I hear it repeated time and again by both Obama and Clinton (and their supporters) that the Bush policies have made us less safe. Let's take a look at that:

Under Clinton:

After the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, which killed six and injured 1,000; President Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

After the 1995 bombing in Saudi Arabia, which killed five U.S. military personnel; Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

After the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia, which killed 19 and injured 200 U.S. military personnel; Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

After the 1998 bombing of U.S. embassies in Africa, which killed 224 and injured 5,000; Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

After the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, which killed 17 and injured 39 U.S. sailors; Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

Under Bush:

After the 2001 attack on the World trade center; Bush promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished and they were and there have been no more attacks in the last 7 years of his presidency.

Maybe if Clinton had followed through on his promises, 5000 American's have lost their lives on 9/11.

While I am no big fan of Bush's trade policies, his tax cuts and his record of stopping the terrorists in their tracks should not be questioned. We have been safer for the last 7 years than we were at any time during the Clinton years.