Condoleezza Rice & the 9-11 Commission [LIVE THREAD] 9AM EST

http://c-span.org/ ^ | 4-8-04 | ME

[OXENinFLA]

Rice Testifies Before 9/11 Cmsn. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice testifies before the Sept. 11 Commission.

[The Louiswu]

In hindsight...prior to 9-11 would it have been better to have better intel

amazing

[TomGuy]

Hamilton on hind-sight.

{Read my tagline.]

[Howlin]

I know that...but he made it sound like Bush reluctantly went into Afghanistan instead of Iraq......you *know* he was dying to go to Iraq. Or so "they" say.

[Mo1]

An interesting dynamic, then. Sounds to me like the Commission may have the goods on Clarke, and they're getting something out in the open.

I believe you are correct

But I'm sure some of the dems on the commission will try to rip into her

[JFC]

Does anyone know how we Email Condi and tell her we support her and she spoke with honesty and truth?

[TexasNative2000]

"If we had followed the recommendations of staff, we may well have gone further off course because they were so focused on Northern Alliance."

[maica]

Hamilton bringing up Woodward's book....
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Which is not even published yet, right! Nothing like a little inside info for some members of this panel.

[boxerblues]

At the end of the day, wwe are unable to protect our citizens, in hind sight single most important thing to do

[Fury]

When will Washington stand-up to that guy and stop letting him "shake down" administrations for his "insider books" that are all based on self-serving leaks and intrigue.

Talk to Powell and Armitage, as they provided much material for the Woodward book "Bush at War"

[avg_freeper]

She just said that following many of the points in "the memo" would of caused more harm than good.

[mewzilla]

Hamilton is asking about her contention that better domestic info sharing might have been the only thing that could've prevented 9-11. Gee, wonder why we didn't have that, Hamilton?

[don-o]

A lot of the people on that panel would have opposed pre 9-11 the same action they're saying now should've been done pre 9-11.

That is a great point that needs making big time.

Imagine Bush ordering bunkering airports, placing Army troops in the concourses and making us remove our shoes before boarding.

[Mo1]

She brought up that the admin couldn't get it's people on board (confirmed) for several months!! Yess!!

That was good ... SLAP

[veronica]

Cool as a cucumber, no wobbles. How does she do it with the whole world watching?? She's awesome!

[The Louiswu]

Blow 'em up Condi, tell them how the Clinton Admin droppped the ball...bringing up the legal impediment the Clintons had in place

[ReleaseTheHounds]

Rice: "Like most government officials, I took [my oath to "Protect and Defend"] very seriously..."

I wish someone would put this in bold headlines and compare it with the slimey Clinton Administration (including Richard Clarke).

[fml]

LOL. She got him, his next question was such a lame no-brainer. "What could have been done prior to 911 to stocp the attacks" DUH

[mtbopfuyn]

Absence of light. Couldn't be dependant on what might have come together - domestic and foreign intel needed to work as one.

[Howie66]

"Does anyone else think this will blowback bigtime to the rats because they dragged the war on terror and 9/11 back so prominently into the voter's imagination that they will more likely base their decision in the fall on who they think will better prosecute the war and protect them? Maybe they already had this data from focus groups and tried to use the Clarke campaign to torpedo it early. Too Bad. So Sad. Condi just evicerated Richard and did it with facts."

Call me jaded, but I'm interested to see just how the media maggots (and RATS) attempt to spin this testimony.

[tioga]

I've got good money that says he's already sitting in a chair at ABC News.......got makeup on and everything.

-AND popping Tums.....