A kerry or gore would have gotten us all killed, if 9/11 happened under their watch you can bet there would have been several HUGE attacks one right after another, a kerry or gore would not have retaliated therefore Osama would not have a need to make this offer.
I was with the King County Sheriff's Department (Seattle area) on 9/11. A few days following 9/11 a woman I worked with came up to me and expressed that after sitting there watch those towers collapse, she realized she was glad Bush was President. She hadn't voted for him, but 9/11 hit her hard.
She voted for his reelection.