Palin Links Iraq to 9/11, A View Discarded by Bush

[AlCzervik]

By Anne E. Kornblut
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, September 12, 2008; A01
FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Sarah Palin linked the war in Iraq with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, telling an Iraq-bound brigade of soldiers that included her son that they would "defend the innocent from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the death of thousands of Americans."

The idea that Iraq shared responsibility with al-Qaeda for the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, once promoted by Bush administration officials, has since been rejected even by the president himself. On any other day, Palin's statement would almost certainly have drawn a sharp rebuke from Democrats, but both parties had declared a halt to partisan activities to mark Thursday's anniversary.

"America can never go back to that false sense of security that came before September 11, 2001," she said at the deployment ceremony, which drew hundreds of military families who walked from their homes on the sprawling post to the airstrip where the service was held.

Palin's return to Alaska coincided with her first extensive interview since she became the Republican vice presidential nominee. In the interview, with ABC News correspondent Charlie Gibson, Palin struggled when asked to define the "Bush doctrine" on foreign policy, leading to repeated follow-up questions from Gibson about whether she believed in the right to "anticipatory self-defense" and crossing other nations' borders to take action against threats.

"I believe that America has to exercise all options in order to stop the terrorists who are hellbent on destroying America and our allies," she said after several questions on the topic. "We have got to have all options out there on the table."

She continued to take a hard line on national security issues when asked whether war with Russia could be necessary if Georgia were to join NATO and Russia crossed its borders again. Palin replied, "Perhaps so."

She's winkin, not blinkin and loves God

[SpiralHawk]

1. The k and the r

This is a major Palin boner -- yet another obvious republicon falsehood-bullshit discrepancy from reality that -- if America is lucky -- the press may pounce upon.

How about some accurate truth for a change, republicons?

[AlCzervik]

2. hopefully that will brought up in the debate between Biden and her crazy self.

[SpiralHawk]

4. Hopefully it will induce a Tidal Wave of press inquiries...

...asking Palin to explain herself, to expound and elaborate.

It's just a huge, mushy pile of bullshit she has spouted.

[cut_cutta]

3. KICK , i sure am getting one out of this. n/t

[FreakinDJ]

5. What a Fucking Moron - and she is qualified???

You have got to be kidding me

[AlCzervik]

6. wish i was but sadly i'm not.

[Ichingcarpenter]

7. Can we vote her off American Idol now?

No, I would like her career destroyed. She's dangerous
as a Governor and a candidate.

[AlCzervik]

8. she should just accept her future path---Amway regional manager.

[codjh9]

9. They will never totally let go of that bullshit, and what's worse, half the stupid

public and our poor soldiers BELIEVE THIS BULLSHIT!

[AlCzervik]

10. i think many soldiers do not believe that at all, i know 2 that surely don't and they are both

serving right now.

[codjh9]

12. Well good, but I've seen photos of soldiers in Iraq holding photos of the World Trade Center

as if they think the two are connected, which makes me mad as hell and sad for them! And us! And how many times do we hear, in reference to our soldiers in Iraq, that they're 'keeping us free'? Huh? They're over there being sitting f-ing ducks! What we've done over there doesn't have a damn thing to keeping us free, but it would IF it was connected to 9-11... I still think quite a few are bamboozled. Hopefully you're more right than me, though.

[SpiralHawk]

14. The facts are plain. Iraq had no 9/11 involvement.

How about some accurate truth for a change, MissLeader?

The facts are plain. Iraq had no 9/11 involvement. No republicon has ever come forward with a shred of evidence about that.

Where's your fact-based evidence, Governor Palin?

[FreakinDJ]

13. I would like to see some current poll numbers on that

Yes I remember quite well as we sat here at DU sat in shear amazement of the 85% of America that believed that spew.

But given approval for the Iraq war has dropped to less then 30% i figured a least a few of them had found the light

[vanderBeth]

11. Of course, she doesn't haven't a flaming idea what's going on.

All the countries in the area are probably the same to her-terrorist and oil. She should be asked to locate Iraq on a map.

[SpiralHawk]

15. morning kick

eom

[MadrasT]

16. Evening kick

:kick: