The Bushies Misusing Terrorism Issue...Again

They used al Qaeda and 9-11 as an excuse to invade Iraq. Then they used it as a way regaining control of the White House. Now this White House wants to use the fear of another 9-11 to divert attention away from their historic failures:

The White House expressed concern Sunday about recent indications of a heightened terrorist threat and said it points to a greater need to promote the benefits of democracy.

"It's a source of concern. And we're responding to it," said Stephen Hadley, President Bush's national security adviser. "It's a good reminder that the struggle against terrorism is going to be with us for a long time."

"We need to also, at the same time, engage in the battle of ideas, the president talking about the vision of democracy versus a vision of despair," Hadley added. "And we need to get the country in a position where it has the tools it needs to deal with the terrorist threat."

And what are they trying to divert attention from? Rebellion from their own party on the issue of the quagmire in Iraq:

The White House is rejecting as premature a plan by two senior Republican senators to restrict the mission of U.S. troops in Iraq.
President Bush's national security adviser, Stephen Hadley, said Sunday the administration has a "very orderly process" set out for reviewing whether its Iraq strategy is working and that should be allowed to play out.

Asked in a broadcast interview whether Bush could live with the plan offered by Sens. John Warner of Virginia and Richard Lugar of Indiana, Hadley said, "No."

Warner and Lugar proposed legislation Friday that would give Bush until mid-October to submit a plan to limit the military mission in Iraq to protecting borders, fighting terrorists, protecting U.S. assets and training Iraqi forces.

Hadley said Bush is sticking to his plan to take stock of progress in Iraq in September and decide on a course of action from there, without conditions.