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He committed billions of dollars of military resources to Iraq and Afghanistan and nothing to protect America’s own backyard.

In fairness, the people who hijacked 4 airplanes on a sunny September morning were not from South America. That's not an excuse not to improve border security, but singling Bush out is a little silly considering how long the entire political class has endorsed open borders. It's especially silly because it sounds like you're saying you would have preferred troops along the border rather than in Afghanistan. Are you?

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In fairness, the people who hijacked 4 airplanes on a sunny September morning were not from South America. That's not an excuse not to improve border security, but singling Bush out is a little silly considering how long the entire political class has endorsed open borders. It's especially silly because it sounds like you're saying you would have preferred troops along the border rather than in Afghanistan. Are you?

Every president shoulders some of the burden for our unsecure borders however Bush was the president who sent troops to Iraq and Afghanistan to support the war on terror. The premise was that he was keeping America safe from future terrorist attacks. If this were his intent then he failed miserably considering the ease at which terrorists could cross over from Mexico. Your follow-up question about sending troops to the border instead of Afghanistan is laughable as I never said he shouldn’t have sent troops overseas. If you claim that you are going to protect Americans, do it.