[Harlequin]

I don't think we should attempt to justify our failures by trying to point out that they aren't as bad as some other guy's.

It is certainly a fact that Clinton turned over Bin Laden as the primary terrorist problem to the Bush administration, and Condoleeza ignored that advice, preferring to focus on the Russian Problem. I think there's plenty of blame to go around.

[John Doe]

You're only looking at OBL/Russia.

Care to take a look at the other 100's/1,000's of klinton lies, distortions, blunders, treasonous acts, and on and on ad nausieum? Eight solid years of complete "Deralection of Duty" on ALL national security.

Did you pick which security mess klinton had left would strike first? Before 9/11. Your guess was probably just as good.

[Miss Marple]

Cheney was put in charge of the terrorist problem, if I remember correctly. They were readying a plan of action when 9/11 struck. In fact, I think the recommendations were on the President's desk that day or the next.

[MissAmericanPie]

I can't agree with you here, though I have my own bones to pick with the Bush administrations deficencies. Bush had not been in office long enough for his programs to take effect, Cheney was tapped to deal with terrorism if I remember right and they were working on their policies regarding it.

Having said that, I do agree that even if their policies had been in place, as they are now, they are woefully inadequate to this day and have the potential to be as dangerous to civil liberties as to terrorists.