July 12, 2002
War on Terror Scorecard
by Mark Salditch
Dear BuzzFlash,
Time for a brief assessment of our President's War on Terror:
Americans killed by friendly fire: 3
Canadians killed by American Smart Bombs: 14
Afghani Civilians Killed by American Smart Bombs: ??? (Numbers can not be released for security reasons)
Afghan Wedding Parties Blown Up by American Smart Bombs: 1 (or more) [Body count possibly 40]
Al Qaeda or Taliban Leaders Killed or Captured: 1 (maybe 2, but the Bush Administration won't show us the body)
US Citizens Held Indefinitely in American Jails Without Being Charged and Denied Their Right to a Lawyer: 3
Nail Files Sized at US Airports: Billions
Number of Firearms Kept Out of the Hands of Potential Terrorists by Ending Gun Show Background Check Loophole: 0
Number of Terrorists captured by Ashcroft's Justice Department: 1 (Although the so called "Dirty Bomber" was really only maybe thinking about committing a terrorist act, so he's really only guilty of thought crime)
Number of Prostitutes Ashcroft's Justice Dept Has Caught in New Orleans after 12 month investigation: 13 (As Claude Rains might say in Casablanca, "Prostitutes in New Orleans?! I'm shocked! Shocked!")
Percentage of Americans who think that Bush is doing a good job on the War Against Terror: 70%
So I guess we're winning...
Mark
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