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So far, the true people "handling" the situation are Pataki and Giuliani, simply because, as the leaders of New York, they're in the best position to do so. Bush has a much larger picture to look at, and so far he and Powell seem to be doing a great job.
Somethings seem scripted. The phone call between Pataki, Giuliani and Bush sounded scripted or rehearsed. This isn't neccessarily a bad thing, as it's important that the nation be unified (even if, like me, citizens don't particularly care for our Commander-in-Chief). I can't say whether or not the whole "Well, I can hear you!" thing was scripted or not, but it did it's job.
Again, these aren't criticisms of the way things are being handled, just observations.
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I must say, the future does not look good. I don't know if Bush is doing a good job as of yet because he hasn't done anything, except maybe give a couple of speaches. I hope we really are prepared for what the future will bring, because I agree, we are about to get into a tit-for-tat war with terrorism. If we as a nation don't make some serious changes in reguards to security, it could happen again very easily. We demand our freedoms based on a bill of rights that was written when we didn't have the technology we do today. I really hate those people that say I have they right to own an ozzie, just because of some amendment to the constitution that was written when they didn't even exist. I think we need to re-evaluate what is important to us. I would gladly put up with less freedoms if I knew my way of life was safe. We can't even stop all the violence from within, our own children are going on shooting sprees, how are we supposed to stop the violence from abroad when we can't take care of our problems at home.
I also believe if we do not strike with the full force of our might and bring fear into the hearts of our enemies, we are destined to relive the events of Sept 11, 2001. Only time will tell if Bush can handle the stress or not, I am one american that hopes he can.
quote:don't know if Bush is doing a good job as of yet because he hasn't done anything, except maybe give a couple of speaches.
Well, like I said, so far the Federal gov't seems to be doing a good job figuring out who was responsible for this and assembling international support for any action which might happen. That said, yes, so far the ones we know to be doing an excellent job without doubt are Giuliani and Pataki. We'll discover in the coming days and weeks more of how Bush is doing handling the job.
quote:We demand our freedoms based on a bill of rights that was written when we didn't have the technology we do today. I really hate those people that say I have they right to own an ozzie, just because of some amendment to the constitution that was written when they didn't even exist.
It's an "UZI." And its illegal in this country. This really isn't the thread for another gun-debate, although the question of how to interpret the Constitution is a heated one.
quote:God bless AMERICA!
If that were true, these horrific events would not have unfolded.
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