Quote Originally Posted by pontooner View Post
I think it started when things were going bad in Iraq. Bush sold that war to the people (yep I bought into it at first) and then things weren't found that was supposed to be there....... all while Bin Laden was still running around and people felt duped. If Bin Laden had been captured/killed I think the country as a whole would have banned together tighter and much longer just because of the closure to the whole thing. jmho

Plus americans have short attention spans.
I will only agree with the short attention span.
However, as far as he rest of the statement I disagree. If we just killed Bin Laden (one terrorist) I don't think the problem would have been resolved and the American people would have been satisfied to have left it at that and went on their merry way. He would have just been a martyr for the rest of the terrorists who would have picked up where he left off.
Let's stay focused here. Saddam was the one at fault not Bush. Bin Laden and the terrorists were at fault not Bush. Countries like Iran who financially support these terrorists were at fault, not Bush.
I wish the media would have put as much time, money and effort into finding Bin Laden as they put into Bush bashing.
Was Bush perfect? No. But he wasn't the problem.
The other part of the problem is politcians and the media. Politicians and their backers want to be in power to help them put money in their pockets. And the media is formatting their reporting towards what their financial interests are.
We the american people are at fault for letting them divide and distract us. Our country has become that of fast food, quickie marts, and quickie .. well everything has to be quick. And if it isn't quick we get pissed. I mean after all we can have all these other things in life quick why can't we have quick retribution and a quick war as well. It may be we have just become a country of spoiled brats. Those who have fallen deserve better from us. jmho