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Bill: At least I tried
NY Daily News ^ | Sept. 23, 2006 | KENNETH R. BAZINET

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."


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To: Sacajaweau

She said, "I don't know. I just don't know".....because she told him".....there goes your Nobel Peace Prize."


121 posted on 09/23/2006 7:37:24 AM PDT by Safetgiver (Stinko De mayo, Stinko to the Commies.)
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To: Suzy Quzy

Yes she did so from Africa, because Milosovich would not kow-tow to Albright.

HRC/Albright were trying to show that a 'Strong Woman' could do better than Holbrook did at the Dayton accords of which Milosovich was a party.

Next, follow the money from KLA in Kosovo, their heroin trade, the bribes paid for their protection, and finally Al-Quaeda.


122 posted on 09/23/2006 7:40:01 AM PDT by Hostage
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To: COUNTrecount

All Billy Boy tried and succeded at was getting a "B.J." in the Oval Office.


123 posted on 09/23/2006 7:42:31 AM PDT by hgro
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To: horton
A full scale attack????...Yeh, where did that come from. I don't think Clarke ever mentioned it. Is it in the 9-11 report?

New dots or "black hole". Bubba's a self-serving .............!!

124 posted on 09/23/2006 7:42:32 AM PDT by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: Hostage

GOD (R)


125 posted on 09/23/2006 7:43:36 AM PDT by Coldwater Creek
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To: COUNTrecount

Hey Bill - steers try to!


126 posted on 09/23/2006 7:44:40 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Never corner anything meaner than you. NSDQ)
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To: andyandval
Image hosted by Photobucket.com I'll get You and your little dog TOOO!!!

127 posted on 09/23/2006 7:56:08 AM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist ©®)
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To: Puppage
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

Who believes for one second that Clinton was privy to meetings of the Bush administration? Anybody?

128 posted on 09/23/2006 7:58:48 AM PDT by alnick
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To: Suzy Quzy
Yeah and he didn't have sex with Ms. Lewinsky either. Clinton's bumbling foreign policy and relegating terrorist attacks like the first WTC bombing and attacks on the USS Cole to "police" matters rather than acts of war set the stage for 9-11. That wagging finger has the blood of a lot of innocent Americans on it.
129 posted on 09/23/2006 7:59:31 AM PDT by The Great RJ ("Mir wölle bleiwen wat mir sin" or "We want to remain what we are." ..Luxembourg motto)
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To: Chode
LOL

He looks psycho in this interview.


130 posted on 09/23/2006 8:10:39 AM PDT by andyandval
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To: Dems_R_Losers

It is important, but I think the biggest accomplishment is to get NATO actually fighting together.


131 posted on 09/23/2006 8:13:11 AM PDT by ClaireSolt (Have you have gotten mixed up in a mish-masher?)
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To: Suzy Quzy
Clinton's off-the-scale lies

132 posted on 09/23/2006 8:16:44 AM PDT by Kirkwood
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To: COUNTrecount
I tried.

Bovine Scat. Making plans are not the same as trying you twit. If the plans you get from your subordinates, which I don't believe existed, at least as anything other than "contingency" plans, contain an un-doable step, you send them back and tell your subordinates to bring you a plan you can execute.

At least Jimmy Carter tried, his plan was badly flawed, but at least he executed it.

133 posted on 09/23/2006 8:19:53 AM PDT by El Gato
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To: Sacajaweau

He got off of his meds and detoxified. Now he has no impediment to showing his real stuff. Even Hillary cannot seem to keep his mouth shut. She need to provide him with a harem of hookers to occupy his time if she wants to get elected. I am sure she would be willing.


134 posted on 09/23/2006 8:22:16 AM PDT by Texas Songwriter
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To: El Gato

He had the Northern Alliance sitting on Bin Ladens doorstep and told them to turn back. Ended up costing them their lives, but he got his blow jobs so what?

Pray for W and Our Troops


135 posted on 09/23/2006 8:22:53 AM PDT by bray (Voting for the Rats is a Deathwish)
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To: andyandval

Look at his face. He is acting. He is really pissed, but he is acting. It has worked for him in the past, so he thought he would use this tactic. This is fairly refined acting, in his mind. Scare the interviewer. Intimmidate. Like deNiro...."You lookin' at me?...Are you lookin' at me?" He has practiced it. He is exposed and is flailing.


136 posted on 09/23/2006 8:26:45 AM PDT by Texas Songwriter
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To: COUNTrecount
No, Bill, you didn't "try"; you only wanted it to appear that you had tried!
137 posted on 09/23/2006 8:30:44 AM PDT by Real Cynic No More (The only thing standing between us and complete victory over the evildoers is POLITICS!)
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To: petercooper

I would love to see your graphic in #10 plastered on billboards all across America from October 1 thru the election.


138 posted on 09/23/2006 8:31:34 AM PDT by Sal (Once you know they sold USA out to Red China, what do you think they would NOT do?)
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To: goldstategop
Monica. He wasted four years pursuing a woman when he could have left our country safer

Monica pursued him, but he let himself be caught with little to no resistance. He did pursue plenty of other bimbos though.

139 posted on 09/23/2006 8:33:42 AM PDT by El Gato
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To: Suzy Quzy
I wonder if ANYONE will have the NADS to confront the narcissist toon with the AUDIO TAPE of him refusing to take Bin Ladin?

Never-mind...I know NO ONE WILL!!

140 posted on 09/23/2006 8:35:03 AM PDT by PISANO
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