I read the book First Strike, and let me tell you, it is very convincing. Of course, I believed it was terrorism all along. Bill Clinton did not want any problems on his watch and he covered it up. Read that book for all of the details. It is just despicable!
And remember this happened shortly before the Olympics in Atlanta. Now do you think Clinton would want the rest of the world to think he could not protect our airspace before such an event? And there was election coming up later in the year.