Posted on 09/23/2006 5:14:12 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
WASHINGTON - Ex-President Bill Clinton exploded yesterday when asked why he didn't get Osama Bin Laden - and revealed that he had invasion plans drawn up to topple the Taliban and get Al Qaeda. Clinton was clearly annoyed when Fox News Sunday's Chris Wallace said viewers had sent e-mails urging him to ask, "Why didn't you do more to put Bin Laden and Al Qaeda out of business?"
After a string of related questions, Clinton became red-faced and, in a finger-jabbbing tirade, blamed a conspiracy of media and right-wingers for trying to blame him for Bin Laden's survival.
When Wallace tried to cut in, Clinton cut him off: "You brought up the question, so you get an answer."
Clinton said that after the bombing of the destroyer USS Cole in 2000, "I had battle plans drawn to go into Afghanistan, overthrow the Taliban and launch a full-scale attack search for Bin Laden. But we needed basing rights in Uzbekistan, which we [only] got after 9/11. The CIA and the FBI refused to certify that Bin Laden was responsible."
He seemed to put the blame on the Bush White House that succeeded him yet didn't heed his warnings about the danger Bin Laden posed.
"All of President Bush's neocons that said I was too obsessed with Bin Laden; they had no meetings on Bin Laden for nine months after I left office," Clinton said, that is, not until after 9/11.
The former President concedes he missed Bin Laden.
"At least I tried. That's the difference in me and some, including all of the right-wingers who are attacking me now. They ridiculed me for trying. [The Bush administration] had eight months to try [and] they did not try. I tried. So I tried and failed," Clinton said.
After the segment, Clinton got in Wallace's face and told Wallace he would not get away with his line of questioning.
"There is no other way to say it, the former President lost it," said Wallace.
Clinton granted the interview to get attention for the Clinton Global Initiative, his philanthropic effort.
"CGI is a nonpartisan event, and so we thought it would be fair to do Fox News Sunday... When Wallace hid behind his viewers and attacked President Clinton's record on terror, President Clinton fought back hard, just like any Democrat should when they are attacked with a baseless attack," said Clinton spokesman Jay Carson.
Wallace responded, "My record and my performance speaks for itself. I ask probing questions of all sides."
When I heard he was going to be on, I was going to do what I usually do...FF through his portion. (I TiVo most of these things so I don't have to sit through the commercials, etc.)
I have to see this! Good for Chris Wallace!
Doesn't it just?.....;)
Conclusion: Billy Boy is impotent!!!
The finger pointing part was aired several times on F&F this morning.
Oh, I read about that in a recent issue of "Fortune". This is the charity that has no money of it's own, but a whole lot of Clinton-BS behind it. But hey, at least he can jet-set around the globe & party on Bill & Melinda Gates' nickel. And who knows? Maybe one day all those idiots at the UN will decide that they want him as Sec-Gen?
Outside of that BJ, how is the Legacy coming??
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
Oh, I read about that in a recent issue of "Fortune". This is the charity that has no money of it's own, but a whole lot of Clinton-BS behind it. But hey, at least he can jet-set around the globe & party on Bill & Melinda Gates' nickel. And who knows? Maybe one day all those idiots at the UN will decide that they want him as Sec-Gen?
ROFL!
[you phrased it in a much nicer way than I would have]....;D
No, "he" did not have plans draw up to invade "we" had plans drawn up to invade, "he" said no.
Bill Clintoon lies like trailer trash.
I believe this Administration's handling of Pakistan will go down as among the most brilliant foreign policy successes ever. It certainly is much different from Clinton's. If this White House bragged as much as the last one did, we would all be hearing a lot about it. But the Bush people care about the results, not about taking credit for them.
Thanks, Howlin- we have the information on Little Big Fraud©...
Freudian slip of the keyboard? ;)
We got it covered!
And if God doesn't let him in it's because God is a right-winger.
Is that really a current picture of Monica?
"I had battle plans drawn to go into Afghanistan, overthrow the Taliban and launch a full-scale attack search for Bin Laden. But we needed basing rights in Uzbekistan..."
Wait a minute! For six years a debate has raged over what Billy did or did not do to combat terrorism and capture/kill Bin Laden. Everyone from Albright to retired generals to Morris to Queen Hillary herself have weighed in on it. Yet this is the first time we have heard about a full-scale invasion/attack/overthrow of an entire country??? And besides, the only thing that stopped it was "basing rights" in Uzbekistan? We couldn't overcome that obstacle? The whole story strains credulity. I think Billy was making it up as he went along - again!
He says that Bush had eight months. When did Bushes cabinet take office. Especially defense and CIA director.
Allow me to expand. Clinton diddled while the US burned.
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