Bill Clinton says Bush erred by giving Saddam priority over bin Laden

Boston Globe (AP) ^ | 5/11/2004 | RICHARD PYLE

[RightOnline]

He did NOT say that, did he???? You just simply can NOT be serious....................

[Mia T]

bill clinton erred by giving bill clinton priority over Saddam and bin Laden

[swheats]

I might have been absent that day. Post a link to an article.

[Toespi]

Is this the infamous Mr. Dickum of the liberal Washington law firm, also known as DICKUM, DUNKUM AND TAXUM? (Dunkem and Taxem have been known to use the names Kennedy and Kerry from time to time.)

[ladyinred]

That piece of crap has no right to say a freaking word about this! He turned down Bin Ladin, and ignored terrorists except for the ones he pardoned.

[ldish]

"My God be with everyone." Your GOD - can't believe anyone would make that kind of statement...what an arrogant SOB you are.....

[graf008]

My mistake. The President chose his words carefully - no link between Iraq and 9/11.

[potlatch]

Very cute! [actions speak louder than words] Strange how most of his 'actions' were always wrong!

[Jorge]

Bill Clinton says Bush erred by giving Saddam priority over bin Laden

This coming from a man who passed up perfect opportunities to get bin Laden at least 3 times during his term in office. Incredible.

[Jabba the Nutt]

Headline:

Hoover says FDR erred by giving Hitler priority over Tojo (11 May 1943)

I guess the lesson is don't elect Democrats, so we won't have to suffer Democrat ex-Presidents.

[Imal]

I can't say that I would look to Bill Clinton for advice on priorities in any endeavor.

[NormsRevenge]

Is his head that Big ? ;-)

Former president Bill Clinton (news - web sites) speaks about voter awareness during a fund raiser for 'MoveOn.org Voter Fund' at New York's Apollo Theater Tuesday, May 11, 2004. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

[NormsRevenge]

Accountability don't cum cheap, yaknow..

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Bill Clinton is partially responsible for the situation we are in. He should shut the f--k up.

[swheats]

There you go again. I was giving you the benefit of the doubt but I see you're just trolling.

[graf008]

Woah. Mistype. s/my/may.

My mistake.

May God by with Everyone.

[Starve The Beast]

Why is it OK for Bill to try and stick to Bush (43) every chance he gets when Bush (41) remained silent about him?

Funny thing, that. There's always been a convention that ex-presidents keep shut up about their successors. Clinton, on the other hand, has made himself the Second-Guesser In Chief. Even the comically inept Jimmy Carter occasionally gets into the act.

That convention - letting the next guy get on with it in peace - is a classy custom. Seems like the Rats have decided to eschew class for political advantage.

Clinton has set another precedent: he's the first man ever to be unfit to be ex-president.

[votelife]

re: post 35. One day Bush will say, we got Osama. And the press will be clueless/stunned (disappointed?)

[I got the rope]

Good one.

[graf008]

In an earlier post I admitted there might have been some coordination (and drew the comparison to use helping out Iraq in the 80s) which may have made it easier and more justifiable to go into Iraq. I don't think the two were interwined and think they eventually had different goals. I also don't think that by attempting to resolve a potentially bad situation in Iraq by creating a stable, peaceloving government, we have hurt al Quada. And certainly we haven't gotten any retribution for 9/11 (which the Pres does agree with).

I know the war in Iraq was justifiable - I just think that we could have prevented some of the aftermath by devoting as much energy as we did to Iraq to going after al Quada prior to moving into Iraq. But, we must deal with the situation as it is...and I believe the President is attempting to do that.