Bush, Cheney to Meet with 9/11 Commision April 29

VOA News ^ | 21 Apr 2004 | Scott Stearns

[The kings dead]

President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney will meet next week with members of a commission investigating the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. White House spokesman Scott McClellan says President Bush and Vice President Cheney will meet with commission members Thursday, April 29 at the White House. He says both men look forward to answering whatever questions the commission has.

Unlike other members of the administration, the president and vice president will not be testifying under oath.

The White House initially sought to limit the president's meeting with the bi-partisan commission to a one-hour session with only its chairman and vice chairman. Mr. Bush eventually agreed to meet with all commission members for as long as they like, but only in a joint appearance with the vice president.

In commission testimony a former counter-terrorism chief has said the president did not do enough to prevent the attacks, and after September 11 was distracted by planning to invade Iraq. President Bush says he would have stopped the attacks if he could have and only considered Iraq at that point as it related to toppling terrorist allies in Afghanistan.

[Maria S]

A little ammo in case some of your liberal friends make cracks about the pres and vp testifying together:

Did Clinton Do Enough?
The 9/11 commission investigates the former president's actions against terrorism
By JOHN CLOUD
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/printout/0,8816,1101040426-612309,00.html
Sunday, Apr. 18, 2004

-snip-

It's a disservice to history that Clinton's four hours of testimony on April 8 went unrecorded—and that the commission has offered the same cloak of secrecy to Bush—but sources close to the panel briefed TIME on the session. One commissioner described the atmosphere in the SKIF as "clearly not hostile." Clinton brought along Sandy Berger, his affable National Security Adviser, and Bruce Lindsey, his longtime friend and White House consigliere. The former President offered to stay "as long as any of you want," according to commission chairman Thomas Kean, a Republican, who wouldn't reveal anything else Clinton said.

[trebb]

It's pretty obvious that the Prez isn't worried about the commission - the other day, he used some of the points that were televised by it to back up his position. If he was afraid of what they had, he wouldn't have given them the opportunity to dig in and make comparisons.

[jocko12]

Both Bush and Cheney need a good laugh.To be with these clowns.

[cyncooper]

Clinton testified behind closed doors, as did Algore. No clarion call about their imminent testimony. They slunk in and slunk out. I'm not sure, but I do not think they swore an oath.

Clinton took Sandy Berger and Bruce Lindsey with him. I just learned that the other day. The mainstream press has seen fit to ignore that and instead cock an eyebrow at Bush and Cheney making a joint appearance.

[cyncooper]

Thanks for the documentation. I posted about it before reading replies.