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.
Now that President Bush has responded to Slick Willie's attack, the mainstream media will of course get their propaganda machine in high gear. They will say that President Bush's response to Slick Willie was "mean-spirited," or words to that effect.
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We should remember our hero's in Somalia. I lost several friends in the Mog. When it came to warfare our president failed. And we jumped the ship when we had several people that could have taken that city...
At the same time, Rove is giving congress the details of Bush's proposed guest worker program for illegals. Rah, Rah, Mr. President...
In the words of Dennis Miller. "Will these people just go away?"
Many thanks for the ping! :-)
"We need to face it, our man just isn't the type to answer sleazy attacks like Clinton's."
No, he isn't. And even though I may like him to lash out now and then, I think he goes about it the right way: he just keeps doing his job and doesn't descend to the dems' level.
I toatally agree we should remember our heroes in Somailia. But Pan Am 103 was bombed over Lockerbie, Scotland, murdering 189 Americans
"Bill Clinton Soft"
That's gonna hurt those condom sales in China!!
Well, this is the only place I've heard this. If it's true, bravo, Mr. President! Make sure you say it again at the next press conference!
Is the siren up at DRUDGE yet.......Is our fine President's picture up at Drudge yet.......??????
It'll take EL RUSHBO to give this legs tomorrow!
He does NOT need to.....heh..heh...heh
The tragedy 911 is also Clinton's fault for not engaging war against Afghanistan
You know what would be a nice handout? Pictures of terror attacks. Under the pic the year and the President name and photo. Sure the massive attack on the Trade Center was under George W. Bush's watch, but since then, nothing.
Now that's a man taking care of business.
I think it even goes further to the way we got out of Vietnam with our tails between our legs, because of all of the so-called "anti-war" protestors, who weren't against the war, but just thought we were fighting for the wrong side.
Roger that.
Why should we be concerned WJC is a POS....
Note that they seldom mention Voldemort by name either.
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