What would you say that Bush did? It is fundamentally impossible to answer your question because it will all depend on the circumstances of the attack.
But, in general, my guess is that Obama would say the "right" things to bring the country together. He will also go after the people who actually did the deed, whatever it was and whoever it was. He will also welcome and encourage international cooperation to bring whoever does this "thing" that you imagine will happen to justice. He will not attack a country that had no part in "it."
Pray God Bush's efforts have been sufficient to deny the terrorists nuclear capability. If not, then the test will be nuclear. All bets are off if that happens.
I don't know many people who think that Bush has done very much "to deny the terrorists nuclear capability." He has helped to destabilize Pakistan, which is the most obvious source of that capability, while freezing relations with Iran even after Iran was helpful in his first (and justified attacks on the Taliban. He not only allowed the Taliban to escape, he allowed them to regroup and get stronger by not pressing his advantage back in '02, and focusing on Iraq. A very old saying runs something like, "If you attack an enemy, don't just wound him, kill him so he can't come back for revenge." We wounded them, let them lick and heal those wounds, overstretched our own armed forces, isolated ourselves in the world, and now you somehow want to praise Bush? to suggest that his "efforts" have been effective?
US Airport security will prevent an attack launched from US soil, but if the terrorists try another plane incident launched like those on 9/11 launched from another country, Cuba for example, Obama will have nowhere to go that Bush hasn't been already. I doubt he will negotiate with the terrorists, but what else is there? Attack Pakistan?
No plane from cuba's airspace will attack this country. I am willing give you steep odds on it. You name the odds, the time period, and the amount. |
