I posted this as a comment in another diary and it was suggested that I post it as a diary of its own.
These are the questions that I would ask the ex-governor of Florida in his quest for the office of President of the United States.
I understand that the likelihood of anyone asking any of these questions is zero.
1) Your brother agreed to the airlift of thousands of Al Qaeda fighters from the Aghan city of Kunduz in November 2001. This has been called the Airlift of Evil or the Al Qaeda Dunkirk. Knowing now that Islamic fundamentalists have been at war with the West for 10 centuries (that is 1,000 years), would you have allowed the airlift of thousands of these killers so that they could kill again?
2) Your brother refused requests from U.S. Central Command for additional troops for Tora Bora where Osama bin Laden had been identified. Your brother and his VEEP felt that a handful of special forces were more than adequate. Knowing now that military experts on the scene are perhaps in a better position to make such judgments, would you have sent troops to Tora Bora?
3) Your brother sent as the occupation force to Iraq,mostly unemployed GOOPERs with no military experience. Knowing now that in previous occupations (e.g., Japan, Germany) the occupation was headed by a Military Governor (with rank of 3-star general or higher) aided by a civilian occupation force comprised experts in economics, health, security, and infrastructure rather than political hacks, would you have appointed J. Paul Bremer (a life long GOOPER hack with no military experience) as Viceroy of Iraq?
4) Your brother preferred to torture various small fry for information. Knowing now that the U. S. military has, since 1917, rejected any information gained from torture and that the Nazis, the Soviets, North Koreans, ARVN, and the Chi-Coms all also treated information obtained by torture with suspicion, would you have ordered the torture of small fry?
5) Your brother trusted the Pakistani military and intelligence services and paid them nearly $5 billion a year to be our ally. Knowing now that since 1947, the Pakistan military has espoused Islamic fundamentalism and since 1990 has been a public, vocal, unabashed and active supporter of terrorism and Al Qaeda, would you have trusted Pakistan military and intelligence services?
5) Your brother has a history of personal and professional failure who was repeatedly bailed out by your father. Knowing now what you know of brother's resume, would you have manipulated the 2000 election in Florida to make him President?