No matter what was edited out of this, I believe the message is perfectly clear and whatever minor adjustments were or weren't made are trivia given some passage of time. In many ways, we should realize that the toning-down of direct personal blame against the Clinton-Albright-Berger troika will allow folks who watch this the opportunity to come up with their OWN conclusions. And that, as we say in sales, is usually a more powerful motivator.
The message (to me) is succinct: On WHOMEVER's watch it was back then; Nobody (other than a very few John O'Neill types) was taking it (the terrorist threat) seriously. Nobody put this scourge above their careers. Klinton: his career and legacy were more important. Berger and Albright, same story. These were the indecisive idiots who got played by their own PC mindset.
If that miserable stuck-up b**ch Madame Maddy gave away an OBL attack plan to the Pakis, so be it. It was the right thing to do. It was "our only choice". It might have been construed as..."
If Berger the thief couldn't muster the conscience to kill a few tribal women & children to take out OBL, it was the right thing to do. It was "our only choice".
For my money, these two were quite adequately portrayed as putzette and putz.
As portrayed, Tenet was hawkish on taking out Bin Laden and obstructed at every turn by Albright and Berger. I don't know if that's accurate or inaccurate.
There was, however, a fairly clear hierarchy of hawkishness portrayed, which I think was pretty darn accurate according to everything I've read. And starting at the top, with that embarassment of a CIC in charge, a ton of damage was done by PC thinking and worrying about the rights of fanatical, vicious killers. Regardless of who is or was at fault, if that is the lesson learned, I think part I was pretty damn good.
Totally agree!
I agree with what you have posted. Tomorrow evening we will see how they choose to portray the final days before 911. Will they show the contentious election and how it harmed the formation of the new administration when they assumed office? Will they show the uncooperative nature of the Clintonistas when it came to handing over the reins of power to the new administration at all?
In my heart I feel this is THE major point that must be made in all of this. The outgoing administration played politics with our nation's safety and security.
I will be truly surprised if they show this.