, no one will care.
If he fails to stop the attacks, it's his fault.
By announcing the possibility officially, he can't claim ignorance. He's got to prevent the attacks (which will not help his re election chances)... because if he fails he has no excuse.

[CityZen-X]

12. Staying At The D.C. Hilton

and the tab is being picked up by the White Howzen!