Guess I missed that. Was it a mis-statement?
"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. The terrorists concluded that we lacked the courage and character to defend ourselves, and so they attacked us."
Bush deliberately included Reagan in his comments. Before doing so someone might have suggested he ask Muammar Qaddafi if Reagan lacked courage or ask the millions now free from Soviet bondage (USSR was indeed one of mankind's greatest fomenters of terrorism) if Reagan lacked character.