Condoleezza Rice & the 9-11 Commission [LIVE THREAD] 9AM EST

http://c-span.org/ ^ | 4-8-04 | ME

[OXENinFLA]

Rice Testifies Before 9/11 Cmsn. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice testifies before the Sept. 11 Commission.

[GraniteStateConservative]

An inadequate response. This is her argument. You can agree or not. They bomb a ship of ours or bomb two ships of ours-- whatever. Our response would be to either hit with some airstrikes on bases or we go to war with the Taliban in a half-assed way because it takes time to plan a war (you have to get co-operation with Pakistand and such). Bush thought neither made sense. So, he had them work early on on getting co-operation with Pakistan and such. As she said, people think all of those positive things after 9/11 happened instantly. They had been preppring for months and months beforehand. It's a time of our choosing issue. The timeframe is based on how best to beat the enemy.

[Howlin]

SOMEBODY TAKE CSPAN!!!!

[Exit148]

A STANDING "O"!!!

[homemom]

You have to laugh or you'll just stroke out.

I'd say she hit a home run; now we'll see what the networks say.

[wingster]

CNN,CBS,NYT, etc., etc., etc.: Rice fails to answer critical questions, does not apologize!

LMAO...

[Nonstatist]

The Bush administration wanted to make sure OBL didn't think America was weak.

Yea, but she was asked a hypothetical about destroyers attacked, and she answered that a tit for tat response would be ill advised. Not a good answer, IMO.

[cyn]

"Condi just boiled racist "congratulations for what you've done in life" Kerry like Uncle Ben's converted rice." lol, indeed she did.

condi ends "pres considers highest calling to protect and defend the people of the united states."

[11th_VA]

Can't tell you how many missiles were fired on Clinton's watch after that was posted ... time for Rush

[Jorge]

Condi is having to talk down to this guy.

Yes, I would say she pretty much embarrassed him, as well as Kerry.
Their attempts to trap her really backfired.

In fact I think the entire Dem strategy to use this as an attempt to drag Bush down has backfired.

She's done even better than I could have imagined.

[tapatio]

Condi was outstanding today!

[Sacajaweau]

I think her point may be "After the 1993 Trade Center bombing" ON OUR OWN SOIL, it wasn't considered an act of war but a police matter (and I don't believe the Clinton House EVER portrayed it as such).

[mel]

He lost me there, did I misunderstand what he was saying about the Cole

[highlandbreeze]

Just got back from the gym. Thread reading will take forever. Just one question....

How's she doing?

[Yaelle]

I can do Rush but also have to take care of children so will do my best!

[Mo1]

I've got Msnbc

[Steve_Seattle]

"At least they're talking to David Kay . . ."

Talking to David Kay makes it sound like they're playing up the "Bush was obsessed with Iraq" line; this hearing is about 9-11.

[mtbopfuyn]

Condi, you did good!

Bush, you did good picking Condi!

[texasbluebell]

I won't give the DUH site a hit so I'll have to remain in the dark myself about that one!