[cyncooper]

Stating that 9/11 was unique, except that it was not averted despite various indications it was under way, is clearly false.

I hope you fully support the War on Terror, including our actions in Iraq which are intended to prevent whatever other dastardly deeds that the terrorists, including Saddam Hussein, had planned with our destruction in mind.

You have the benefit of 20/20 hindsight to state flatly that 9/11 was preventable. Perhaps if Clinton had taken bin Laden into custody, as was offered twice, it would have been. Also the Clinton efforts to deal with Saddam were half-hearted and clearly ineffectual. But the implication with the way THIS article is written, no matter what the intent of Kean's remarks was (and it is not clear to me he refers to the Bush administration), is that Bush is to blame, when he is not.

[knak]

I didn't read through all the possts on this thread but here is another article on this subject.

Kean on 9/11: 'Not something that had to happen'

[eno_]

I hope you fully support the War on Terror, including our actions in Iraq which are intended to prevent whatever other dastardly deeds that the terrorists, including Saddam Hussein, had planned with our destruction in mind.

I FULLY support the overseas war on terror, its conduct, and the results. That's how it is done: find their Rolodex(tm), find the people listed, and kill them dead.

However, you should also read my tag line. We are defending our liberty. Our freedom. Once that is eroded, well, who the hell cares?