[TCSparkman]

I don't understand why it is so important for The Chron to blame 9/11 on Bush. Most of Bin Laden's planning had to occur while Clinton was President, yet he is blameless, yet his was the administration that took the teeth out of our intelligence agencies.

Thanks, Chronwatch for setting the record straight.

[fire and forget]

Not to mention, among many other things, the fact that Clinton fluffed at least one solid opportunity to nab bin laden during his administration.

[Cultural Jihad]

I think their headline on September 12, 2001 was: "300 Gays Killed in New York!"

[gaspar]

With the first Trade Tower bombing in 1993 the cat was out of the bag on Bin Ladin, Al Qaida, and the Sudan as the home of international terrorism. This was followed by the Somalia debacle in which Al Qaida and OBL played a major role. Then there was the AQ and OBL activity in Yemen, Eritrea, Chechnya and Bosnia in 1994. Then there was the failed attempted assasination of Egypt's Mubarak in Ethiopia in 1995, a AQ caper. Then there was the Khobar towers bombing in 1996 and the OBL "Manifesto" declaring war on the USA. What the Hell else was needed?

[bat-boy]

Also, the panel is silent on who should be accountable for the worst sneak attack since Pearl Harbor.

This is the most outrageous of all if you ask me. There ARE people responsible, and Congress knows who they are. For whatever reason though, they choose not to act by firing these clowns.

If people want to learn of the names of those responsible, all they have to do is read "Breakdown" by Bill Gertz. He names names. The folks named, for the most part, are nobodies. Incompetent beaurucrats in positions of authority they have no business being in. These incompetent boobs completely ignored evidence provided to them by subordinates.

If anyone wants to learn what happened, then I would highly suggest Gertz's book. By the time you are finished, I can guarantee that you will be more than outraged. If for no other reason than because these same folks are still in positions of authority.

[SteveH]

The editorial mentions Clinton, but only as a passing reference.

I did not see it on the page currently posted on sfgate.com.