# "10 out of 10 Terrorists Agree: Anybody But Bush" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 4, 2004, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-out-of-10-terrorists-agree-anybody-but-bush/263143 "2004-09-04T20:37:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-out-of-10-terrorists-agree-anybody-but-bush/263143/1 "2004-09-04T20:37:33Z")
That’s a bumper sticker I saw today. You have to admit, he’s got good PR people. ---
**Author:** ![kellner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c2a13f/32.png) [@kellner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellner)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-out-of-10-terrorists-agree-anybody-but-bush/263143/2 "2004-09-04T20:42:05Z")
Actually I am not so sure about that, but that’s a whole debate of its own. ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-out-of-10-terrorists-agree-anybody-but-bush/263143/3 "2004-09-04T20:56:54Z")
**kellner** sure about which part? That he has good PR or that 10/10 terrorists agree? Because I don’t believe the **terrorists** want Bush gone. He has fullfilled their greatest fantasy. A chance to destroy the Satan. An opportunity to kill Americans without coming here to do it. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-out-of-10-terrorists-agree-anybody-but-bush/263143/4 "2004-09-04T21:05:15Z")
> [@](#): > > He has fullfilled their greatest fantasy. Yeah, what was it, 70 virgins in the afterlife? Shit, I’d get myself blown up for that, too. Re-elect Bush! He makes your dreams come true! ---
**Author:** ![kellner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c2a13f/32.png) [@kellner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellner)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-out-of-10-terrorists-agree-anybody-but-bush/263143/5 "2004-09-04T21:12:37Z")
> [@t-keela](#): > > **kellner** sure about which part? That he has good PR or that 10/10 terrorists agree? That the terrorists agree. ---
**Author:** ![elfbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b782af/32.png) [@elfbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfbabe)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-out-of-10-terrorists-agree-anybody-but-bush/263143/6 "2004-09-04T21:38:23Z")
I thought I read something a few months ago where some reasonably high-level al Qaeda person said that Bush was the best thing that had ever happened to them, at least with respect to recruiting. ---
**Author:** ![Ottoerotic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6de8d8/32.png) [@Ottoerotic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ottoerotic)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-out-of-10-terrorists-agree-anybody-but-bush/263143/7 "2004-09-04T22:33:58Z")
> [@elfbabe](#): > > I thought I read something a few months ago where some reasonably high-level al Qaeda person said that Bush was the best thing that had ever happened to them, at least with respect to recruiting. I know that this isn’t GQ, but if you could provide a cite for that statement, then I’ll kiss the ground you walk on. I’ve been looking for a quote like that for some time now. ---
**Author:** ![elfbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b782af/32.png) [@elfbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfbabe)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-out-of-10-terrorists-agree-anybody-but-bush/263143/8 "2004-09-04T22:40:02Z")
> [@Ottoerotic](#): > > I know that this isn’t GQ, but if you could provide a cite for that statement, then I’ll kiss the ground you walk on. I’ve been looking for a quote like that for some time now. Unfortunately, I don’t remember where I read it… I think it was shortly after the Madrid bombings, though. I’ll try to find something, but I’m not sure if I’ll be able to. Hopefully I didn’t just dream it… ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-out-of-10-terrorists-agree-anybody-but-bush/263143/9 "2004-09-05T00:35:50Z")
> [@](#): > > I thought I read something a few months ago where some reasonably high-level al Qaeda person said that Bush was the best thing that had ever happened to them, at least with respect to recruiting. And Baghdad Bob insisted that the Coalition forces were nowhere near _KABOOM!!_ ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-out-of-10-terrorists-agree-anybody-but-bush/263143/10 "2004-09-05T01:16:50Z")
Assuming for the moment there’s any truth to this, then “terrorists” are apparently endorsing Kerry. Now I think we can safely assume that the leadership of al Qaeda realizes it doesn’t have a wide base of popular support amongst American voters. So by endorsing Kerry, they’re going to hurt his chances of getting elected and help Bush’s chances get elected (this is why you don’t see the KKK or NAMBLA endorse the candidates they prefer). So if terrorists really are openly endorsing Kerry who do you think they actually want to see win the election? ---
**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-out-of-10-terrorists-agree-anybody-but-bush/263143/11 "2004-09-05T01:21:48Z")
[The quote](http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,114489,00.html): > [@](#): > > "The statement tells American voters that Abu Hafs al-Masri supports the re-election campaign of President Bush: “We are very keen that Bush does not lose the upcoming elections.” > > The statement said Abu Hafs al-Masri needs what it called Bush’s “idiocy and religious fanaticism” because they would “wake up” the Islamic world. Yes, I know FOX News is held in low regard here, but the story was carried by many other sources as well – and I’d love to quote directly from the [newspaper](http://www.alquds.co.uk/) where the statement is supposed to have originally appeared, but it’s all in Arabic. Abu Hafs claims to have ties with al Qaeda, though the US government disputes the group’s credibility. ---
**Author:** ![Gest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9d8465/32.png) [@Gest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gest)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-out-of-10-terrorists-agree-anybody-but-bush/263143/12 "2004-09-05T01:36:10Z")
SPOOFE, without making reference to Abu Nidal or payments to people who’ve had their houses bulldozed, how did Bob or the rest of the old Iraqi regime have anything to do with terrorists? Anyway, I think a skewed sample might be required for unanimity. It certainly wouldn’t be 10 for 10 if it includes assassins of abortion clinic staff or Aryan Nation types. However, even among the swarthy types we’re focussing on, Kerry won’t provide as good an environment for recruitment as Bush does. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-out-of-10-terrorists-agree-anybody-but-bush/263143/13 "2004-09-05T03:27:30Z")
Bush refered to fighting terrorists after September 11 as “our crusade”, which probably causes members of al Qaeda to ejaculate in their trousers. ---
**Author:** ![Mooney252](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7c8e57/32.png) [@Mooney252](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooney252)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-out-of-10-terrorists-agree-anybody-but-bush/263143/14 "2004-09-05T10:28:42Z")
It’s a funny thing about slogans – the old ones disappear. Why aren’t Republicans trotting out “Don’t Elect a Draft Dodger” this year? Oh, I forgot – VP Dick Cheney has 5 draft exemptions, starting in 1964. And then there’s the matter of the President’s noble service in Texas and Carolina officers’ clubs. Perhaps you also noticed that “WWJD?” dried up before the start of the Iraq war. ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-out-of-10-terrorists-agree-anybody-but-bush/263143/15 "2004-09-05T10:52:01Z")
> [@Ottoerotic](#): > > I know that this isn’t GQ, but if you could provide a cite for that statement, then I’ll kiss the ground you walk on. I’ve been looking for a quote like that for some time now. Yo… **Otto** Check out [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=4789753&highlight=pakistan) and see if there’s a cite you can use. Maybe, maybe not, I didn’t check them out for ya but it looks kinda promising. I may even dig a bit more into this myself. g~luck t/k ---
**Author:** ![Fuji\_Kitakyusho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Fuji\_Kitakyusho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuji_Kitakyusho)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-out-of-10-terrorists-agree-anybody-but-bush/263143/16 "2004-09-06T02:19:15Z")
> [@SPOOFE](#): > > Yeah, what was it, 70 virgins in the afterlife? Shit, I’d get myself blown up for that, too. > > Re-elect Bush! He makes your dreams come true! I don’t get that whole 70 virgins thing. I mean really - who wants to go through the ordeal of blowing themselves up, just to have to train a bunch of newbies from the ground up? Now, promise me 70 women with some experience, and we’ll talk… ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-out-of-10-terrorists-agree-anybody-but-bush/263143/17 "2004-09-06T02:28:27Z")
> [@Fuji Kitakyusho](#): > > I don’t get that whole 70 virgins thing. I mean really - who wants to go through the ordeal of blowing themselves up, just to have to train a bunch of newbies from the ground up? > > Now, promise me 70 women with some experience, and we’ll talk… In my book, enthisiasm and sufficient time will make up for any experience issues,and I have eternity to train them. Fuse and matches, please. . . . KABOOM! Lesson one… that’s okay for a first try, babe, but work on this here banana. Next! ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-out-of-10-terrorists-agree-anybody-but-bush/263143/18 "2004-09-06T04:30:18Z")
> [@t-keela](#): > > Because I don’t believe the **terrorists** want Bush gone. He has fullfilled their greatest fantasy. A chance to destroy the Satan. An opportunity to kill Americans without coming here to do it. Not to mention that Osama got a free pass, as Bush redirected all the effort to Iraq. Kerry might even want to catch the guy, unlike our present misleader. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-out-of-10-terrorists-agree-anybody-but-bush/263143/19 "2004-09-06T05:40:51Z")
> [@](#): > > how did Bob or the rest of the old Iraqi regime have anything to do with terrorists? Did I say that they did? So sorry to give that implication. ---
**Author:** ![Chairman\_Pow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-out-of-10-terrorists-agree-anybody-but-bush/263143/20 "2004-09-06T17:21:11Z")
The problem being, if we don’t reelect Bush, the terrorists win. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-out-of-10-terrorists-agree-anybody-but-bush/263143.md?page=2)