*THAT*, in a nutshell was her secret weapon (albeit not so secret) for the 2004 campaign. Her entire strategy hinged on that, but when Mohammed Atta and crew struck, and the towers came down, her entire strategy became unglued in a "rally 'round the flag" moment. She never recovered from this, and in the final analysis, it cost her the chance to ever gain the Presidency (she has been shown to be vulnerable, and there is now little chance for her to achieve her goal.)
As Nita pointed out, the persons *most* responsible for this situation are in fact, the Clintons themselves, as they had the opportunity to take out OBL, and passed on it. If they knew then, what they now know, OBL would have been a grease spot almost immediately upon learning that the opportunity to remove him had arisen. Since the Clintons mentally cannot fault themselves for anything (a trait they share in copious abundance with their fellow travelers), they have to blame OBL...
the infowarrior
Hmmm... How enthusiastically did the Clintons campaign for Gore to win in 2000? And how hard did Bill fight for Gore in the Gore vs Bush court actions in Dec 2000? I wasn’t really paying attention because of the hanging chad fiasco. Hillary’s plan for 2004 would have necessitated a Bush win in ‘00 so she could run against him in ‘04.