Reply #77: Thank you for the kind words [View All]

9/11 hit many familes hard. I find myself trying to suppress urges to nuke the entire middle east. I think those are natural urges when faced with the killings of those close to you. I am a lifelong opponent of the death penalty, however I find myself considering if for Bin Laden and those that planned 9/11. Its a difficult subject ofr me on a personal level and is why I should not be on a jury deciding the guilt/innocence or punishment of any terrorist in connection with 9/11. I realize that there are monsters in the world, and those monsters must be brought to justice.

While I believe GeorgeBush will be remembered by history as one of the worst presidents, I do not beleive it will be because he planned the murders of 3000 people in a terrorist attack, or that he let the attack happen. His fault lies in ignoring th eadvice of Dick Clark and Clinton's leaving staffers that warned of the huge risk terror posed to the US. Bush was too worried about his tax cuts and his theory of trickle down wealth.

I agree that Rumsfeld and Cheney have a psychotic Old Germany feel to them, probably more Bismarc than Hitler, but scary nonetheless. There are questions to be answered. But rather than use this investigation time to point the finger at George for taking an active roel in 9/11, I'd rather highlight his complete failure as a president, his lack of compassion as a human being and his poor leadership skills. We need John Kerry to turn around the sorry state Bush has left us in.

I have really enjoyed our exchange of ideas here. This is what DU is all about. I think in the end we will both be happy and Bush will be a memory we try hard to forget.