Just wanted to add my two cents-
I seems to me that the most important part of this movie is not where to place the blame for 9/11 but what must be done in the future and how vital it is we do it to prevent another series of attacks. Throughout the movie, there were many many subtle but noticeable messages about what really went wrong. Among others, it was clear how easy it was for the hijackers to get inside the country. There was the FISA situation where they didn't feel they had enough evidence to go to the court. The not-so-subtle Gorelick Wall...the list goes on.
I know I'm gonna take heat for saying it, but I truly don't blame Bill Clinton for 9/11. Could he have stopped it? Likely. Should he have tried harder to stop it? Without a doubt. 9/11 was truly a failure of imagination, and I'm as guilty of the sin of not reading the writing on the wall as everyone else was.
The important message to walk away from was not where to point the finger (though I feel it did, and justifiably so) but what to do in the future. I would define this movie as successful not if it scored political points for the president (and I hope it will) but if it serves as an impetus for people to become serious about fighting the war on terror.
"I know I'm gonna take heat for saying it, but I truly don't blame Bill Clinton for 9/11."
I would agree with you 100% if the other side(the DU's etc.) would do the same and rightly lay the blame where it deserves.....with the terrorists.
However they will play their blamegame and we will have to return in kind.
Bubba was a poll sitter. The Clintonistas were about keeping power and trying to preserve Bubba's legacy and prepare the nation to crown Hildebeast up the road.
However, I'd personally like to go clear back to Frank Church when placing the blame, and then go on from that point.
Your point is an excellent one. In the final analysis the movie made the terrorists look evil and determined (accurately), and it brought home the horror of that awful day. Finally, and maybe most importantly, it showed the ineptness of our government and law enforcement when political correctness and fear of taking political risks becomes paramount.
Those are accurate portrayals, no doubt.
What YOU need to know, before you post about factual history, is the FACTS, so that you don't look so foolish.
So, to redeem yourself, please explain, in complete detail, just WHY you "truly don't blame Bill Clinton for 9/11"; however, do it step by step and begin with the FIRST bombing of the WTC in '93.