Another thing: I realize -- and am willing to extend a benefit of the doubt to Clinton about this -- that Clinton recognized Bin Laden as a terrorist, capable of terrible terrorist activity, and yet, if he DID perceive him as such while in the President's office, why did he NOT do anything about it THEN, when he was capable of doing something?
It seems entirely ugly for Clinton to make this statement now, as if he has some "I can go back in time and make it alright" special power. All this accomplishes is: Clinton polishing his own ego, and, Clinton taunting everyone else who has provided service since he left office.
It's one of those statements made in such recklessness that it seems Clinton has not learned one tad since his impeachment about self responsibility in these huge, world-affecting issues.
Clinton did not want to do what had to be done --- send troops to the Middle East to take out Saddam Hussein. He wanted his legacy to be peace and prosperity. It is easy to have peace, at least temporarily, by not solving the problem that needs to be solved. He left his foreign policy nightmares for Bush to fix.