NW253 Terrorism Incident ... "Systemic Failure" ... Playing Politics

Cong. Pete Hoekstra and Sen. Jim DeMint USE the NW253 terrorism incident to raise cash and block Obama's proposed TSA chief because, he guesses, the nominee might allow the TSA to unionize: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#34626219

"Systemic Failure": Listen to the intellectual dishonesty used in purposefully misconstruing Janet Napolitano's comments about the RESPONSE to what happened on NW253 and how the incident came about in the first place .... and listen to the hypocritical comments by Tom Ridge, John Ashcroft, Pat Buchanan about trying the NW253 perpetrator IN A FEDERAL COURT... & their torture fantasies: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#34626109

12/31/09: "Record Scratch" I call it "FACT CHECK" ----Dick Cheney speaks out in outrage against Obama in relation to the NW253 case but somehow FORGETS his and the Bush administration's OWN handling of the "Shoe Bomber" .... Cheney & Bush ignore the FACTS about Irag, Afghanistan and the 'No Fly List' ... and 9/11 ... and how we shouldn't try NW253's 'Perp' in U.S. Federal courts: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#34637162 . Or, this viewpoint: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#34636630

1/04/10: Dick Cheney's role in Yemeni Al Qaeda resurgance: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amb-marc-ginsberg/dick-cheneys-role-in-al-q_b_410614.html?view=print

Meet the Billionaire Brothers Funding the Right Wing War on Obama

The Koch Brothers: http://www.alternet.org/story/144455/meet_the_billionaire_brothers_funding_the_right-wing_war_on_obama

Yes-sireee, Bob. Fine, upstanding boys those Koch Brothers ....

Paying for Our Wars .... Bush Style

Lawrence Korb writes about our "War on Terrorism" in Iraq and Afghanistan:
"The direct costs of funding these conflicts now totals about $1 trillion while the indirect costs will probably amount to $5 trillion when one adds in veterans benefits, long-term care of the physically and mentally wounded, and interest on the national debt. President Bush, who inherited a budget surplus from President Clinton, not only did not raise taxes, he cut them, and squandered the surplus while accumulating more debt that all of his 42 predecessors combined, almost all of which was borrowed from countries like China.
Not drafting people or raising taxes to pay for these conflicts is both a moral and a security failure. " Read the whole article at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lawrence-korb/paying-for-our-wars_b_384284.html?view=print

H. Ross Perot .......... HOW INCREDIBLY CLAIRVOINT!

"GIANT SUCKING SOUND" is how, in 1992, H. Ross Perot described how outsourcing of American jobs would accelerate if we didn't stop the policies of Reagan, Bush 1 (and Clinton!).
This 2.5 minute clip pretty much says it all: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5f2_1183680135&p=1

"Just Not a Thinking American"

Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton (Ret.) talks about President Obama's West Point speech, the U.S. Military and the "Republican' party, and Afghanistan/Pakistan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw_mM2XnFfM&NR=1

Rumsfeld HAD Bin Laden ... And LET HIM GO!

Do you remember when Bush 2 declared in 2002 that the Taliban were "Out of Business" in Afghanistan? If not, slide the counter in the video below to 2Min45Seconds ... and watch.

Did you know that in DECEMBER of 2001 the U.S. REALLY DID have Bin Laden trapped in the mountains of Tora Bora in Afghanistan ... but that Sec. of Defense Donald Rumsfeld refused to send enough troops to get him? If not, watch the portion of the video below between 3Min40Seconds and 4Min52 Seconds.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#34214445

You might be interested, too, in what (Ret.) Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton had to say in 2006 in regard to Rumsfeld. It's only 30 seconds long:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0_SKWPJxWQ&feature=related

Or, how about this? The Generals who said 'No' to Bush and Rumsfeld, and their quick transition to civilian life:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMpA3zYWw9s&feature=related

In the above, you can click on one of the slides to see this VERY "enlightening" comparison between what Bush/Rusmfeld said they were doing to listen to their Generals ... and the truth:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_yaFyErTaM&annotation_id=annotation_604236&feature=iv