I remember posting about this on Okayplayer around the time this happened.

U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Washington) said this in December 2002:

Murray said, according to the Vancouver paper, that bin Laden has been "out in these countries for decades, building schools, building roads, building infrastructure, building day care facilities, building health care facilities, and the people are extremely grateful. We haven't done that."

"How would they look at us today if we had been there helping them with some of that rather than just being the people who are going to bomb in Iraq and go to Afghanistan?" Murray asked.

Leave it to a Democrat to say some of the dumbest things on earth.  And they wonder why the country doesn't trust them to protect the homeland?

Nevermind that several scholars, like Daniel Pipes, have stated that Osama put most of his money into building his terrorist base, not social infrastructure.  What's really insulting is the fact that Murray was all too willing to fit the War on Terror is brazenly into her worldview; thinking that it can be alieviated simply by throwing money into the Middle East and hoping it will sprout peace.  Not only is that silly idea naive, but a review of 20th Century history will tell you it's dangerous.

But now, it's accountability time.  You see, Murray is up for reelection, and George Nethercutt released an ad criticizing Murray for her remarks and said she was excusing terrorists.

Check out the ad.  It's the first one labelled "Different".  If you're in Washington State or knows someone who resides there, tell them it's time to stand up and rid this embarassment from the Senate chambers.  We don't need people like this in D.C. from any state.