Some threads are more satisfying than others...ahhh. /wonderfully enjoyable grin
Posted on 09/27/2006 5:38:21 PM PDT by Vision
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani defended Bill Clinton on Wednesday over the former president's counterterrorism efforts, saying recent criticism on preventing the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is wrong. Political bickering over which president _ Clinton or George W. Bush _ missed more opportunities to prevent the attacks has been escalating since Clinton gave a combative interview on "Fox News Sunday" in which he defended his efforts to kill Osama bin Laden.
"The idea of trying to cast blame on President Clinton is just wrong for many, many reasons, not the least of which is I don't think he deserves it," Giuliani said in response to a question after an appearance with fellow Republican Charlie Crist, who is running for governor. "I don't think President Bush deserves it. The people who deserve blame for Sept. 11, I think we should remind ourselves, are the terrorists _ the Islamic fanatics _ who came here and killed us and want to come here again and do it."
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice challenged Clinton's claim that he did more than many of his conservative critics to pursue bin Laden, and she accused the Democrat of leaving no comprehensive plan to fight al-Qaida.
Giuliani said he believed Clinton, like his successor, did everything he could with the information he was provided.
"Every American president I've known would have given his life to prevent an attack like that. That includes President Clinton, President Bush," the former mayor said. "They did the best they could with the information they had at the time."
Giuliani also said a recently declassified report that said the Iraq war had become a "cause celebre" for Islamic extremists demonstrated the need to continue the fight there.
"The jihadists very much want a victory in Iraq. They feel that if they could defeat us in Iraq they will have a great victory for terrorism," Giuliani said. "What that should do is organize us to say if they want a big victory in Iraq then we have to deprive them of that victory."
Giuliani said he was "very interested in considering" a run for president but would not make a decision until after the November election.
Stick a fork in rudy, he's done.
Lol...
Rudy, Rudy, Rudy......
This is why I would never vote for Giuliani. Billy Clintoon couldn't lead a flock of sheep much less our nation under God that is America.
Thats all for me, Rudy can go to HE11
Snap, crackle, pop......
Leni
Rudy! Please Seek Help!
Bill was afraid to take a stand for fear it would hurt Hill's chances to become President.
Moral of the story:
Never elect a president whose spouse will be running for president at a later date.
Things become too complicated.
Just one more reason to avoid Rudy in `08.
Giuliani must be borrowing the Keith Olbermann knee pads. Hell, Clinton is getting Lewinskys from the strangest people. To have anything nice to say about such a dirt-bag is bizarre.
Rudy Rudy Rudy......what could you be thinking!
Giuliani the adulterous grabber pandering to 'toon lovers. I'm not surprised.
***Giuliani said he believed Clinton, like his successor, did everything he could with the information he was provided. ***
If Guillianni really believes that he is more stupid than I formerly gave him credit for being.
Too stupid to be president thats for sure.
Although I believe in actuality he is sucking up to the Clinton people before his run.He cant really be that stupid.
Rudy is being too generous, or perhaps he's too much of a man to concieve in his heart that Bill Clinton would not sacrifice his life for his fellow countrymen. As I personally see it, Bill Clinton destroyed his own family, shamed himself, his wife and his daughter for his own self gratification, and he did this over and again. Any sitting President who would diminish America's moral standing and integrity in the world, and disgrace the Office of the President with chronic lust affairs with bimbos, even after getting caught and promising the nation he'd never do it again, is the type who would give up YOUR life if it benefitted him, not vice-versa.
That's the important, overriding point. Worth re-quoting and remembering.
We have one of those wacky moderates!
Same topic, different thread...but the responses are music to our ears.
Not that the past few days vis-a-vis Bill Clinton haven't been great fun. :-)
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