It is September 12, 2008, which means it has been seven years and one day since that infamous moment that is etched in every American’s memory. We all know where we were and what we were doing when the terrorist attacks occurred.
Ever since, we have lived in a “post 9/11″ world. In that “post 9/11″ world our national government has ramped up its anti-terrorist activities exponentially. The result? We have not had another successful terrorist attack on Americans here in the homeland.
Are you surprised there has not been another successful attack on our civilian population? Frankly, I am. If someone had told me seven years ago that we would have gone this long without being hit again, I would have judged them naïve and hopelessly optimistic.
It is not because the bad guys have not been trying. The New York police commissioner explained yesterday that they have identified and thwarted at least six terrorist plots against New York City alone!
We have NOT been successfully attacked since 9/11, and a large measure of the credit must go to President George W. Bush.
And yet he is accorded relatively little credit, especially by the media. Nevertheless, President Bush’s policies have put the terrorists on the defensive and have given us the ability to thwart a significant number of potentially deadly attacks.
The current issue of Foreign Policy (Sept/Oct 2008) has a cover photo of President Bush in a Stetson hat with the caption: “Lonesome Cowboy–Why you’ll miss him when he’s gone.” Inside is David Frum’s article “Bush’s Legacy,” which argues that historians will be far kinder to President Bush than present pundits.
I agree. And the first sentence in any historical assessment of George W. Bush’s presidency will be “He kept the country safe from attack in the wake of the unprecedented deadly attacks on the American homeland on September 11, 2001.”
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posted September 13, 2008 at 1:17 am
I just can’t give George W. Bush as much credit as you do. I don’t think we can say that just because there hasn’t been a major terrorist attack since 9/11 that Bush is great. You can’t really argue from absence. The largest terrorist act against the United States occurred on his watch. At times, his countermeasures have attempted to metaphorically shred the Constitution. While the scandals at Abu Ghraib and the war in Iraq have been terrorist recruitment tools. We still haven’t caught Bin Laden either. I tend to think that his presidency will be looked on by most historians as a dissappointment on nearly every level.
posted October 1, 2008 at 12:13 pm
I agree with the article. I believe History will judge President Bush
as a much greater President than the media and press. He is a Born
Again Christian and he turns to our Lord and Savior in prayer for help.
The current financial crisis was caused by the Democrats in Congress blocking reform of Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac. Even Bill Clinton, a Democrat, said in his last year in office they needed reform. For us, it does not help at this point to do all the finger
pointing or politicize it. What we need are Godly Statesmen to correct
it and a President for these times. We also need our Lord in the midst of this as He is the only one who can save America.
I am sure there are Godly men in both Political Parties but being
so strongly against Abortion which I consider Murder I cannot vote for
a Democrat because of the Party Platform. I pray for a Born Again
Christian for the Presidency and that God gives him the wisdom of
Solomon.
I have believed for some time we need to follow II Chronicles 7:14
and repent as a nation so God will heal our land.
posted November 5, 2008 at 10:13 pm
I agree with the article and that President Bush has protected us from further terrorist attacks since 9/11. I beleive that God placed him in his Presidential position for a reason and I admire him for the job that he has done in times like these. I don’t know what else he could have done with the fact that the Democratic Congress fought any and every good intention that he attempted. I also agree with Beverly that history (if we are not raptured soon)will reveal him to be a great president.