Has Bush put up or should he shut up?? Posted on Sunday, September 5, 2004 Listening to the speeches at the RNC, and especially Bush's own, I kept hearing the same things. Sept. 11th, "terrorism won't happen on my (Bush) watch", Bush has great resolve, and America will defeat terrorists. I have to say, I found this all most perplexing. I understand what they were going for, trying to show how immediately after 9/11 Bush showed resolve, etc. etc. But what I heard (and many heard) was the obvious negatives. The themes of 9/11 and "it (terrorism) won't happen on Bush's watch" seem like an odd combination. Anyone who can add 2 + 2 can probably put the pieces together and see that the worst act of terror in American history happened on Bush's watch, exposing the great inadequacies of his administration. Why the RNC speakers wanted to constantly remind us of this is beyond me. It would have been more appropriate if Bush had added "no terrorism on my watch............starting...........now!". Bush has steadfast resolve. There's a term for that. It's called being pig-headed. They criticize Kerry for changing his mind when new information becomes available. This is called evolution of thought, or more simply learning. But Bush seems to think this is a major character flaw. Resolve is great, if you're right. But when new info surfaces that changes things, it's time to re-examine your position. George takes great pride in the fact that if he picks a course he follows it no matter what. By this logic, the world is flat, the sun revolves around the Earth and disco still rules. Bush promotes education in America, but refuses to educate (ie. continuously learn) himself. "America will win the war on terror" - Bush. *flip* "The war on terror cannot be won" - Bush. *flop* "American will win the war on terror" -Bush. *flip*......... While I admire Mr. Bush for actually exploring more than one option, in this instance he really should decide. If it can't be won, he should pull his troops out from around the world, bring them home, and instruct the American public to head to the basement and never come out because the next attack is on the way. Otherwise, Bush had better start focussing less on his dad's unfinished war in Iraq and start targetting the true terrorists. He should widen the search for Bin Laden. Track down the terror cells in Spain. Rid Libya of it's many terrorists. Move forces into Russia and Chechnya to help Putin with his REAL war on terror. Put forces in Saudi Arabia to round up the many terrorists hiding out there. Force Israelis and Palestinians to come to a peaceful compromise. This last one Bush was actually doing, which gave me a lot of respect for him. Then he pushed it aside and started his war for daddy in Iraq...........I mean war for oil in Iraq............I mean war on terror in Iraq. Bush's RNC speech made it clear that he wants us to forget about the last 4 years (minus tiny sections that make him look good) and look to the future. Judging by his past record, I think Mr. Bush should just shut up and gracefully make his exit from politics so he can't do any more damage. But that' s just my opinion.