In article DRTAb.27633$ZE1.17808@fed1read04, "R. Hubbell"
writes:


Sadly, I think we have to expect another attack on our soil, either another
big
one or a number of smaller ones, late next summer.

Why would they wait until then? What have you heard?


That our next presidential election, which is what they hope to influence, is
in November.

Late summer or early fall would be the optimum time to create an appearance of
failure in the War on Terror by killing a large number of American civilians.
There is really no way for us to stop them from launching successful attacks on
civilians if they are willing to die doing it. In the long run we can prevail,
but in the short term they can launch at least a few more large scale attacks,
and I expect them to do so when it will be most likely to influence our
politics in their favor.


Our enemies have been promised a 'better deal' if Bush is not re-elected
and we
should expect a maximum effort on their part to wage successful attacks in
hopes of influencing the election against him.


Promised a better deal by whom? You are starting to sound like Chicken
Little. Unless you really do have some information and if that's so you
have my apology.


Try reading a newspaper.

As I replied to someone else, the PUBLIC statements of a number of the Dems
have promised them a turnover of Iraq to the UN, which is the equivalent of
surrender.

An opposition party candidate should never undermine foreign policy in a time
of war by promising a better deal. They could either support the current
administration's policy, promise that if they get elected, they will be an even
worse opponent (as Reagan did) or they can shut up about the matter, but
offering the enemy what they want if they get elected only invites an attempt
to sway the election by killing our people.

In my mind, failing to understand that basic principle of statemanship, that
dissent on foreign policy stops at the waters edge, which has been a maxim of
US politics as long as we have been a nation, forever disqualifies them for
public office.

Don

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Wm. Donald (Don) Tabor Jr., DDS
PP-ASEL
Chesapeake, VA - CPK, PVG