GOP Memo Wishes for Another Terror Attack

by Bob Cesca

I have this crazy theory that warnings of the 9/11 attacks were ignored because elements of the administration and the PNAC neocons, who had previously mused about a "Pearl Harbor event", needed to secure popular support for war in the Middle East. The "Greater Good" theory. They (the neocon leadership) saw a massive global threat from the Middle East which could potentially kill millions, so they felt sacrificing a few hundred or thousand might be acceptable if it allowed them to prevent exponentially more casualties.

Like I said, it's just a crazy theory. But while I'm in tin-foil hat territory, look up something called Operation Northwoods; look up something called The U.S.S. Maine; and then read this PNAC memorandum.

But this week, Capitol Hill Blue published an article detailing a top secret GOP memo which includes language that should infuriate even the most hard core Bush apologists. Capitol Hill Blue:

A confidential memo circulating among senior Republican leaders suggests that a new attack by terrorists on U.S. soil could reverse the sagging fortunes of President George W. Bush as well as the GOP and "restore his image as a leader of the American people."

By God, let's hope a terrorist kills a bunch of civilians on American soil so Bush and the Baby Jesus won't cry any more! Words can't describe how pathetic and dangerous this line of thinking is. More:

The closely-guarded memo lays out a list of scenarios to bring the Republican party back from the political brink, including a devastating attack by terrorists that could “validate” the President’s war on terror and allow Bush to “unite the country” in a “time of national shock and sorrow.”

It certainly worked on September "the" 11th. An marble-mouthed frat boy who lost the popular vote and had never succeeded in life on his own merit suddenly became the hallmark of strength, honor, and American might. And he can do it again -- if there's another attack. But what'll it be this time? Dirty bomb in New York? An RPG fired at the Indian Point nuclear power plant? Suicide car bombings in Los Angeles? Or worse?

Rest assured that your Republican leaders are hard at work brainstorming ideas which include hoping for a terrorist attack in order to increase their poll numbers. This is how your Republican leadership thinks. This is their idea of "moral values". Be as corrupt as you want: lie, steal, cheat, kill, torture, pollute, protect your cronies, and collect the checks -- there's always more terrorism