Posted on 09/25/2006 11:20:55 AM PDT by truthandlife
In his interview with Chris Wallace, President Clinton repeatedly cited Richard Clarke’s book which Cornerites have conclusively demonstrated does not actually endorse the former president as a resolute and successful anti-terrorism warrior.
There’s another book that makes the same point: My Life, by Bill Clinton.
It is telling to note that in his autobiography, which I reviewed for NOR in 2004, Clinton’s first mention of terrorism does not appear until page 574. Al-Qaeda does not appear until page 797.
At no point is there a serious discussion of Militant Islamist ideologies or of the potential effectiveness of terrorists armed with advanced Western technologies. Had Clinton spent a lot of time working on such issue during his years in office, would that not have found its way into his 957-page door-stopper?
Clinton does say that after the bombing of the USS Cole he considered a “large-scale bombing campaign of all suspected [terrorist] campsites or a sizeable invasion” of Afghanistan where thousands of terrorists were being trained – this was known to Clinton and his deputies. But he decided “neither was feasible without a finding of al Qaeda responsibility for the Cole” bombing.
What about the bombing of our African embassies two years earlier? Did he seriously believe there was doubt about the responsibility for those attacks? Did he reason that a few years of further investigation might show that the US ambassadors had bombed their own embassies for the insurance money?
Great catch!
The problem with the the Clinton "REGIME" was that they saw terrorism as a law enforcement problem not a military problem. That is the truth and the "Path to 911" showed that as the truth...
For those of us who were here back then, read ALL of the news articles and editorials, and posted replies about it as it all unfolded, it was more than obvious that Clinton and his horde of idiots were not only completely inept, but in so far over their heads, that anyone and everyone could do whatever they damned pleased, in the world and America wouldn't lift a finger. And then, there's Kosovo band how we and NATO were giving aid and comfort to the Muslim drug lords and terrorists.
Look I had several friends in Somalia that was his first mistake in the war against Bin Laden. Then we cut and we ran after the fiasco. But I do agree with you...
Oh, GREAT cartoon!!
Richard Clarkes ONLY breifing to President Bush was on the dangers of Cyber terrorism. He was obsessive about it. Clinton isn't the only one trying to rewrite history
I wasn't disagreeing with you, just adding an addendum.
I agree baby...I agree...
With him as boss the democraps continue to lose seats in an unprecedented manner.
Anybody stupid enough to believe the democraps are tough on defense is already voting for the party of BJ Klintoon.
Oh yeah and smart move on getting the philanderer in chief back into the mix, going to bring a lot of pissed off Republicans out on election day.
LOL.....okay, pet. :-)
Word brotha...LOL
I'm lost; please write your replies in English. THANKS! :-)
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