[Bonaparte]

" The Administration IIRC , around 95, was in the beginning of the Paula Jones flap....NO time for terrorists."

I know you're not suggesting that the Jones suit, which went on for years, tied up Clinton and all the resources of the executive branch, including the intelligence agencies. Bennett and his staff are the ones who had to put their time into that project, not Clinton -- and even Bennett somehow found the time to squeeze in lots and lots of work for other clients. All Clinton had to do was consult with his attorneys on an occasional basis and show up for one or two depositions. And the intelligence agencies weren't even involved in any of that. Go back and check Clinton's daily itineraries in 1995. They did not read --

7 AM: Meeting with Paul Jones attorneys. Cancel golf with V. Jordan.
8 AM: Jones deposition. Cancel Lewinsky BJ.
9 AM: Phone consultation re Jones suit. Cancel fundraiser.
10 AM: Submit Jones affadavit. Cancel WH sleepover with Latin American drug dealers.
11 AM: Make televised speech denying Jones matter. Cancel another fundraiser.
Noon: Court appearance re continuance in Jones matter. Cancel Oval Office fundraising telethon with Gore.
1 PM: Submit motion re Jones suit. Cancel meeting with Blair.
And so on, until midnight.

[hobbes1]

No, Clinton had to have time to actually...Think. Between managing media relations, laundering chinese money, and Fundraising every night of his miserable life.....He never had time to meet with Woolsey when he ran CIA

[syriacus]

know you're not suggesting that the Jones suit, which went on for years, tied up Clinton and all the resources of the executive branch, including the intelligence agencies.

Clinton's the one who made the legal proceedings drag on, through his lying and his obstruction.

He may have made only one unwavering (unwaffling?) decision during his presidency... That his legacy was more important than the well-being of his fellow countrymen.