Bush’s legacy is of incompetence, not security

Phil Ventura, Las Vegas

Sunday, July 6, 2008 | 2:04 a.m.

I find it peculiar that in his June 27 letter Everett Campbell cites the fact that “there has not been a terrorist attack in the United States since 9/11” as a positive aspect of George W. Bush’s legacy.

In contrast I would point out that the 9/11 attacks might not have occurred if the president had not ignored the warnings of the CIA, his chief counterterrorism adviser and other U.S. security agencies that were emphatically trying to convince him that a terrorist attack was imminent. His poor judgment and disregard for the competent advice of our country’s security professionals seems more suited to his legacy.

The president’s misguided response to the 9/11 attacks is his true legacy. His ever-changing missions of finding WMD, seeking regime changes, spreading democracy, etc., have taxed our brave troops to extremes that no loyal soldier should have to endure.

Since we have wasted billions of dollars fighting a senseless war in Iraq, money that could have been spent on America’s security, it should be no surprise to anyone that another terrorist attack might occur at any time. I hope only that a man of more competence is leading our country if, or when, it does happen.