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Khalid Sheik Mohammed: George W. Bush's Shock and Awe Response to 9/11 Prevented Other Attacks
Townhall ^ | 11/30/2016 | Katie Pavlich

Posted on 12/01/2016 9:03:53 PM PST by Bayou City

Khalid Sheik Mohammed: George W. Bush's Shock and Awe Response to 9/11 Prevented Other Attacks

Far from trying to draw us in, KSM said that al-Qaeda expected the United States to respond to 9/11 as we had the 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut — when, KSM told Mitchell, the United States ‘turned tail and ran.’

‘Then he looked at me and said, ‘How was I supposed to know that cowboy George Bush would announce he wanted us ‘dead or alive’ and then invade Afghanistan to hunt us down?’’ Mitchell writes. ‘KSM explained that if the United States had treated 9/11 like a law enforcement matter, he would have had time to launch a second wave of attacks.’ He was not able to do so because al-Qaeda was stunned ‘by the ferocity and swiftness of George W. Bush’s response.’

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 911; bush; bush41; khalidsheikmohammed; shockandawe; terroism
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The Obama administration rejected the Bush doctrine completely, ended enhanced interrogation in 2009 through an executive order and has been treating terrorism like a criminal problem, rather than warfare, for years. Terrorism around the world has skyrocketed during his tenure and the reckless pullout from Iraq allowed ISIS to emerge.
1 posted on 12/01/2016 9:03:53 PM PST by Bayou City
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To: Bayou City

The truth is finally coming out....


2 posted on 12/01/2016 9:05:55 PM PST by Bayou City
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To: Bayou City

Hussein was never going to be the Strong Camel.


3 posted on 12/01/2016 9:06:53 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much wwork to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: Bayou City

“George W. Bush’s Shock and Awe Response to 9/11 Prevented Other Attacks”

Except the biggest attack which occurred Nov 8 2008

The jury is still out whether we survived or not.


4 posted on 12/01/2016 9:09:29 PM PST by Electric Graffiti (Obama voters killed America. Treat them accordingly.)
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To: Bayou City
The Obama administration rejected the Bush doctrine completely, ended enhanced interrogation in 2009 through an executive order and has been treating terrorism like a criminal problem

That would have been bad enough; what Obama actually did was treat the fight against Islamic terror like a criminal problem and the Tea Party movement like terrorism.

5 posted on 12/01/2016 9:10:25 PM PST by stormhill
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To: Electric Graffiti

Hussein was the turn and run response.


6 posted on 12/01/2016 9:11:35 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much wwork to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: Bayou City

Yes, that’s all well and good, but the wealthy, corrupt, Sunni-superiority Islamo-fascists who pull the strings of jihadi terror still rule in Saudi Arabia, apparently with the support of much of the US establishment.

Taking out Saddam, the proxy war in Syria and support of their invasion of Yemen are all to the advantage of the Saudi ruling family.


7 posted on 12/01/2016 9:11:53 PM PST by PGR88
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To: Bayou City
‘How was I supposed to know that cowboy George Bush would announce he wanted us ‘dead or alive’ and then invade Afghanistan to hunt us down?’’

Because it was all part of a deal made with Bush and the Saudis. That's why you were supposed to know.

8 posted on 12/01/2016 9:13:11 PM PST by Ethan Clive Osgoode (Potheads vote Dem.)
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To: Electric Graffiti
Except the biggest attack which occurred Nov 8 2008

If you mean Nov 4, 2008 we are in agreement.

9 posted on 12/01/2016 9:14:11 PM PST by stormhill
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To: Electric Graffiti

That’s why I call him osamabama because he’s hurt us far worse than Osama Bin Ladin ever did.


10 posted on 12/01/2016 9:15:40 PM PST by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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To: Bayou City

Imagine how many lives and money he would have saved if he just kept Muslims from coming into the country after 9-11.


11 posted on 12/01/2016 9:16:09 PM PST by MNDude (God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democrat)
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To: stormhill

Ty...I was wingin it ;)


12 posted on 12/01/2016 9:16:36 PM PST by Electric Graffiti (Obama voters killed America. Treat them accordingly.)
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To: Electric Graffiti

...a date which will live in infamy...


13 posted on 12/01/2016 9:18:58 PM PST by stormhill
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To: Electric Graffiti; stormhill

Attack?

Heck, Bush set up the munitions and let Obama push the plunger on us. (figuratively)

All Obama had to do was walk right in.

Whether the Democrats ultimately planned the whole thing or not, Bush and the Republican Congress failed to take measures to prevent the melt down that gave us Obama.

That will forever be the legacy of Bush.

He actually performed so bad as president, that people actually began to doubt Capitalism, with seeming merit.

Good grief did we dodge a bullet. We are very lucky Obama hasn’t done more to hurt us.


14 posted on 12/01/2016 9:21:02 PM PST by DoughtyOne (jcon40, "Are we be coming into the age of Sanity?")
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One of the comments posted to the article...

KSM's admission is an outright condemnation of Bill Clinton and his feckless policies toward Al Qaeda which led directly to 9/11. It also exposes the weak Obama policies and why we have had many more terrorist attacks during his tenure.

15 posted on 12/01/2016 9:33:12 PM PST by Bayou City
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[[‘Then he looked at me and said, ‘How was I supposed to know that cowboy George Bush would announce he wanted us ‘dead or alive’ and then invade Afghanistan to hunt us down?’’ Mitchell writes. ‘KSM explained that if the United States had treated 9/11 like a law enforcement matter, he would have had time to launch a second wave of attacks.’ He was not able to do so because al-Qaeda was stunned ‘by the ferocity and swiftness of George W. Bush’s response.’ ]]

That right there is proof that the only thing that stops Islamic terrorism is brute force against them.


16 posted on 12/01/2016 9:35:19 PM PST by Lera ( 1 Corinthians 15:1-4)
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To: MNDude

Chicago homicide alone has exceeded the lives lost on 9/11 and the $10 trillion in new debt far exceeds any financial cost estimate I’ve seen for 9/11.


17 posted on 12/01/2016 9:37:07 PM PST by AZLiberty (A is now A once again.)
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To: Bayou City

Say w/e you want about “W”, the mooseslime only respect force.


18 posted on 12/01/2016 9:38:43 PM PST by mykroar (Congratulations President-Elect Trump)
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To: Bayou City
BS. Some shock and awe. Why bomb Afghanistan and Iraq if your gonna let in Mexicans and other illegals to kill your wife and kids.
19 posted on 12/01/2016 9:41:09 PM PST by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: Bayou City

**‘Then he looked at me and said, ‘How was I supposed to know that cowboy George Bush would announce he wanted us ‘dead or alive’ and then invade Afghanistan to hunt us down?’’ Mitchell writes. ‘KSM explained that if the United States had treated 9/11 like a law enforcement matter, he would have had time to launch a second wave of attacks.’ He was not able to do so because al-Qaeda was stunned ‘by the ferocity and swiftness of George W. Bush’s response.’**

One of the best things I’ve read about George W. Bush.


20 posted on 12/01/2016 9:43:44 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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