Letter: Litany of Bush’s failures is endless

Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006 | 7:10 a.m.

I keep hearing people defend the presidency of George W. Bush by pointing out that America hasn't been attacked since 9/11. It should be pointed out that this deadly attack on America occurred on his watch 35 days after a memo was given to him stating, "Al-Qaida is determined to attack within the U.S."

For 10 months prior to the attack, anti-terrorism specialists within his administration were frustrated by the lack of concern shown by Bush's closest advisers to their warnings of an imminent attack. His apathy toward terrorism prior to 9/11, and his reckless, bumbling invasion of Iraq are not the reasons for no new attacks.

More U.S. troops and thousands more Iraqi civilians will die as the president continues to resist the will of the American voters who sent him a clear message about his pet war on Nov. 7.

The president should be banned from any further management of the mess he created in Iraq and he should concentrate on the other failures of his administration. There's that forgotten "War on Poverty," or maybe he could revisit his promise to rebuild New Orleans, still in shambles 15 months after being devastated by a hurricane.

Increasing poverty in America, more Americans without health care, illegal immigration, his deficit, our porous borders, etc., etc., etc. Maybe he should just keep his hands off everything for the next two years!

Phil Ventura, Las Vegas