Bush Credits ‘The Work That Was Done’ During ‘My Presidency’ For Osama Bin Laden’s Death

[butterfly77]

http://thinkprogress.org/security/2011/09/09/315518/bush-takes-credit-for-bin-laden/


By Ben Armbruster posted from ThinkProgress Security on Sep 9, 2011 at 11:15 am

President Bush sat down with USA Today to discuss the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and his role in shaping U.S. policy in their aftermath. During the interview, Bush thought he’d take the opportunity to pat himself on the back for Osama bin Laden’s death:

Bush said the events that led to the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in May began during his administration.

“The work that was done by intelligence communities during my presidency was part of putting together the puzzle that enabled us to see the full picture of how bin Laden was communicating and eventually where he was hiding,” he said. “It began the day after 9/11.”

The reality, of course, is that Bush’s attempts to capture or kill bin Laden were huge failures. While it’s been well documented that the Bush administration missed an opportunity to

[FiveGoodMen]

1. OBL's death is meaningless

Are we safer?

Are we sane again?

Are we out of the wars?

Who gives a fuck about Osama Bin Laden?

[hifiguy]

2. Up yours, Chimpoleon.

You had seven years and couldn't find a cow flop in a feeding pen. So just STFU, Little Boots.

[Phlem]

3. ...

:puke:

[theoldman]

4. Bush is correct.

We knew that Osama was living in Pakistan. The problem is that no one went to look for him. I don't think Bush wanted to humiliate his Pakistani buddies.

[bemildred]

5. Cheney at AEI: Waterboarding under Bush still keeps us safe under Obama

With protestors greeting him upon arrival, former Vice President Dick Cheney addressed an audience at the American Enterprise Institute Friday morning as part of the think tank’s 10th anniversary commemoration of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Cheney, who is also promoting his new book, “In My Time,” answered questions from The Weekly Standard’s Stephen Hayes on Iraq, Sept. 11 and the American response to it, including issues surrounding enhanced interrogation techniques and waterboarding.

“The notion that somehow the United States was torturing anybody is not true,” said Cheney. “Three people were waterboarded and the one who was subjected most often to that was Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and it produced phenomenal results for us.”

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was waterboarded 183 times.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/think-tanked/post/cheney-at-aei-waterboarding-under-bush-still-keeps-us-safe-under-obama/2011/09/09/gIQAKbUPFK_blog.html

:wow:

[Bonhomme Richard]

6. bush managed to give Osama more than he could dream.

He gave him the downfall of a great nation.

[butterfly77]

7. Bush thinks...

its safe to come out again..

[in_cog_ni_to]

8. FUCK YOU.

G-d...I LOATHE that freak. :puke:

[gulliver]

9. Well he's right, of course.

If Bush's work had been any good, 9/11 might not have happened. Bush is right. His "work" did lead to Bin Laden's death.

If Al Gore had been President, as a majority of Americans wished, 9/11 would not have happened. Gore would have paid attention to the threats Bush ignored (while on a month-long vacation prior to the attack). Bush's poor work let Bin Laden succeed, and success got Bin Laden killed in retaliation. So Bush's work did lead to the death of Bin Laden.

[Bluebear]

10. Have another drink. Nt

[malaise]

11. The Dick of a war criminal is also spreading that myth

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1910091