The way to Commemorate 9/11

[Steff]

WASHINGTON -- The best way for President Bush to commemorate the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is to pull out of Iraq and use those troops to track down Osama bin Laden instead, Libertarians say.

"Who would you rather see sitting in a U.S. prison cell right now: Saddam Hussein, or Osama bin Laden?" asked Michael Badnarik, Libertarian presidential candidate. "If the president had made an all-out effort to capture the man who had just murdered thousands of innocent Americans, instead of a man who had no connection to that attack, the United States might be a much safer place right now."

On the grisly anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, Badnarik says Americans have a right to ask their commander-in-chief -- who has made the war on terrorism the centerpiece of his re-election campaign -- why the perpetrators remain at large.

One reason, Badnarik says, may be the war in Iraq -- which was a dangerous diversion of military resources.

"Had Bush directed our troops to seal off the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan and launched an all-out effort to find bin Laden, they might have succeeded in capturing the mastermind of the attacks that killed 3,000 innocent Americans," he said. "Instead, Bush sent U.S. troops into Iraq -- an action that resulted in the death of 1,000 more Americans.

"The nation is in deep trouble when the president's response to a terror attack kills one-third as many Americans as the attack itself."

Not only is the Iraq war a diversion of resources, it's actually fomenting more terrorism, Badnarik says.

"The fact that U.S. troops are being killed almost daily in Iraq indicates that the occupation may be spawning a new generation of anti-American terrorists," he said. "Instead of rooting out known terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Bush is creating new ones in Iraq."

Though Bush seems to have forgotten about bin Laden, the American people have not, Badnarik said.

Noting that in a recent USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll, 68 percent of those surveyed said it was "extremely" or "very" important for bin Laden to be captured or killed, he said: "Public support for destroying al-Qaeda is far greater than support for the continued occupation of Iraq.

"On the third anniversary of the horrific September 11 attacks, the president should summon the courage to admit his mistake and resolve to correct it. The grieving families have waited too long for justice already."

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

Steff,let it go already!PLEASE!

[Steff]

I'll let it go when Bush catches Osama, fair enough?

[Trinity]

Dude your so caught up in your Libertarians thingery that your not making sense....

For once i thought you were going to say something nice about america... but i was wrong, what a bumber...

Anywho... Im tired of you always thinking of america the worlds Evil of the world geez...

[Guest charlie]

So much for reading comprehension among the herd.

[Steff]

God lets idiots think they know something Charlie, it keeps them in the game.

[Trinity]

God lets idiots think they know something Charlie, it keeps them in the game.

You are the Party who will let 9/11 happen over and over and over again... Lets just hope your party never gets in office, We would be doomed... Geez could you amagin thoughs idoits in office? ahhhhhhhhhhhhh run to the hills LOL

[Steff]

The last time people listened to a Bush they wandered the desert for 40 years.

You are the Party who will let 9/11 happen over and over and over again... Lets just hope your party never gets in office, We would be doomed... Geez could you amagin thoughs idoits in office?

Oh yeah the horror, they might have actually caught the people responsible for 9/11.

[Trinity]

imagine!! there i spelled it right... there do you like that?

I can't believe you would make fun of someones writing LOL you sound like a 10 year old...

[RGR]

Yeah, Saddam was such a nice, play by the rules type of guy; he didn't do anything but nice, did he? NOT!!!

I'm actually more scared of an in-power Saddam than an on the run Bin Laden. Bin Laden's capture, while wonderful of course, doesn't mean the end of terror. Another person will simply pick up where he left off. With Saddam gone, we can quite possibly prevent the recurrence of another madman seeking WMD-don't tell me Saddam didn't have them as they were likely taken to Syria before the war. Plus, we send a clear message to any other despots out there who want to pick a fight!