If the war is about the towers-911 why is NY a blue state? why didnt bush carry NY?
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.
1086985
Wow, somebody still hasn't figured out how power really works...look, you go to the polls and you pull a lever that, in reality, doesn't have much more effect than the darkening knob on a toaster.  But you feel better, you think that you made a small part of a decision, you live in America where you're free and your voice counts, blah blah, God bless the land of the free and home of the brave.\n\nIt DIDN'T matter though.  Not one iota.  RNC strategy...if it's a landslide in their favor, leave it alone.  If it's close, screw it up until it's 1% in your favor, and if it's a landslide for the other guy, it doesn't matter until the grand total starts tipping the 51%.\n\nNow, to fix your history lesson.  War is war and it always has been.  Both sides are deluding themselves if they think "their man" would have conducted it any differently.  The difference in this case is that with Gore in power, 9/11 would not have happened.  Without total government control, the Neo-Cons could not have pulled off something on such a scale.  The neocons control the House, the Senate, the Supreme Court, and the Executive, including their own Orwellian "Department of Homeland Security".  TOTAL information and propoganda control.  The biggest job Clinton could pull off was Oklahoma city bombing, which was nowhere near the spectacular Hollywood event that was 9/11.\n\nhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5948263607579389947&q=TerrorStorm
556647
Everyone with an IQ over single digits tends to hate Bush. I, for one, love my country and support the troops over there fighting right now; but I want them to come home.Now. Bush should have kept the war in Afghanistan and only in Afghanistan. That was our original target, right? Well now you don't even hear about Afghanistan anymore; everything's Iraq,Iraq, Iraq! Now it's shifting to Iran. What happened to Afghanistan? More importantly: What happened to Bin Laden!? Bush has his priorities all screwed up. But then again, I doubt if he ever cared about Bin Laden in the first place.
572402
we have airforce BASES in upstate ny..they ARE targets.WE have the Canadian BORDERS ..in upstate ny where the terrorists just walk on over. I can you can ..its not secure at all. WE have they ugly  500ft powerlines all over our landscapes that provide radiation,  luekiemia, breast cancer ect. to us and  CHEAP electricity to NYC while we pay the HIGHEST rates in the coldest part of the state..let it go , it can be part of jersey
857263
Most likely the Democrats because they would take our millitary out of the Middle East and OBL could go on spreading Radicalism throughout that entire part of the world. I mean, for all the straight ticket leftistsh wo refuse to pull their heads out of John's anti-soldier ass, the whole reason 9/11 happened was because our millitary was the only thing keeping the radicalists from permeating throughout the whole middle east. Sorry, but I think if Bush was on OBL's side he would've taken them out, no? Or am I mistaken? Pretty sure I'm not. And sorry that the US in part of the United Nations had has to defend nations that are in threat of being taken over by groups that don't value morality or human life, and see that killing others pleases Allah. No, I'm not bashing Muslims, Radicalists are also Muslim, so don't go off on me idiots. So, in conclusion, OBL is looking for those leftys to be elected Tuesday so he can go back to his plan that Bush broke up. Or would Bush sending more millitary into the Middle East so the radicalists can't spread their beliefs show that he's on OBL's side? If you say yes, then America really is stupider than we thought.
78519
I can tell you why democrats are blue now. Look back to 1980. Since then, the only democratic President happens to be a lying cheater. That sure would make me blue.
1077136
Why ask? You don't even believe 9/11 happened the way it did and you apparently don't respond well to questions as to what you do believe happened. \n\nAs to this question, absolutely it should have been responded to exactly the way it was except that our government should stop worrying about what liberals say and carry out the war with all the necessary force. Further, I just don't understand why some believe that Saddam Hussein or the Taliban is so much preferred to the U.S. democratic political system. That's what we know so that's what we teach. Seems to have served you well.
1029742
If you were cognizant of reality, you would realize just how uneducated your question is.\n\nAfter 9/11, the US and a coalition of nations went into Afghanistan because the Taliban government there was hosting and supporting al-Qaeda and Osama.\n\nBush had also said that he was generalizing the war on terror, and supported going after countries (like Iraq) that supported, hosted and supplied terrorists, including al-Qaeda, Hamas, etc.\n\nAdditionally, Saddam had refused to comply with the UN resolutions in destruction of his WMD (see link).\n\nWe were not OK with Iraq under Clinton; Clinton created the US policy of regime change in Iraq. On 12/16/1998, Clinton attacked Iraq with almost 400 stand-off weapons (cruise missiles) and 600 aircraft bombing sorties in response to his failure to comply with UN weapons inspectors.\n\nYour 'knowledge' of recent history is wrong.
499273
9/11 has been in works since Operation Desert Shield. Even afterwards, while we flew Operation Northern and Southern Watch from Prince Sultan Airbase over Iraq, Bin Laden was fuming at the USA "infidels" being so close to Mecca. It was going to happen someday. GWB just drew the wrong card.
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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.
688936
Did you know Babylon is the Great city which is  New York and the "whore of Babylon" is the statue of Liberty. When it state babylon "IS FALLEN, IS FALLEN" THATS THE WTC "IS FALLEN TWICE IS BECAUSE BOTH TOWERS OF BABYLON WERE COMING DOWN. Just like Babylon of old the tower of the world power fell. then it goes on to say that a angel took a stone and cast it in the sea and that Great city was seen no more.\n\nAnd no the want close the borders.
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Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11.\n\nIt was just another lie in the failed attempt to get Americans to support an invasion of Iraq.\n\nAl-Queda, and Al-Queda alone, attacked the US on 9/11.
662041
We've definetely noticed that Al Quada is an enemy. Also, the security changed, especially in airports (once my dad had to take off everything except his pants because they were suspecting him!) and less people started visited NYC. Everything is in New York City, which is why the terrorists decided to kill many birds in one stone by suicide bombing the World Trade Center. My dad helps restaurants in NYC, and he noticed that there were far less people visiting the restaurants of NYC. If you ever go to the Empire State Building, you'll have to wait in about 5 really long lines because of the tight security.\n\nI think that everything you need about 9/11 and its results would be found here:\nhttp://noosphere.princeton.edu/terror.html\nRate it and tell me if it is a helpful link, please.
870408
Probably, because they know they won't stand a chance against him.  He will take Texas because we are conservative.  He will take NY because of what he did for NYC after 9/11.  That is 2 of the 3 states with the most electoral votes.  Yeah, they're scared!!!
109185
He is the WAR president, silly.  Now that just would not make good sense would it?  FLASH! to pn... where is the evidence that Iraq had ANYTHING to do with 9/11.  Were there any terrorists attacking the US from Iraq ? NO.\nAfter the US led invasion and occupation, Iraq is a training ground for terrorists from around the world - thanks to Bush.\nBut we caused that mess and created a political vacuum that is leading to a civil war.  Don't be a sheep and follow the sheeple that bleat 9/11 9/11 , terra terra terra. \nThey are largely uninformed and misled.
1033836
heh heh heh... clever.\n\nBlue states? So called in tribute to the political blue-balls experienced in every election? (so close, yet so far away...)
211804
I don't know what a red state or blue state is...