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WTF? Highly successful? Jihadist terror attacks? Are you referring to the underwear bomber as one of these? You call that a successful attack on American soil? What makes this any different than Richard Reid the shoe bomber? If Abdulmutallab, who managed to sneak explosives on an international flight but couldn't ignite them, didn't manage to kill anyone and was subdued by his fellow passengers, was "successful" then so was Richard Reid who managed to sneak explosives on an international flight, didn't manage to kill anyone and was subdued by his fellow passangers, but his "successful" attack took place during the Bush administration thereby rendering your entire premise as nothing more than conservative BS.

And what was the other "successful" terrorist attack on American soil? The shooting at Fort Hood? You consider that a "successful" terrorist attack on American soil? What about these?

 

   1. The Anthrax Letters (2001)

   2. Hesham Mohamed Ali Hadayet opening fire in the LA Airport killing two Israelis (2002)

   3. Four gunmen attacking the US Embassy in Syria (technically, the Embassy is US soil) killing one and wounding several (2006)

If you're calling the Ft. Hood shooting an act of terrorism then all of these were also acts of terrorism taking place "on American soil." After 9/11. During the Bush administration. So again, just more conservative BS.

Did someone F-up by letting Abdulmutallab on the plane? Yep. But take it from someone who travelled to Europe during the Bush Administration (2007), it's not as though the security was really stringent then either. Very few searches, nobody was asked to take their shoes off, cursory glances at passports... So let's at least be honest. It's not as if security was any tighter during Bush's term. So if Abdulmutallab is Obama's fault then Reid was Bush's fault.

All points taken and understood.  However, the Bush years were marked by an undeniable demand by the left that W be "perfect", and in all cases, it was "his" fault.  Unfailingly. 

 

It would appear that the right will emply the same tactic.  Unfortunate, but understandable.  It is Obama's fault. 

I completely understand that, daryl and I didn't expect anything less. It's just the whole "no attacks on American soil" thing that gets me. It's dishonest and hypocritical.

Were you on a terror watch list JOS? These are facts you cannot change: Reid wasn't either...the other asshole was. Should Reid have been?; don't know...and you don't either. Reid's father also did not warn any US Embassy like the other asshole's did. Unlike the asshole, Reid's visa issues were not "missed" by the State Department twice.You are missing the big picture with your liberal apologist and dissmissive rant and own special brand of hyperbole, once again, as I predicted.

 

The guy in Texas had people "concerned" about him too, and what he was saying...but yet did nothing. These are Nobama's BIG mistakes and are not closely comparable to anything occurring under Bush in that regard. Nice try at minimization, once again.

 

BTW...I think everyone on this message board has been busy enjoying family over the holiday's. You get no special praise or reward for claiming anything on that here, as an excuse to be AWOL. So...when will you be honest?