Amen Brother I was in the Army during this time, my big brother was almost killed in Somalia, believe me 8 years of BS, running away, and turning a blind eye to it. ubl said hisself America was a paper tiger, after Somalia. From UBL's 1996 fatwah entitled, ""Declaration of War against the Americans Occupying the Land of the Two Holy Places." :
"Few days ago the news agencies had reported that the Defence Secretary of the Crusading Americans had said that "the explosion at Riyadh and Al-Khobar had taught him one lesson: that is not to withdraw when attacked by coward terrorists".
"We say to the Defence Secretary that his talk can induce a grieving mother to laughter! and shows the fears that had enshrined you all. Where was this false courage of yours when the explosion in Beirut took place on 1983 AD (1403 A.H). You were turned into scattered pits and pieces at that time; 241 mainly marines solders were killed. And where was this courage of yours when two explosions made you to leave Aden in lees than twenty four hours! "
"But your most disgraceful case was in Somalia; where- after vigorous propaganda about the power of the USA and its post cold war leadership of the new world order- you moved tens of thousands of international force, including twenty eight thousands American solders into Somalia. However, when tens of your solders were killed in minor battles and one American Pilot was dragged in the streets of Mogadishu you left the area carrying disappointment, humiliation, defeat and your dead with you. Clinton appeared in front of the whole world threatening and promising revenge , but these threats were merely a preparation for withdrawal. You have been disgraced by Allah and you withdrew; the extent of your impotence and weaknesses became very clear. It was a pleasure for the "heart" of every Muslim and a remedy to the "chests" of believing nations to see you defeated in the three Islamic cities of Beirut , Aden and Mogadishu.
Thank you that was it...These people won't stop til we are dead and the liberals, du idiots and the rest of libby, progessive left just won't GET IT til the freedom fighters they love so much, terrorist to us, cut their troat..
"What's he jumping on me for? I didn't kill the kid!"
The London Sunday Times, May 29, 1994:
It was the moment President Bill Clinton wanted to restore his tattered reputation with the military before his departure for the
D-Day celebrations in Europe this week, James Adams reports.
He had just presented posthumous Congressional Medals of Honour, America's highest military decoration, to the widows of two
soldiers for valour in Somalia. After inviting the families for a moment of quiet reflection in the Oval Office, the president
approached Herbert Shughart, the father of one of the two soldiers, and offered his hand.
Eventually, after Clinton had sat on the paper work for eight weeks, two of the slain soldiers, Master Sergeant Gary Gordon and
Sergeant First Class Randall Shughart, were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. As usual in such cases, the medals were
presented to the next of kin.
Following the May 23 presentation at the White House, the families of the two men were invited into the Oval Office for a private
visit with Clinton. Inside the office, the father of Sergeant Shughart refused to shake Clinton's hand, then looked him in the
face and calmly told him that he was responsible for his son's death, that it was for no purpose, that he was not fit to be
President, and not fit to be Commander in Chief.
Clinton was visibly shocked, amazed, and momentarily speechless. It is revealing that he was surprised that the man should feel
that way. Clinton really doesn't think the way most people do, seeming to lack a sense of personal responsibility. After a brief,
awkward silence, Clinton caught his breath. Becoming angry, he turned to the mother of the dead soldier and said, "What's he jumping on me for? I didn't kill the kid!" (Emphasis added).
One other incident that didn't make the American press, happened after the wounded soldiers were brought back to Walter Reed Army Hospital outside Washington.
"Clinton was advised to go see them, but he didn't want to," McKenny said. "Somewhat reluctantly, he finally did go. When he got there, he offered to have his picture taken with each one of them. At least four turned him down, saying they wouldn't dishonor their dead friends or their uniform by having their pictures taken with him.