My issue is not so much with the fact that we could not detect the powder, but that information was not shared that may have put him on a 'no fly' list to begin with.
That is the issue that needs to be fixed. Who knows, maybe everyone thought it was fixed and this just shed light on it again. But, we now know it is still a problem, lets get it fixed. Which is why I did like the response that basically said, " I want to know why this happened, and I want to know now" On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Oh bullshit. I did not excuse the security issue --- just made the remark as > a side comment. There are in fact issues that have not been fixed since > 2001. The buck stops at Obama, as I said. > > And hey, I am sure you have a list of reasons why this was not addressed in > 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, or 2008. And hey. I am sure *you* know > exactly how to detect powder in someone's underwear! > > On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 6:04 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Funny, not once does the word 'wrong' appear in my post. >> >> Also note that I never claimed Bush does not shoulder any blame for >> 9/11. I was merely using the metrics laid out in countless other >> threads and applying them to this incident. >> >> The same problem that existed in 2001 exists now. Different agencies >> had information about the attack/attempted attack and if that >> information had been shared, odds are none of the scumbags would have >> been able to get on a plane. For not changing those policies, I blame >> Obama. >> >> Sorry, Dana, 'he's been busy' doesn't cut it. I can only imagine the >> vitriol that would have spewed from this list if that was ever offered >> up as an 'excuse' for Bush. >> >> You guys have proven once again that, in your eyes, what is good for >> the goose, is not good for the gander. >> >> On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Jim Davis <hofli...@depressedpress.com> >> wrote: >> > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com] >> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 9:20 AM >> >> To: cf-community >> >> Subject: Who gets the blame for the attempted bombing on Christmas? >> >> >> >> >> >> Based on Gruss' position about 9/11, it has to be Obama. Why? >> > >> > I'll agree. >> > >> > I also feel the need to point out that "wrong" is relative. Looking at >> just >> > these two incidents with the myopic focus you've demonstrated it's clear >> > that Bush was vastly more wrong than Obama - if, as you are, comparing >> them >> > as otherwise equivalent events lain directly at the feet of the CIC. >> > >> > Obama: Missed one amateur, disturbed individual who's essentially random >> > actions caused little actual damage. >> > >> > Bush: Missed a far-reaching, multi-target, heavily planned conspiracy >> > involving dozens of people which resulted in massive human and economic >> loss >> > individually and nationally. >> > >> > Now let's play "who's more wrong in their response!" >> > >> > Bush, let's remember, unashamedly used the event to push a previously >> > defined (but unrelated) agenda driving us into an abysmal well of debt. >> > Then he gave the head of the CIA a medal. >> > >> > Obama, your move, sir. >> > >> > Jim Davis >> > >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:309845 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
