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No I'm not kidding. We didn't take terrorism seriously enough before 9/11. I don't fault anyone for that particularly, because we couldn't even conceive of what was going to happen.

You could argue that we could have changed things after Lebanon in the 80s, or during the Bush I administration that would have prevented 9/11.

But if anyone, including President Clinton had gone after Bin Laden...he would have been right, but I guarantee you we would have been screaming about him wagging the dog.

It's hard to admit, but its the truth.

The DIFFERENCE is that today, we (conservatives/GOP) have changed our entire attitude and understand the stakes involved, while the Democrats/Liberals are still running around suggesting that we talk, negotiate and worry about the "rights" of these people. We understand they are a deadly enemy, the Dems are still stuck on "law enforcement."

The amount of time, 8 years vs. 8 months is certainly an important distinction. But we are responsible for those 8 months and we should own up to it. If we don't, we are no better than the Clintonistas.

I hope that more clearly explains my position. (By the way, I don't think Condi is a naive witch. I do think she is tough.)