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"On the other hand, the GOP loves to pretend to be fighting terrorism; =
but, in fact, GOP policies may be the cause of it. The relationship =
between Republican administrations since 1980 and the so-called =
"terrorists" is a symbiotic one. The GOP provides "terrorists" with a =
cause celebre while terrorism provides the Republican party with a Nazi =
scare tactic designed to keep the populace obedient and compliant. Such =
policies, of course, endanger American lives and, indeed, anyone who =
happens to get in the way. International terrorist attacks against the =
US declined under Clinton!"
August 15, 2006
Terrorism has been worse under GOP regimes since 1980
By Len Hart
Bush's overall approval rating drops to 33 percent [Ap-AP-Ipsos], =
declining in nearly every issue but primarily -the lost war in Iraq and =
his ham-fisted foreign policy. Bush lost ground even in the GOP friendly =
South where some 19 percent of those who supported Bush in 2004 now say =
they will vote Democratic.
The old 911 magic may be gone forever. It was in those days, as you may =
recall, that Bush boasted: "Lucky me! I just won the trifecta". 911 =
propelled Bush to the heights of public approval amid promises that he =
would smoke out Bin Laden and bring him to justice, that he would treat =
the nations who nurture terrorism as terrorists themselves. In fact, =
he's done none of those things.=20
In fact, Terrorism has been worse under GOP regimes since 1980. =
Terrorism grew worse over the two years Ronald Reagan waged his great =
"war on terrorism". The number of terrorist attacks on US interests =
increased significantly over a period of about two years, a pattern that =
is repeating under Bush. [See: Total Acts of Terrorism in the U.S. =
1980-98, America's Response to Terrorism, The Brookings Institute (Based =
on FBI Statistics)]
There are two possible explanations. One, Reagan's war was not well =
thought out and was simply impotent and ineffective. It may even have =
been counter-productive, a rallying cry to legitimate critics of US =
imperialism as well as terrorists.=20
On the other hand, the GOP loves to pretend to be fighting terrorism; =
but, in fact, GOP policies may be the cause of it. The relationship =
between Republican administrations since 1980 and the so-called =
"terrorists" is a symbiotic one. The GOP provides "terrorists" with a =
cause celebre while terrorism provides the Republican party with a Nazi =
scare tactic designed to keep the populace obedient and compliant. Such =
policies, of course, endanger American lives and, indeed, anyone who =
happens to get in the way. International terrorist attacks against the =
US declined under Clinton!
Bush's "War on Terrorism" is a miserable failureThe attack and invasion =
of Iraq had nothing to do with the "war on terrorism". There was never =
any evidence to support the Bush conclusion that the US was killing =
terrorists in Iraq, but real terrorists might have said with credibility =
that they were killing Americans in Iraq. Because Bush is a liar, Iraq =
-temporarily knocked off the front pages -remains the scene of chaos, =
civil war, brutality, and, most of all, meaningless and needless death. =
What Richard Nixon said of Viet Nam must be said of Iraq:=20
Never has so much military and economic and diplomatic power been used =
so ineffectively, and if after all of this time, and all of this =
sacrifice, and all of this support, there is still no end in sight, then =
I say the time has come for the American people to turn to new =
leadership not tied to the mistakes and policies of the past.=20
-Richard Nixon [as quoted by Buzzflash]
Bush isolated the US at the very moment in its history when it most =
needed the good will of the world. Cold War "liberals" were =
"internationalists" who sought to involve the United States positively =
in world affairs. But for a period of some 30 years, we have withdrawn, =
perhaps succumbing to Viet Nam syndrome. Clinton's good points aside, =
our current situation must surely be traced to the fact that the US has =
not had competent, "internationalist" leadership since Jimmy Carter =
managed to broker the Camp David Accords. The security of the world =
absolutely depends upon the US strengthening its ties with Europe, =
working throughout the Middle East as a truly honest broker, eschewing =
the temptation to prop up unpopular, puppet regimes with CIA =
skullduggery, death squads, and coups d'etat!
Authors Website: http://existentialistcowboy.blogspot.com/
Authors Bio: Len Hart is a Houston based film/video producer =
specializing in shorts and full-length documentaries. He is a former =
major market and network correspondent; credits include CBS, ABC-TV and =
UPI. He maintains the progressive blog: The Existentialist Cowboy=20
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face=3DVerdana size=3D2>"On the other hand, the GOP loves to pretend to =
be fighting=20
terrorism; but, in fact, GOP policies may be the cause of it. The =
relationship=20
between Republican administrations since 1980 and the so-called =
"terrorists" is=20
a symbiotic one. The GOP provides "terrorists" with a cause celebre =
while=20
terrorism provides the Republican party with a Nazi scare tactic =
designed to=20
keep the populace obedient and compliant. Such policies, of course, =
endanger=20
American lives and, indeed, anyone who happens to get in the way. =
International=20
terrorist attacks against the US declined under Clinton!"</FONT></FONT>
<P><B><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>August 15, 2006</FONT></B></P>
<P><B><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D4>Terrorism has been worse under GOP =
regimes since=20
1980</FONT></B></P>
<P><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><I>By Len Hart</I></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Bush's =
overall approval=20
rating drops to 33 percent [Ap-AP-Ipsos], declining in nearly every =
issue but=20
primarily -the lost war in Iraq and his ham-fisted foreign policy. Bush =
lost=20
ground even in the GOP friendly South where some 19 percent of those who =
supported Bush in 2004 now say they will vote =
Democratic.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>The old =
911 magic may be=20
gone forever. It was in those days, as you may recall, that Bush =
boasted: "Lucky=20
me! I just won the trifecta". 911 propelled Bush to the heights of =
public=20
approval amid promises that he would smoke out Bin Laden and bring him =
to=20
justice, that he would treat the nations who nurture terrorism as =
terrorists=20
themselves. In fact, he's done none of those things. </FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>In fact, =
Terrorism has=20
been worse under GOP regimes since 1980. Terrorism grew worse over the =
two years=20
Ronald Reagan waged his great "war on terrorism". The number of =
terrorist=20
attacks on US interests increased significantly over a period of about =
two=20
years, a pattern that is repeating under Bush. [See: <A=20
href=3D"http://www.brookings.edu/fp/projects/terrorism/background.htm">To=
tal Acts=20
of Terrorism in the U.S. 1980-98, America's Response to Terrorism</A>, =
The=20
Brookings Institute (Based on FBI Statistics)]</FONT></FONT></P>
<P></P>
<P></P>
<P><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>There are =
two possible=20
explanations. One, Reagan's war was not well thought out and was simply =
impotent=20
and ineffective. It may even have been counter-productive, a rallying =
cry to=20
legitimate critics of US imperialism as well as terrorists. =
</FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>On the =
other hand, the=20
GOP loves to pretend to be fighting terrorism; but, in fact, GOP =
policies may be=20
the cause of it. The relationship between Republican administrations =
since 1980=20
and the so-called "terrorists" is a symbiotic one. The GOP provides =
"terrorists"=20
with a cause celebre while terrorism provides the Republican party with =
a Nazi=20
scare tactic designed to keep the populace obedient and compliant. Such=20
policies, of course, endanger American lives and, indeed, anyone who =
happens to=20
get in the way. International terrorist attacks against the US declined =
under=20
Clinton!</FONT></FONT></P><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><FONT =
face=3DVerdana=20
size=3D2>Bush's "War on Terrorism" is a miserable failureThe attack and =
invasion=20
of Iraq had nothing to do with the "war on terrorism". There was never =
any=20
evidence to support the Bush conclusion that the US was killing =
terrorists in=20
Iraq, but real terrorists might have said with credibility that they =
were=20
killing Americans in Iraq. Because Bush is a liar, Iraq -temporarily =
knocked off=20
the front pages -remains the scene of chaos, civil war, brutality, and, =
most of=20
all, meaningless and needless death. What Richard Nixon said of Viet Nam =
must be=20
said of Iraq: </FONT></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><FONT face=3DVerdana =
size=3D2>Never has so=20
much military and economic and diplomatic power been used so =
ineffectively,=20
and if after all of this time, and all of this sacrifice, and all of =
this=20
support, there is still no end in sight, then I say the time has come =
for the=20
American people to turn to new leadership not tied to the mistakes and =
policies of the past.</FONT></FONT>=20
<P><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><FONT face=3DVerdana =
size=3D2>-Richard Nixon [as=20
quoted by <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/editorial/69">Buzzflash</A>]<BR=
</FONT></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT=20
face=3DVerdana size=3D2><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Bush isolated the =
US at the very=20
moment in its history when it most needed the good will of the world. =
Cold War=20
"liberals" were "internationalists" who sought to involve the United =
States=20
positively in world affairs. But for a period of some 30 years, we have=20
withdrawn, perhaps succumbing to Viet Nam syndrome. Clinton's good =
points aside,=20
our current situation must surely be traced to the fact that the US has =
not had=20
competent, "internationalist" leadership since Jimmy Carter managed to =
broker=20
the <A href=3D"http://www.answers.com/topic/camp-david-accords">Camp =
David=20
Accords</A>. The security of the world absolutely depends upon the US=20
strengthening its ties with Europe, working throughout the Middle East =
as a=20
truly honest broker, eschewing the temptation to prop up unpopular, =
puppet=20
regimes with CIA skullduggery, death squads, and coups=20
d'etat!<BR><BR><BR>Authors Website:=20
http://existentialistcowboy.blogspot.com/<BR><BR>Authors Bio: Len Hart =
is a=20
Houston based film/video producer specializing in shorts and full-length =
documentaries. He is a former major market and network correspondent; =
credits=20
include CBS, ABC-TV and UPI. He maintains the progressive blog: <A=20
href=3D"http://existentialistcowboy.blogspot.com">The Existentialist =
Cowboy</A>=20
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