Political terror: One of the stupidest scare tactics deployed by Pres. Bush et al is that idea that if we leave Iraq, the 4,000 or so al Qaeda terrorists there would “follow us home.” Obviously, nothing about our presence in Iraq prevents al Qaeda terrorists in Iraq — or Afghanistan, Pakistan, London, Düsseldorf or anywhere else — from coming here.
– Dick Morris
You’d have to be pretty thick not to see through that, but since the Bushies continue to hammer at it, it must be working with their base.
Now Dick Morris, the professional Clinton-hater and semi-pro foot fetishist, has taken this dumbest of all war rationales to the next level, saying we must keep our troops in Iraq to serve as live bait for the terrorists:
One of the things, though, that I think the antiwar crowd has not considered is that, if we’re putting the Americans right within [the terrorists'] arms’ reach, they don’t have to come to Wall Street to kill Americans. They don’t have to knock down the trade center. They can do it around the corner, and convenience is a big factor when you’re a terrorist.
Translation: Support our troops by making them terrorist magnets.
What is really scary here is the fact that about a quarter of our fellow citizens are so ignorant and/or easily deluded that they can’t parse the cynicism behind statements like these.
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On Fox, Dick Morris takes the stupidest of war rationales, that "we must fight terrorists in Iraq or they’ll follow us home," to the next level, saying we must keep U.S. troops there basically as live bait for the terrorists, so they can kil…
It might be even better to put the likes of Dick Morris on the ground in wherever in order to ’serve’ the terrorists even better. I mean, it’s like the customer is all-important if not always right and convenience is the key concept. What better way to ’serve’ them than to put unarmed, untrained, unnecessary political hacks out there who don’t, can’t, won’t shoot back?!?
“If we don’t fight them there–Baghdad–we’ll have to fight them here.”
President Chimp
What a crock of shit. Mr. Chimp, if the so-called “Iraqi terrorists” will fight us herre if we leave Iraq, why aren’t they fighitng us here in America now?
Wouldn’t it be much easier for the “terrorists” to strike at soft targets here in the States than go up against Apache helicopter gunships and M-1 Abrams tanks in Iraq?
If your reply is that they can’t make it to America now, then how will they make it to America later?
Waiting for a reply, President Chimp.
greg bacaon
ava, mo
Why anyone would still have dick (with a small d) Morris writing for their organization or appearing on their show is beyond me. Though I can see why he would have to pay for the company of women.
It is convenient for the terrorists, because they can kill and destroy military property.
A terrorist would rather kill 1 US Soldier than 1 US Civillian.
If a terrorist breaks an American window in Iraq it will cost America more money and blood to fix it, than if the terrorist broke the window in America.
ask dick morris if the U.S. gets invaded would he support the invader and occupier or the insugency?
First poster got it right. Send pinDick Morris as a decoy. That oughta take 15 minutes….
“… about a quarter of our fellow citizens are so ignorant and/or easily deluded…” or cowardly or evil.
I despise Dick Morris whom I consider a political whore. He is another hypocrite among many in Washington. Obviously, Hillary and Bill got his number early on because his hatred spews unabated.
What surprises me is that his lawyer wife is still with him ( after being caught with his paid “escort’) and joins in the effort….I guess it keeps the debt collectors from their door. Do either one of them know how to make a honest living like millions of other Americans?