Appease Terrorists: Vote Bush Republicans are trying very, very hard to portray the President as an uncompromising enemy of terrorism, but terrorists worldwide know that our brave leader is all bluff. The same lack of courage that landed him in the "Champagne Brigade" in the seventies is running public policy now. Case in point--the Bush Administration caved in to Al-Quaida's main demand less than a year after 9/11. When Republicans attempt to imply that voting for Kerry is tantamount to "being soft on terrorists, remind them that Bush gave in to Bin Laden's primary demand in 2003. Clip the articles out. Put 'em in your wallet or purse. "In an interview bin Laden gave to CNN in 1997, he said the ongoing U.S. military presence in Saudi Arabia is an "occupation of the land of the holy places." In February 1998, bin Laden issued a "fatwa," a religious ruling, calling for Muslims to kill Americans and their allies. Three other groups, including the Islamic Jihad in Egypt, endorse the ruling. "The ruling to kill the Americans and their allies -- civilians and military -- is an individual duty for every Muslim who can do it in any country in which it is possible to do it, in order to liberate the al-Aqsa Mosque and the holy mosque from their grip, and in order for their armies to move out of all the lands of Islam, defeated and unable to threaten any Muslim," the statement, issued under the "World Islamic Front" name, read. It was published three months later in the London newspaper "Al-Quds al-'Arabi." " Read The CNN Story About Bin Laden from 2001 Tuesday, April 29th, 2003. The Headline Reads: US pulls out of Saudi Arabia "The United States has said that virtually all its troops, except some training personnel, are to be pulled out of Saudi Arabia. The decision was confirmed by US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld during a joint news conference with Saudi Defence Minister Prince Sultan". Read About How Bush Caved In To Terrorist's Demands Why can't our national democratic leaders point out the obvious? Bush is a wuss, and the terrorists know it.