Apparently the mini series depicts Clinton as being too involved with the Monica scandal to act upon some key information about Bin Laden. Like Nero fiddling while Rome burned, Clinton was diddling while the country was in peril.
At the time, I didn't believe Monica was a distraction. Still don't. Instead, I believe bin Laden was the distraction.
Whenever the media heat got a little too hot, Clinton trotted out bin Laden and claimed he was some kind of super-criminal, of the type found only in comic books. I remember reasoning that bin Laden may not actually exist and was instead a fictitious concoction for political purposes.
Thus, I would contend that, in Clinton's world, bin Laden was actually the distraction...from Monica, et al.
OMG, will this feature the blue dress, Monica under the desk in the oval office and the infamous sink? never thought of that.........LOL