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."
Agreed. I couldn't have said it any better, so posted a big chunk of what Ace wrote. He really nails it.
That's rich, and not Frank Rich. Well, maybe it is something Frank Rich would pen.
Maybe he can find the desparate news outlet that hired Laetitia Thompson so she can ask another
"Boxers or briefs?" question so he can lie about something inconsequential.
I subscribe to the observation that when Clinton's lips move, he's lying.
Howlin, that is awesome stuff. That needs to be cut and pasted on every blog and into every letter to the editor. Clinton is a lying asshole because he knows all this stuff is true. His administration had no imagination whatsoever. All they did was kick the can down the road so it could blow up on George Bush.
Awesome "pic". It really captures the Clinton legacy.
Please say no. Even Madeline? AND Janet???
But there isn't anything "baseless" about it, Mr. Carson. The facts of history bear out the ineptitude of your client in dealing with Bin Laden, and his amplitude in handling White House interns. Please go away. You and your client. You are a disgrace.
Hillary!'s 2008 BAGGAGE... the gift that keeps on giving.
Bill's finger bump.
I have MUCH MUCH more.......I posted a lot last night, so if you want to see it, click on my name and scroll through what I put up last night.
I am tense because I have to go to Lynchburg today...........couldn't find a way to get out of it.....but now I am coming back late tonight so I can see and record that little fit of his -- then we will parse it word for word; I'm pretty sure the people on this site can refute him word for word!
I said WOMEN! :)
this is dynamite interview. THANKS! You got the link? I think we should mail it to every pundit we can think of....to point out the untrue allegations Clinton made to Wallace
After watching that, I think we're all being too hard on Bubba.
He's right, after all.
Bush had 8 long months to catch Bin Laden and poor Bubba only had 8 short years.
[are sarcasm tags *really* necessary?]....;]
Here's a whole rack of them, from backhoe:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1104918/posts
The one I posted is the first one, but that is the virtual motherlode.
This refutes the bin Laden Somalia claim:
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:36LCyeYKq_QJ:www.nationalreview.com/lowry/lowry200311041024.asp+somalia+bill+clinton+black+hawk+down&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=10
and this pretty much destroys him on bin Laden:
http://www.nationalreview.com/interrogatory/interrogatory091103b.asp
Announcement to former-Clinton Administration officials: Please check the toner levels in your fax machines! Thank you...
In Looming Tower, Wright explains that bin Laden was broke when he left Sudan. However, when Clinton lobbed cruise missles at him, he sold the unexploded ones to Pakistan and China and got finances back. So, that was a doubly bad decision.
Also,also, aren't these the people whor standing in the world? Aren't we a on a lot better terms with Pakistan et al than they were?
Time sure flies when you're molesting women and persecuting political enemies.
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