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Doesn't Anyone Remember Anthrax?
Eschaton —
It is weird that conservatives continue to celebrate the fact that "only" 9/11 happened under Bush's watch, as if catastrophic terrorist attacks of that magnitude have been a regular feature of American life. ...
Bush's record on terrorism
Political Animal —
... is a mystery to me. Second, Gillespie focuses on "our homeland," but it's worth noting that U.S. troops have been subjected to terrorist attacks overseas, as have our allies. And third, this notion that evaluating Bush's legacy on counter-terrorism should start on Sept. 12, 2001, is just odd. Gillespie and others seem to be arguing, "Just so long as one overlooks the terrorism that killed 3,000 people in 2001, Bush's record on domestic security is excellent." But that's absurd. As Yglesias explained : The vast majority of Americans to have ever been killed by foreign ...
AEI Scholar: ‘Bush’s Legacy May End Up Better Than You Think’
Think Progress —
... since September 11, 2001. That, too, is part of the real Bush record.” Matt Yglesias takes issue with Gillespie’s comment: ...
Loading the Dice
Comments from Left Field —
... 2001: For about six weeks in the fall of 2001, a series of anthrax attacks via the U.S. mail service killed 5 people, sickened over a dozen others, and kept the rest of us terrified everytime we opened the mail.
Ed Gillespie, counselor to George W. Bush:
And one last fact: Our homeland has not suffered another terrorist attack since September 11, 2001. That, too, is part of the real Bush record.
Via Matthew Yglesias.
