CLINTON'S LEGACY

Andrewsullivan.com ^ | 11/30/01 | Andrew Sullivan

[Croooow]

CLINTON’S LEGACY: Spin this one, Gene Lyons! According to Drudge, Vanity Fair is preparing an investigative piece on the catastrophic failure of the Clinton State Department to snag bin Laden and learn vast amounts of information about al Qaeda in 1996 - occasioned by a remarkable offer to cooperate from the Sudanese government. I’ve mentioned this point several times before - and had the usual hysterical response from Clintonistas that I’m a "hater," etc, etc. (How many Clinton-"haters" edited a magazine that pioneered Clinton’s rise as a candidate? How many enthusiastically endorsed him in 1992? How many urged not to vote for conviction in impeachment? How many wrote a screed against Kenneth Starr at the height of the impeachment battle? How many consistently supported his right to a private sexual life? I did all of the above. My disgust at Clinton comes from nothing more than close empirical observation of his public malfeasance, corruption and lies for eight long years.) The truth is that the Clinton administration was worse than incompetent when it came to preventing international terrorism: its policies were dangerously naïve, ineffective and counter-productive. As usual, none of the main players will ever concede error. Which is why the press will have to work even harder to nail their culpability and remind us more forcefully of the damage the 42d president did.

[Amelia]

The truth is that the Clinton administration was worse than incompetent when it came to preventing international terrorism: its policies were dangerously naïve, ineffective and counter-productive. As usual, none of the main players will ever concede error. Which is why the press will have to work even harder to nail their culpability and remind us more forcefully of the damage the 42d president did.

I don't look for it to happen - the PRESS remind us of the damage Clinton did? Excuse me, they are/were some of the "main players" who will never concede error!

[backhoe]

Mayhap these links will come to the attention of lurkers and passers-by who have not seen some of these stories before... and perhaps they will learn "the rest of the story...."

[backhoe]

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[backhoe]

"Has that clinton "legacy" made you feel safer yet?"