Posted on 09/22/2005 8:58:31 PM PDT by ArmyBratproud
President Bush fired back at ex-president Clinton on Thursday, saying his weak response to repeated terrorist attacks on U.S. interests during the 1990s encouraged al Qaida to launch the 9/11 attacks.
"The terrorists saw our response to the hostage crisis in Iran, the bombings in the Marine barracks in Lebanon, the first World Trade Center attack, the killing of American soldiers in Somalia, the destruction of two U.S. embassies in Africa and the attack on the USS Cole," Bush noted, after getting an update on the war on terror at the Pentagon.
"The terrorists concluded that we lacked the courage and character to defend ourselves and so they attacked us," the president added, in quotes picked up by United Press International.
Four of the six terrorist attacks cited by Bush took place on Clinton's watch, with the first two coming during the presidencies of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.
Bush's decision to invoke Clinton's poor record on terrorism comes just five days after the ex-president slammed him for attacking Iraq without just cause.
"The administration . . . decided to launch this invasion virtually alone and before the U.N. inspections were completed - with no real urgency, no evidence that there was any weapons of mass destruction there," Clinton complained to ABC's "This Week."
"I did not favor what was done," he added.
I have my doubts...
Ping all ya know.
About time. Slick has been given a free pass for too many years.
Wow.
"Bill Clinton Soft"
Hehehehehe
Yes, fianlly Dubya takes off the gloves!!! I love it!
I think that Bush is finally answering back. He has had enough of the lame MSM and the Clintons' self-serving acts. He is also getting fed up with the Shameless Democrats in the Senate...I expect good things and a great announcement from Bush in the next 7 days.
I say we all need to call the White HOuse and give the President an "ATTA BOY"!
"Finally" Ping
Love it!
This is not what Bush said. Read the text of the article. Bush is stating a general principle, not criticizing anyone. His statements could be applied equally to Reagen.
We need to face it, our man just isn't the type to answer sleazy attacks like Clinton's.
The Clintonistas will be going ape poop! Get the ear and nose plugs out.
Now time to hit Jimmy the Rabbit Carter with an Oar.
Why is Pan Am 103 not included?
Yeah, wait til everyone finds out what Clinton did with the CIA and private military contractors in the Balkans!
Do not forget Billo, it was called Somalia I lost several friends during that so called engagement. Then we tucked our tales and ran when we should have shut down that country.
But he didn't mention Clinton by name. Rats.
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