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

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

[wjersey]

NEW YORK -- President Bush wasted international sympathy for the United States after the 2001 terrorist attacks by shifting from the search for Osama bin Laden to the ousting of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, former President Clinton said Tuesday.

The move alienated many U.S. allies and created a false impression among Americans that Saddam had a key role in the al-Qaida-engineered terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Clinton said. "I think the world was really pulling for us after 9-11," he said, but the Bush administration "divided the world ... to pursue our vision _ not because of any imminent threat but because that's what they wanted to do."

[Gummi Bear]

The Land of Irrelevant is pure hell for poor Bill.

[boxsmith13]

this means nothing coming from a man who gave no one priority over himself

[jla]

"I know bill clinton. bill clinton is a friend of mine, and you, bill clinton, are no bill clinton."

[PolitBase]

I for one would rather see Bin Ladin in jail than Saddam.

[cardinal4]

Bubba erred by giving bush priority over everything.

And his 900 page book is coming this summer, full of Bush bashing Ill bet..

[BillF]

Clinton erred by giving his little friend priority over the U.S.A.

[clintonh8r]

The syphillis must have reached the tertiary stage by now....

[Feckless]

This from a skidmark that put fat intern blowjobs above his sworn duty to protect and defend this nation. Like Ted Kennedy giving anti-drunk driving and life saving lecture.

[Ulysses]

Bill who?!?!?! Rings a bell somewhere, I suppose...

[PISANO]

Hey SCUMBAG........you're history.....you blew your chance or should I say, had Monica blow your chance. Go back to Greenich Village where you belong.

[Freemeorkillme]

Two words:

Juanita Broderick

[Qwinn]

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

Uh - which came first, Billy? Afghanistan or Iraq?

Here's another leftist meme that simply won't die. It's amazing how they expect people to think that Iraq was given "priority" over Afghanistan, the Taliban, and Al Qaeda. Apparently, even the fact that the fourth dimension is -linear- escapes them.

Qwinn

[jla]

Grit your teeth, then go ahead and read the latest verbal legerdemain from Missus Clinton's husband.

[WOSG]

Bill Clinton erred by putting political advantage ahead of truth, again and again and again and again.

[wimpycat]

Who says Bush "shifted" from Osama to Saddam? The shift occurred in the press. The Pentagon and CIA can walk and chew gum at the same time. They make it sound like because the current debate-of-the-minute was about Saddam, and the press was focused solely on Saddam, that the Administration was therefore focused solely on Saddam, which is obviously not the case.

Besides, Bush said in his September 20?, 2001 speech that much of this war on terror would go on behind the scenes, without anyone knowing about it.

[Freemeorkillme]

"her 'husband'"

The prime reason the Hill will never be CIC.

[jackbill]

I'm getting very damned sick and tired of people complaining that we haven't gone after Osama bin Laden. He is most likely in Pakistan - AND WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GO THERE.

Perhaps all of these critics should be enlisted in a "find Osama" brigade and shipped to western Pakistan. And perhaps Slick would like to be in charge.

The gutless bastard.

[swheats]

What is it drugs or mental problems. what?

[vezke]

The guy, in his 8 years, didnt take care of either of the scumbags.

Bush beats the snot out of one and eliminates the other in 3.

And Clintoon is out there telling Bush what to do?