Nevertheless, we cannot overlook the fact that the Clinton administration completely ignored the terrorist threat to our country. They were so bent on "lowering" the crime rate, that they ignored crime. They couldn't ignore the OKC bombing, so they found a way to "wrap it all up" and make it seem like it was the work of a couple of people, who they promptly labeled as "right wing fanatics." When the USS Cole was bombed, they basically acted as if it was an Yemeni criminal incident, when what they should have done is retaliated. Clinton's minimizing of the terrorist threat merely emboldened al Qaida; Clinton thought that if we ignored the problem it would go away, but it just got worse.
They were so bent on "lowering" the crime rate, that they ignored crime.This is exactly the way the French police handle crime. By denying it exists.