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GW would not have had to scare the children to lead the nation
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By Mike Cuenca | September 8, 2004
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Recent letters to the editor and statements by
Bush apologists across the country suggest that GW's silence and
inaction during the seven minutes that he sat reading "My Pet Goat"
were proper because the alternative was terrifying the grade school
children. Oh, please. No one is suggesting that he should have run
screaming from the building. He could have politely dismissed himself
without terrifying anyone. But he did sit there for a full seven
minutes. And he wasn't a senator or other citizen, with the luxury of
having the time to assess the personal reaction to the attacks. He was
supposed to be in charge.
At that moment,
no one knew if the World Trade Center crashes were just the beginning
of an invasion by a foreign force or the prelude to more serious
attacks, perhaps involving nuclear, chemical or biological weapons. For
all he knew, millions of Americans might have been dying as he sat
there. He was appointed by the Supreme Court to assume the leadership
position. But when we needed a leader, he just sat there.
In fact, as president and commander-in-chief, he was also a potential
prime target. Our country was under attack. He should have been whisked
away -- as he later was -- to a location where he wasn't potentially
endangering grade school children just by being in the same room with
them, where he could have and should have fulfilled his role as the
leader of our government and military.
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Originally published by the Lawrence Journal-World.
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