Did I hear correctly this morning?

[Sub Atomic]

That the number of global terror attacks was up by some astronomical percentage and Bush said that it was good? Some nonsense about how that means we are winning the war on terror?

Or was I still asleep at 6:00 this morning?

:shrug:

[Frederik]

1. It means the terrorists are getting desperate.

In all fairness, I think they count bomb explosions in Iraq as "terrorist attacks", so it's no big surprise really.

[LostInAnomie]

4. I think they are counting all the attacks on Iraqi civilians...

... who are suspected of aiding us. That happens a lot and we never hear it.

[FreedomAngel82]

2. If that's true I think it's nonsense

They're hiding the terror reports and no longer showing them. That tells me a lot.

[Last Lemming]

3. "We're keeping the war against terror

overseas. . ."

[uppityperson]

5. I heard that terror attacks in the USA were down this yr!

That's how we're winning, by taking it to them and not letting them bring it to us. :sarcasm:

Statistics are amazing.

[Career Prole]

6. Sounded like that during the press conference too...

...in this exchange:

Q Mr. President, your State Department has reported that terrorist attacks around the world are at an all-time high. If we're winning the war on terrorism, as you say, how do you explain that more people are dying in terrorist attacks on your watch than ever before?

THE PRESIDENT: Well, we've made the decision to defeat the terrorists abroad so we don't have to face them here at home. And when you engage the terrorists abroad, it causes activity and action. And we're relentless. We, the -- America and our coalition partners. We understand the stakes, and they're very high because there are people still out there that would like to do harm to the American people.

But our strategy is to stay on the offense, is to keep the pressure on these people, is to cut off their money and to share intelligence and to find them where they hide. And we are making good progress. The al Qaeda network that attacked the United States has been severely diminished. We are slowly but surely dismantling that organization.

In the long run, Terry -- like I said earlier -- the way to defeat terror, though, is to spread freedom and democracy. It's really the only way in the long-term. In the short-term, we'll use our troops and assets and agents to find these people and to protect America. But in the long-term, we must defeat the hopelessness that allows them to recruit by spreading freedom and democracy. But we're making progress.

Q So in the near-term you think there will be more attacks and more people dying?

THE PRESIDENT: I'm not going to predict that. In the near-term I can only tell you one thing: we will stay on the offense; we'll be relentless; we'll be smart about how we go after the terrorists; we'll use our friends and allies to go after the terrorists; we will find them where they hide and bring them to justice.

Let me finish with the TV people first. Suzanne. You're not a TV person, Ed -- I know you'd like to be, but -- (laughter.)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/04/20050428-9.html

Near as I can figure, he's saying if only non-Americans are victims it's a raging success.

The man's a piece of sh1t, pure and simple.

[Sub Atomic]

7. that may have been it.

i thought i heard something on the stacy taylor show this morning, but i was on the road by 6 and not necessarily awake enough to clearly understand.

thanks!!