[Oldeconomybuyer]

a plan to strike at al Qaeda was developed in the final days of the Clinton administration

So why would the Clinton administration wait until their final days to develop this "aggressive" plan to strike al Qaeda when they recognized the threat as far back as 1993? It appears that Clinton/Gore were either imcompetent or not interested in national security between 1993 and 2000, or wanted to leave a little CYA on the way out of office ...

[JohnHuang2]

This latest alibi is phonier than a $3 bill.

Fact: OBL struck the WTC not once, but twice.

The first time: February, '93. X42 treated it, not as international terrorism, but an ordinary crime.

[alnick]

So why would the Clinton administration wait until their final days to develop this "aggressive" plan to strike al Qaeda when they recognized the threat as far back as 1993?

Bingo. Further, why haven't any of the news articles that I've read about this raised that painfully obvious point?

[ladyinred]

Actually, Clarkes behind the scene testimony pretty much says there was a plan, but it was never carried out. At the end of the administration they reviewed the plan, and did nothing. So this is more lies again.