Posted at Leftcoaster 6/21/06

I'm sensing a pattern here. I'm connecting dots, adding 2 plus 2, doing the math, as it were, and the pattern that emerges is not a pretty one (go figure!). Bush says that the Pakistan forces should close the noose on Bin Laden, knowing that it's unlikely to succeed. He say's that the CIA has covered his ass by showing up with the PDB saying the BL is poised to strike. He orders an Al Quaeda madman be tortured, calling him one of the most dangerous terrorists, then calls his 'confessions' actionable intelligence, sending first responders and the rest of us into a fear frenzy. He heard repeated warnings prior to 911 and ignored them. Did he 'enable' 911 so he'd have an excuse to invade Iraq? Did he 'enable' Bin Laden to escape so he'd have a permanent Bogey Man to scare his constituents with? I'm only going where the arrows are pointing. And I'm not liking the destination.