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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0407/3684.html

Giuliani warns of 'new 9/11' if Dems win
By: Roger Simon <http://www.politico.com/reporters/RogerSimon.html>
April 24, 2007 08:29 PM EST

MANCHESTER, N.H. - - Rudy Giuliani said if a Democrat is elected president in
2008, America will be at risk for another terrorist attack on the scale of
Sept. 11, 2001.

But if a Republican is elected, he said, especially if it is him, terrorist
attacks can be anticipated and stopped.

If any Republican is elected president - - and I think obviously I would be the
best at this - - we will remain on offense and will anticipate what (the
terrorists) will do and try to stop them before they do it, Giuliani said.
The former New York City mayor, currently leading in all national polls for the
Republican nomination for president, said Tuesday night that America would
ultimately defeat terrorism no matter which party gains the White House.
But the question is how long will it take and how many casualties will we have?
Giuliani said. If we are on defense (with a Democratic president,) we will have
more losses and it will go on longer.

I listen a little to the Democrats and if one of them gets elected, we are
going on defense, Giuliani continued. We will wave the white flag on Iraq. We
will cut back on the Patriot Act, electronic surveillance, interrogation and we
will be back to our pre-Sept. 11 attitude of defense.
He added: The Democrats do not understand the full nature and scope of the
terrorist war against us.

Politico.com is co-host of the Republican presidential debate on May 3rd, and
candidates will be answering our readers favorite questions.
After his speech to the Rockingham County Lincoln Day Dinner, I asked him about
his statements and Giuliani said flatly: "America will safer with a Republican
president."

Giuliani, whose past positions on abortion, gun control and gay rights have
made him anathema to some in his party, believes his tough stance on national
defense and his post-Sept. 11 reputation as a fighter of terrorism will be his
trump card with doubting Republicans.

This war ends when they stop coming here to kill us! Giuliani said. Never ever
again will this country ever be on defense waiting for (terrorists) to attack
us if I have anything to say about it. And make no mistake, the Democrats want
to put us back on defense!

Giuliani said terrorists hate us and not because of anything bad we have done;
it has nothing to do with Israel and Palestine. They hate us for the freedoms
we have and the freedoms we want to share with the world.

Giuliani continued: The freedoms we have are in conflict with the perverted,
maniacal interpretation of their religion. He said Americans would fight for
freedom for women, the freedom of elections, freedom of religion, and the
freedom of our economy.

Addressing the terrorists directly, Giuliani said: We are not giving that up
and you are not going to take it from us!
The crowd thundered its approval.

Giuliani also said that America had been nave about terrorism in the past and
had missed obvious signals.

They were at war with us before we realized it, going back to 90s with all the
Americans killed by the PLO and Hezbollah and Hamas, he said. They came here
and killed us in 1993 (with the first attack on New Yorks World Trade Center
killing six people) and we didnt get it. We didnt get it that this was a war.
Then Sept. 11, 2001 happened and we got it.

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