Bush In Trouble - Ramp Up The Fear Factor

The Emperor turned King turned Dictator is once again in deep crap. Even with polls showing him reaching an all time low in support for his occupation of Iraq, he seems to still show his well-known stubbornness about doing things his way. To hell with advice from the Generals on the ground saying otherwise, he is now determined to increase US forces by 30 to 50 thousand. Where he plans on finding these troops is anyone's guess. And then of course the is also the rumblings of an attack on Iran. So as usual, he uses his over-played fear card. Take a look: December 1st from Fox News: The government warned on Thursday of a possible Internet attack on U.S. stock market and banking Web sites from a radical Muslim group, but officials said the threat was unconfirmed and seemed to pose no immediate danger....Another government official said the threat had appeared on a Web site that called for Muslims to destroy American economic sites. The attacks were to be retaliation for the holding of Muslims at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which houses prisoners accused of ties to terrorist groups. December 21st From ABC News: British intelligence and law enforcement officials have passed on a grim assessment to their U.S. counterparts, "It will be a miracle if there isn't a terror attack over the holidays in London," a senior American law enforcement official tells ABCNews.com..... and of course Officials said they could not cite any specific date or target but said al Qaeda had planned previous operations during the Christmas holidays that had been disrupted. December 21st From Reuters: The approach of the year-end holidays has raised general concerns about a possible attack in Europe, but there is no evidence of anything specific or imminent, U.S. officials said on Thursday.....A number of media reports in recent weeks have suggested increasing dangers of an attack in Europe. December 22nd (Australia time) from The Globe & Mail: The Australian government has information that possible terrorist attacks are being planned around Christmas in Indonesia, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said Friday.....And once againMr. Downer offered no details of any potential attacks but said Australians should heed government warnings to reconsider nonessential travel to the world's most populous Muslim country. All this is taking place at the same time the drumbeat towards an attack on Iran. Read on.....