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Originally Posted by warch
"Does it bother you that Bush sat stunned for 7 minutes in a classroom before taking any action, gathering any more information when he learned that the country was under attack?" Why didnt the commander and chief feel the immediate need to command? Not even excuse himself to gather more information. Particularly if he believe Iraq's nuclear attack could reach us within 45 minutes and not knowing the details of the country under attack. Dont you think he would be curious to get right on it?
Actually it was 27 minutes if you include the hanging around, figuring out the safest place to go (meanwhile endangering the whole school) After hemming and hawing Hannity conceeded that it was not the reaction he looks for in a commander in chief. Me neither.
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This is one criticism of Bush I have trouble with. I don’t think even Bush is dumb enough to believe that Iraq could stage a nuclear attack on the US unless it came UPS or FedEx, then the 45 minutes would be moot.
That aside, I don’t believe any President would, or should, leap up on the table with a blade in his teeth, to lead the country to victory. Our military and emergency response professionals work almost autonomously, in initial response. The President isn’t a planner in these situations, he’s presented with options to yea/nay, or multiple choices with pros and cons to discuss with advisors and reach a consensus or if at impasse, make a decision. Whatever the scenario, it takes time to gather this information and present it to the President, so 7 minutes or 27 minutes doesn’t matter. He just has to wait for others to do their job first.
Then he can screw things up. 