Bush Says U.S. Still a Target

American Forces Press Service ^ | John J. Kruzel

[SandRat]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2007 – Though memories of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks may fade with time, President Bush today said that the U.S. remains a top target and urged lawmakers to take measures he sees as vital to countering terrorism.

During a speech at the Heritage Foundation here, Bush vowed that during his remaining 14 months as president his administration will remember lessons learned from the attacks, which claimed almost 3,000 victims.

“I fully understand that after six years, the sense of imminent danger has passed for some,” he said. “I just want to assure you that I'll never forget the lessons of September the 11th, and nor will the people with whom I work.”

Bush said critics often accuse him of using the mantle of global terrorism as “political rhetoric,” or a tool to scaremonger Americans and get the electorate into voting booths. The president rebutted such claims, adding that “politicians who deny that we are at war are either being disingenuous or naive.”

Describing the existing threat, Bush said extremists seek to spread a totalitarian-type caliphate engendering a “dark vision” that sees American values, like liberty and equal rights, as anathema.

“These folks think it’s ok to subjugate women and indoctrinate children and murder those who oppose their harsh rule,” he said. “They have stated clearly they want to impose this ideology on millions.”

Bush said al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden last year warned Americans that “operations are under preparation.” Seven months after the release of this statement, British authorities foiled an alleged al Qaeda plot to explode commercial airplanes departing Heathrow International Airport in London en route to the United States.

“The intelligence community believes that this plot was just two or three weeks away from execution,” Bush said. “If it had been carried out it could have rivaled 9/11 in death and destruction.”

To illustrate the risk of ignoring machinations made public by an enemy, Bush cited two 20th century examples. Before Vladimir Ilyich Lenin launched a bloody communist revolution in Russia or Adolf Hitler exterminated millions as he sought to build an Aryan super state in Germany, each described his plans publicly.

“Bin Laden and his allies have made their intentions as clear as Lenin and Hitler before them,” Bush said. “And the question is: Will we listen?”

Since the beginning of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, the U.S. and its allies have captured or killed hundreds of terrorists, disrupted finance networks and thwarted potential attacks, Bush said.

“In this war on terror, we will not rest or retreat or withdrawal from the fight until this threat to civilization has been removed,” he said.

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[Kolokotronis]

“Describing the existing threat, Bush said extremists seek to spread a totalitarian-type caliphate engendering a “dark vision” that sees American values, like liberty and equal rights, as anathema.

“These folks think it’s ok to subjugate women and indoctrinate children and murder those who oppose their harsh rule,” he said.”

Kosovo, Mr. President?

[givemELL]

Yes, global, head-taking jihad has more heads than we can focus on...and we are taking precious few; heads, and coddle our prisoners.
Jihadists have not surrendered and are not in talks, except with regard to our submission to their desires. We wish to declare ‘unwar’ and desist. It is their war brought to us. We have no authority to choose. We should not give even ourselves the consideration of quitting...that is an absurd proposition. “Terrorism” of Islamist sort is the ‘force’ arm of political Islam. Terrorism is our delusional definition. We are not fighting a war at all. Our volunteer troops are fighting a battle of limited scope in Iraq...IT IS A WORLD JIHAD. The Brits officially declared the ‘war on terrorism’ would last for 30 years, a whole generation...Brits need a higher birth rate for starters...hands down win for the Muzzies there....goofy answer my Brit official. ‘Terrorists’ will win long before that if the Brits cannot even hold Basra, much less their own country.

[AuntB]

Bush: “I fully understand that after six years, the sense of imminent danger has passed for some,” he said. “I just want to assure you that I’ll never forget the lessons of September the 11th, and nor will the people with whom I work.”

Chertoff(standing behind Bush, because Chertoff is scrawney enough to hide anywhere).....”Unless they come through Mexico, Sir”

[dadgum]

Precisely.

GWB absolutely refuses to secure our borders. I can’t believe it is from ignorance, but I pray it is not by design.

[do the dhue]

ping

[Cracker Jack]

It is good to see President Bush taking on the democrats in any manner, though this is more mild than the remarks I would make.

The democrats should pray to whoever they pray to that there is no major terrorist attack in the US before November ‘08. As the major impediment to fighting the war on terror, they would see lots of defeats in the elections, in spite of votes from illegal aliens and the cemetery precincts.