[gusopol3]

US suffered a loss of authority as a result of the failure to impose order in Iraq

clearly, then, we had commanding authority throughout the 90's with the embassy attacks, Khobar towers, the Cole, and this authority reached its zenith on September 10, 2001.

[toddlintown]

“clearly, then, we had commanding authority throughout the 90’s with the embassy attacks, Khobar towers, the Cole, and this authority reached its zenith on September 10, 2001.”

So this stupid article would imply. You remember, the good old days of the Clinton Era when what constituted sex and suicide were redefined and aspirin factories became targets of opportunity.