Gop Head: We Need More 'attacks On American Soil', so people appreciate Bush Options

[Ludite]

Arkansas GOP head: We need more 'attacks on American soil' so people appreciate Bush
06/03/2007 @ 5:46 pm
Filed by Josh Catone


In his first interview as the chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party, Dennis Milligan told a reporter that America needs to be attacked by terrorists so that people will appreciate the work that President Bush has done to protect the country.

"At the end of the day, I believe fully the president is doing the right thing, and I think all we need is some attacks on American soil like we had on [Sept. 11, 2001]," Milligan said to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, "and the naysayers will come around very quickly to appreciate not only the commitment for President Bush, but the sacrifice that has been made by men and women to protect this country."

Milligan, who was elected as the new chair of the Arkansas Republican Party just two weeks ago, also told the newspaper that he is "150 percent" behind Bush in the war in Iraq.

In his acceptance speech on May 19th, Milligan told his fellow Republicans that it was "time for a rediscovery of our values and our common sense."

The owner of a water treatment company, Milligan was a relative unknown in Arkansas politics until last week's vote. He had previously served as the party's treasurer and the Saline County Republican chair.
http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Arkansas_GOP..._more_0603.html
http://www.nwanews.com/adg/News/191942

[citydweller]

and I think all we need is some attacks on American soil like we had on [Sept. 11, 2001]," Milligan said to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, "and the naysayers will come around very quickly

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The owner of a water treatment company, Milligan was a relative unknown in Arkansas politics until last week's vote. He had previously served as the party's treasurer and the Saline County Republican chair.

So.... can we say that Mr. Milligan is the....um, "Saline Solution" ?

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[Lancaster]

I think all we need is some attacks on American soil like we had on [Sept. 11, 2001]," Milligan said to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, "and the naysayers will come around very quickly to appreciate not only the commitment for President Bush, but the sacrifice that has been made by men and women to protect this country."


(IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) Uh, thats not a very wise thing to say (understatement). Get ready for some serious back-peddling by Milligan.....

[harv1]

First the bug spray guy, Delay; now the water treatment guy, Milligan.

Sometimes you wonder if those guys didn't read their MSDS's when they opened the chemical containers...

[Robotspyder]

And as long as this government keeps troops on mid east soil we can all live in fear of more attacks. Plus the fact that America pumps billions into the (state?) of Isreal isn't making us any friends in the region either! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Think about it .... We've been bombing Arabs for over ten years. I guess America is full people who scored really low on the curve! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

[groundpounder]

This guy must be brain dead.

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I think all we need is some attacks on American soil like we had on [Sept. 11, 2001]," Milligan said to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, "and the naysayers will come around very quickly to appreciate not only the commitment for President Bush, but the sacrifice that has been made by men and women to protect this country."
Hmmm.. Yeah great strategy. Let's have an event where thousands of americans are killed so we can justify going around the world empire building and killing others in the name of spreading freedom while stripping our own citizens of their rights. Sounds familiar too...

The PNAC is part of the New Citizenship Project, whose chairman is also William Kristol, and is described as “a non-profit, educational organization whose goal is to promote American global leadership.”

Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Jeb Bush, and Paul Wolfowitz signed a Statement of Principles of the PNAC on June 3, 1997, along with many of the other current members of Bush’s “war cabinet.”

The 90-page PNAC document from September 2000 says: “The United States has for decades sought to play a more permanent role in Gulf regional security. While the unresolved conflict with Iraq provides the immediate justification, the need for a substantial American force presence in the Gulf transcends the issue of the regime of Saddam Hussein.”

“Even should Saddam pass from the scene,” the plan says U.S. military bases in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait will remain, despite domestic opposition in the Gulf states to the permanent stationing of U.S. troops. Iran, it says, “may well prove as large a threat to U.S. interests as Iraq has.”

A “core mission” for the transformed U.S. military is to “fight and decisively win multiple, simultaneous major theater wars,” according to the PNAC.

The strategic “transformation” of the U.S. military into an imperialistic force of global domination would require a huge increase in defense spending to “a minimum level of 3.5 to 3.8 percent of gross domestic product, adding $15 billion to $20 billion to total defense spending annually,” the PNAC plan said.

“The process of transformation,” the plan said, “is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event—like a new Pearl Harbor.”

Hmmm...

[Shawn]

Arkansas GOP head: We need more 'attacks on American soil' so people appreciate Bush
06/03/2007 @ 5:46 pm
Filed by Josh Catone

In his first interview as the chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party, Dennis Milligan told a reporter that America needs to be attacked by terrorists so that people will appreciate the work that President Bush has done to protect the country.

"At the end of the day, I believe fully the president is doing the right thing, and I think all we need is some attacks on American soil like we had on [Sept. 11, 2001]," Milligan said to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, "and the naysayers will come around very quickly to appreciate not only the commitment for President Bush, but the sacrifice that has been made by men and women to protect this country."

Is it Just me, or isn't it obvious that this logic completly backwards? Wouldn't another attack on American soil further prove that Bush is incompetent and has done virtually nothing to protect us? That we are just as vulnerable today as we were on 9/11? Wouldn't that make "fighting them there so we don't fight them here" a complete and utter failure? As a republican supporting Bush and his policies, wouldn't it make more sense to hope for no further attacks so that you could point to Bush's tactics and say they are actually working? An attack on US soil would make that impossible. Wouldn't the "naysayers" call Bush to task and use the attack as proof that not only has Bush not made us safer, but he has further put us in harms way?



Somebody better get this guy a Darwin Award.



Later...Shawn

[sswonger]

Is it Just me, or isn't it obvious that this logic completly backwards? Wouldn't another attack on American soil further prove that Bush is incompetent and has done virtually nothing to protect us? That we are just as vulnerable today as we were on 9/11? Wouldn't that make "fighting them there so we don't fight them here" a complete and utter failure? As a republican supporting Bush and his policies, wouldn't it make more sense to hope for no further attacks so that you could point to Bush's tactics and say they are actually working? An attack on US soil would make that impossible. Wouldn't the "naysayers" call Bush to task and use the attack as proof that not only has Bush not made us safer, but he has further put us in harms way?

Somebody better get this guy a Darwin Award.

Later...Shawn

Shawn, my thoughts EXACTLY!!!!!

[Subsonix]

With Bush erasing the southern border, he just might get what he's asking for.

[Freeman420]

Obviously this guy has a mental defect of some sort, actually wishing that some of his fellow Americans die for political gain. He is not only a bad politician, but also a bad human being. The current administration is picking apart the U.S. Constitution in order to gain and consolidate power to use as they see fit. Our country as a whole is going to experience some "bad times" in the coming years. The Democrats are not much better, most of whom have some type of relationship with republicans privately. U.S. politics is nothing more then theater and most citizens are buying into the show. Wake up.



PrisonPlanet.com

I would highly suggest everyone visit this website at least once and take a look at the evidence for yourself and come to your own conclusions.

Peace

[username]

Wow. I can't believe some people here actually read Milligan's remarks to mean that he WANTS another attack on US soil. He's simply pointing out that it would take an attack on US soil for some people to realize that there are people who hate us and want to kill us and we're safer taking the fight to them rather than letting them attack us here again.



It been almost six years since 9/11 and we haven't been attacked on our soil since then. Many plots have been foiled but no attacks. Sure, there are people who would still blame Bush and his "failed" policies if we were attacked here again but I'm quite amazed with the success we've had since 9/11. Just think about that.....large groups of religious extremists hell-bent on killing us and willing to take their own lives in doing so and yet not one attack so far. Whether you agree with Bush's policies or not, that's pretty impressive.



Given the comments I've seen here so far, I'd say Milligan's remarks are right on the mark.

[twinmom]

Wow. I can't believe some people here actually read Milligan's remarks to mean that he WANTS another attack on US soil. He's simply pointing out that it would take an attack on US soil for some people to realize that there are people who hate us and want to kill us and we're safer taking the fight to them rather than letting them attack us here again.

I do believe this guy made a huge error in the way he worded his thoughts. I word things wrong all the time, but nothing I say gets in the national news. If it did, I certainly would be more careful as to how I worded my thoughts.



Great for Bush and Co. for foiling all those threats. But I have to wonder, would there have been so many threats following 9/11 if we hadn't invaded another country that had nothing to do with 9/11? Is the hatred directed at the US all pre-9/11 or has it increased since?

[Pericles]

Wow. I can't believe some people here actually read Milligan's remarks to mean that he WANTS another attack on US soil. He's simply pointing out that it would take an attack on US soil for some people to realize that there are people who hate us and want to kill us and we're safer taking the fight to them rather than letting them attack us here again.



It been almost six years since 9/11 and we haven't been attacked on our soil since then. Many plots have been foiled but no attacks. Sure, there are people who would still blame Bush and his "failed" policies if we were attacked here again but I'm quite amazed with the success we've had since 9/11. Just think about that.....large groups of religious extremists hell-bent on killing us and willing to take their own lives in doing so and yet not one attack so far. Whether you agree with Bush's policies or not, that's pretty impressive.



Given the comments I've seen here so far, I'd say Milligan's remarks are right on the mark.

Ok, that 's enough. Your post is rational, straightforward, and reasonable. Therefore, there's no place for it here.

Most posters here are emotional and irrational, and they love to repeat hysterical comments that they have read on the dailykos. What they particularly love is to chant the same old tired mantras.... Bush lied... Bush lied....Bush lied....Haliburton....Haliburton.....Haliburton......

Just like little school girls, they don't need logic and substance... all they need is emotion.

If it weren't so sad, it would be laughable.

[Shawn]

Wow. I can't believe some people here actually read Milligan's remarks to mean that he WANTS another attack on US soil. He's simply pointing out that it would take an attack on US soil for some people to realize that there are people who hate us and want to kill us and we're safer taking the fight to them rather than letting them attack us here again.

It been almost six years since 9/11 and we haven't been attacked on our soil since then. Many plots have been foiled but no attacks. Sure, there are people who would still blame Bush and his "failed" policies if we were attacked here again but I'm quite amazed with the success we've had since 9/11. Just think about that.....large groups of religious extremists hell-bent on killing us and willing to take their own lives in doing so and yet not one attack so far. Whether you agree with Bush's policies or not, that's pretty impressive.

Given the comments I've seen here so far, I'd say Milligan's remarks are right on the mark.

I didn't read his re-mark that way at all. Rather, I found his logic to be very backwards. An attack on US soil will prove just how incompetent the Bush Admin is, and how vulnerable we are to attack to this day...even more so than we were on 9/11. It would stand to reason that an attack similar to 9/11 today would have the opposite of Milligan's desired effect. His logic seem very backwards. Perhaps he should be appointed to head FEMA?



Later...Shawn