how did George bush use the September 11 attacks to aid him in the 2004 elections?
471489
I don't think he used it to aid him, but he did remind people.  I think we needed it, because we were already starting to forget, and think about loosening security at airports, borders, etc.  He needed to remind us what happened the last time we did that, show what a strong leader he was during those tragic times, and let us know that if we elected Kerry who knows what would've happened.  Thank goodness we never have to find out.
329048
Nope.  He's been a terrible President.  It's depressing to think what a truly great and brave President could have done after 9/11.  He could have united the world behind us and we could have tackled all kinds of tough problems.  Bush squandered all that with his stupid war, divisive politics and reckless budget policies.  Worst President ever?  Bottom 5 for sure!!!!!!!!!!
761714
They have only one goal.....making sure the US does nothing effective against terrorism.  The idea here is that, if another terrorist attack happens, preferably with hundreds of thousands of victims, they can blame it on Bush.
958769
Saddam had nothing whatsoever to do with 9/11. Nothing. And no he was not a good man. But then, how many 'good men' are running countries all over the world anyway. Unfortunately for the people of Iraq, Saddam's actions were a part of the culture. There is NO connection except that the Bush administration used 9/11, AlQuaeda, Osama, and Saddam?? as an excuse to visit havoc upon that country. In addiiton to which, in now uncovered (Freedom of Information) documents, the US had been looking for an excuse to invade, to remove Saddam and take over Iraq's oil reserves since Bush Sr. If the people of the UInited States had read, listened and demanded more, everyone would have been aware of this plan; and that includes our sorry representation in the House and Senate.\nSo Saddam has been sentenced to be hanged. So what.!!There's an appeal process which will likely keep him alive for at least another year. Actually not many people in the US give a rats azz about Saddam anyway.  They are more concerned with our troops and why the heck they are there anyway. Even the troops are beginning to ask questions. Those that is, who haven't been brainwashed.\nThe republicans will win or lose based upon what the voters want. Actually I am not too hopped up on voting anyway. If the Dems win, all I can say is that I hope they win by LARGE margins. If not, the Repubs will do everything in their power to keep the races OPEN ....
816051
The voting machine will help Bush ... like the last presidential election.  As you know Bush gained more than 100 % in some area last time ... why not this time too.
496082
I am a liberal. While I don't believe Bush planned 9/11, I do believe he ignored warnings about it.\n\nCIA agents met with bin Laden in July 2001 in a hospital where he could easily have been arrested.\nhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/waronterror/story/0,1361,584444,00.html\n\nAugust 6, 2001, presidential daily briefing entitled Bin Laden determined to strike in US. PBD indicates patterns of suspicious activity in this country consistent with preparations for hijackings or other types of attacks, including recent surveillance of federal buildings in New York.\n\nhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/10/august6.memo/\n\nIn late July 2001, Egyptian intelligence received a report from an undercover agent in Afghanistan that "20 al-Qaeda members had slipped into the US and four of them had received flight training on Cessnas." They passed on the message to the CIA, fully expecting Washington to request information.\n\nhttp://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/102347/index.php\n\nDennis Hastert, Speaker of the House, and several other members of Congress refused to meet with FBI agents who wanted to tell what they knew about a planned terrorist attack on lower Manhattan. John Ashcroft's Dept. of Justice intervened. David Schippers, Chicago attorney and previous Clinton impeachment investigator, called several members of Congress (including Hastert) begging them to take testimony from the FBI agents before the terrorist act occurred. The agents were later threatened with prosecution by the DOJ if they went public with what they knew. \n\nSource-9/11 Commission Report\n\nOn the morning of 9/11, Sen. Bob Graham (head of Senate Intelligence Committee) and Rep. Porter Goss (head of House Intelligence Committee) had breakfast with General Mahmoud Ahmad, head of Pakistani Intelligence, who had earlier directed that $100,000 be wired to Mohamad Atta, terrorist ringleader. \n\nhttp://baltimorechronicle.com/media3_oct02.html\n\nWhat I'm saying is that although I don't believe he had a hand in it, he and his administration didn't try very hard to stop it, either.\n\nBy the way, I like your screen name. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like you're searching for the "truth", only spreading hatred.
901769
The entire "purpose" of the Iraq "war" -- actually invasion -- was to  make a lying, borderline moron draft dodger appear to be a "War President" for the 2004 election cycle. Iraq was a thriving nation for 6,000 years, known as the Jewel of the Middle East, had nothing to do with 9/11 and was no threat whatsoever to us, facts which even Bush now admits. Today, $350 billion and hundreds of thousands of American and Iraqi casualties later, a once great nation, Iraq, lies in ruins and the United States has lost its standing as leader of the free world. So to answer your questions, no. And of course, no.
1141141
there are sources that say the government had information that there would be an attack...but it was very general.  And it was not Pres. Bush that knew this.....The Clinton administration was in power when threats were received as well....it was lack of communication allowed between FBI and CIA.  It wasn't as though they called up the President and said "on 9/11 we are going to fly planes into the twin towers..."  And then he did nothing...that would make him a monster...and regardless of how you think of him politically...he is not up there with the Husseins and the Polpots...
625030
He sucks and maria in "we" u mean me. And George W. Bush sent soldiers to Iraq. That's why Farenheight 9/11 was made for. He won because he was voted by red necks from Texas. And the people who voted for him are going to get more soldiers killed.
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Bush is to blame . . .\n\nThe perpetrators of 9-11 were members of Al-Qaida. Iraq had nothing to do with 9-11 or Al-Qaida, and Bush misled the American people into believing the necessity of a false war.\n\nIn so doing, he cost the lives of thousands of brave american soldiers.\n\nOur freedoms over here have been curtailed by Bush in ways that haven't happened in hundreds of years - including the abolishment of habeas corpus and the illegal wiretapping efforts.\n\nFurthermore, as a result of invading Iraq, anti-american sentiment has INCREASED all over the world, as has the number of terrorists that are angry at the US.\n\nYou've been lied to, fooled, and deceived.
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It's a lot of things in play - I cannot write enough to explain the dynamics that made southerners vote for Bush and think that he's protecting the US, but I will try.\n\nI lived and worked in NY on 9/11.  I saw the towers fall.  I now live in the bible belt.\n\nSoutherners are far from NY, although they kept up with the news on 9/11 - they don't quite get the impact of what happened on that fateful day. \n\nI can see why - they do not care for the north.  I have been called Yankee so many times I/m sick of it.  They tell me to discourage Yankees from moving south.  And they have not forgotten they lost the Civil War.\n\nThe military bases are a major source of income and employment and entertainment too (night clubbing)- southern folks are very proud of them. \n\nNYers do not dislike the military but hey do not pay as much attention to the 'uniform' as they do in the south. The military bases are not front and center as they are in the south.\n\nAnd (the most important) Bible Belt means BIBLE.  George Bush knew what he was doing when he made these people feel he was a godly man!  Even blacks in the south voted for him because of his stance on biblical beliefs about homosexuality.\n\nThe citizens in my town (I live in a rural area) believe in an eye for an eye - they wanted revenge for 9/11 and it does not matter which Arab citizen pays.  They do not debate the wisdom in declaring war in Iraq and what it may mean - they would rather enlist and fight whoever they have to.\n\nBush knows these people, he appealed to them and they responded the way he knew they would.
864015
N O\n\nIt's a case of denial.  It's easier for some to believe the election is rigged than to believe America has rejected their message.  Because it's easier to address rigged elections than to address a failed ideology that America does not want.\n\nJust like it's easier for some to believe that Bush attacked America on 9/11 than it is to believe that terrorists did.  Because the remedy if Bush attacked is simply getting rid of him - new elections, impeachment, etc.  Getting rid of homocidal terrorists will require a long and costly war.\n\nIn both cases, one closes one's eyes and avoids the truth, and accepts the easy (but totally false) answer.
177662
The two(!) times George W. Bush got elected.
871629
Two days before holding of elections in the USA for the Presidency will certainly benefit the Republicans. Junior Bush has done what his father as the President of the USA had started 11 years back. It will certainly influence the US voters who want always to see the US dominating the global politics. This is how Richard Nixon, also, used to fool the American voters.
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Yes, like many other false-flag operations, 9-11 was an inside job planned and executed by elements of the "Anglo-American" (Zionist) shadow government.  Essentially, the purpose of the attack was to prop up the unstable currencies of private central banks, such as the Federal Reserve and Bank of England and European Central Bank, which issue money backed by their ability to bribe and blackmail governments to maintain a big and scary military-industrial complex that steals oil and natural gas for private profit.
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I DON'T THINK SO\nBush was 24 hours stressing on his campaign WAR of Terror but wat he did was just created more Terrorrist in the middle east and Terror to all Christian countries making us feel unsafe.U won't know when the next time a building might be strike again like the 9/11 style
87752
Because, Bush is all talk, no action--when it comes to helping middle and poor Americans. I'm a democrat through and through, but when I heard his speech on the radio that morning....I drowsily cheered him on...I was HAPPY he was our president, cause he was gonna protect us. But all he did was start a stupid war using 9/11 as an excuse, and secured a second term in office. He did, however, calm the country's fears for about ten minutes. New Yorkers saw that. 9/11 families didn't get much(if any) help form our govt. Bush raised their hopes, only to disappoint them. I guess the democrats came to their rescue. I guess the only republican they were truly happy with was rudy Guliani. The only people who believe the 9/11 crap he was vomitting were the people who werent there...the people who's life didn't really change because of it...who?...Rich white people, or religious elderly who're grappling with their mortality, and last but not least...the one's who believe every word of our leader and thrive in spite of fear that the infidels will attack again...unless a Texas Bush is re-elected.