Bombing

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I think it was the French, they wanted the Olympics a bit too badly. The Olympics can't be held in a known terrorist target city. Think about it!

I was at work today when I heard about the bombing. I was terrified although I don't live near London a lot of us thought that they would also bomb the hospitals to stop people getting treatment they needed. A friend works in one of the hospitals there and she said it was the worst thing she has ever seen. I just can't believe the world can come to this to kill innocent people. It makes me really sad.

I'm pissed at Bush, because of him people all over the world are dieing. Now the US and all the rest of the countries involved are stuck in a war they can't get out of. When the hell will it stop?

why is it bushs fault, they bomb our home country so we attacked them just like with pearl harbor. Why is it our fault london got bombed??

Iraq didn't bomb our home country. It was mostly people from Saudi Arabia, who were trained in Afghanistan.

This attack (and the attack in Spain) lays waste to the idea that all of the terrorists are tied up in Iraq, and thus won't attack ouside of Iraq. The U.S. is not as vulnerable as Europe, but it's still pretty vulnerable.

oh no i wasnt talking about iraq i was talking about alquda(sp)

Yeah, it's Bush's fault.That's absurd!

The person you replied to was talking about the Iraq War. I don't think they're really sure who set off the bombs in London, but it appears that the people who set off the bombs in Spain wanted Spain out of Iraq. They got their wish after the election in Spain that followed soon after.

"Fault" is a loaded word, but you can argue that there's a cause and effect: If Bush hadn't chosen to invade Iraq, and if Blair hadn't chosed to send troops to assist the U.S., then the London bombing may not have happened. Bush and Blair's decision caused the terrorists to do what they did.

Im sick of people blaming George Bush for everything that goes wrong in the world today.. I think he is a great president.. everybody mistakes.. don't you think anybody would have done some of the things he has?

George Bush has made a lot of mistakes, with some serious consequences. I don't think his opponents in the last two elections had the hankering to invade Iraq that Bush did. Aside from the fact that the invasion was a mistake, not having a post-war plan in place was also a big mistake. It's led to a guerilla insurgent battle that may go on for a long time, and that provides a great (much better than Afghanistan) training ground for terrorists, according to a recently-leaked CIA document.The war is putting a lot of pressure on the economy, while tax revenues are going down. The trade deficit is unsustainable, unless you think its OK (and that there's no strategic issue) if China owns the U.S. The federal debt is spiraling out of control. If Bush's tax cuts are made permanent, then in a few decades 100% of tax revenue will go to pay interest on the debt (that is, on government bonds, bills, and notes). And how are we going to pay for the huge new Medicare drug benefit that Bush pushed through before the last election?On top of that, he's consolidating a lot of power in the executive branch (a bit like Vladimir Putin). You're not going to be happy when a Democrat is elected and has all that power.And he's cutting veteran's benefits. And he's cutting funds for scientific research, and squandering a lot of what's left on pointless manned missions to the moon (been there) and Mars.How often and how badly does a president get to screw up before he's not still a "great president"?

In reply to:and squandering a lot of what's left on pointless manned missions to the moon (been there) and Mars.I'm a huge advocate for development of space programs and technology. I didn't realize that Bush was trying to put more money into NASA, but I'm all for that.On all the other stuff, I completely agree with you. He's killing the US economy. I don't know if many Americans realize this, but the US dollar has dropped substantially since Bush came into power. The exchange rate of the Canadian dollar has gone from approximately $0.65 to $0.81, and that's largely due to the problems within the US economy.I thought that the Republicans where supposed to help the economy boom at the cost of social programs, but the idea being that an overall improval of the economy would make up for that. If Bush is doing worse than the Democrats for the economy, and cutting social programs, then where's the gain?

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Im sick of people blaming George Bush for everything that goes wrong in the world today.. I think he is a great president.. everybody mistakes.. don't you think anybody would have done some of the things he has?

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Well Bush is not a great president. He has done more mistakes than most Presidents in the past have done. Usually when you are President you are supposed to improve the position of your country, make the economy stronger, and make the people happy. But Bush has yet to do any of that. We were not in very good standings with middle east before, and well we are definitley not now. Economy sucks, and most of the US population disapproves with what Bush is doing. As for doing some of the things he has done, well I might have done the attack on Afghanistan, but that is far as we needed to go. Now there is just too much lose on both sides. And now Terrorists are following through with what they said they would do, they are attacking our allies.

Yeah, people make mistakes, but there is the point where things are no longer mistakes because if someone is screwing up horribly, in this case, a president, we don't reelect him. Too bad people just love to be ignorant, because somehow Bush got into office . . . again. This guy is an idiot and people trust their lives to his war propaganda and war itself. We did not have to go attack the Middle East, and because we did, Bush caused the terrorists to force their hands, and we have been at odds with everyone since. A lot of other nations aren't even that comfortable with what the US has been doing. I hate forcing my opinion on others, but this waht I feel. I don't think London getting the Olympics has anything to do with it Bob. Sure the French are a possibility. Anyone is. But is it probable? Not really. Maybe Tony Blair's involvment with the US could've been a reason. BUt no one is really sure at this point. What happened was bad yes, a tragedy yes, but the authorities have to look into this more and not fly off the handle like Bush did. Thanks for reading. Sorry if I got a little worked up.

i was going to be in london the day it happend, quite happy my vacation got cancelled, its terrible tho what happend(btw this post wasnt ment for thewriter14 but he was the latest poster )

Found out at 6 this morning that my brother was working in London at the time of the bombs.I thought he was in Wales!! Have never felt so helpless or useless in my life. Couldn't get through to him on his mobile and I was on nights at the hospital. He managed to get a call to my parents who live abroad and they phoned my husband who phoned me at work. It has made me realise people are too precious, never waste a day, tell them you love them. There is too much hate in this world already we should all be thankful for what we have and love each other and smile. Am just so grateful he is ok.

In reply to:I'm a huge advocate for development of space programs and technology. I didn't realize that Bush was trying to put more money into NASA, but I'm all for that.The problem is that money is being sucked out of scientifically useful programs, and it's being diverted to scientifically useless and very expensive programs like the space station, and manned missions to the moon and Mars. Bush et al. couldn't care less about the scientific aspect. They're more interested in the prestige of manned missions.> I thought that the Republicans where supposed to help the economy boom at the cost of social programs...Look at the record of spending under Republicans from Nixon to Bush II. It always goes way up. The government gets much bigger (new cabinet departments seem to be a favorite). But Bush II is the only president who's let revenue versus spending get so out of whack.> but the idea being that an overall improval of the economy would make up for that.Look at the record. It never happens. Detailed historical data on the U.S. economy can be found on the Web.> If Bush is doing worse than the Democrats for the economy...Worse? Worse than Clinton? A lot worse. But folks who support Bush will blame the current state of the economy on Clinton, who actually did put a lid on federal spending.

In reply to:people are too precious, never waste a day, tell them you love them.A truer thing has rarely been said. As horrible as disasters like this are, this realization is at least a sliver of a silver lining.

Wow, that was really lucky pouncer. And Jessica I hope your brother didn't get hurt or anyone else you know. There's is too much crap going on in the world these days.

thank god you didn't go son...........big hugs Jess so glad your brother was ok, i have a few friends in london, but luckily all are fine too..............