Cultural sensitivities. We simply didn't want to insult cultural pride and really stir up a hornet's nest. Same with Yemen after Cole. Clinton democrats are Euro socialists. They are indistinguishable. When confronted with ME terrorism, the socialists apologize and try to make nice. The theory being, if we respond with more force it'll just be an eye for an eye ala the Hamas IDF cycle. Last I looked, Hamas was backing off attacks on Israeli soil to muster all resources to repel IDF incursions. Do you hear this libbies? If you pound their a$$es good, they back down.
CLINTON WAS A LOSER. I WROTE MY UNBORN SON THE DAY AFTER HE WAS ELECTED AND KEPT THAT DAY'S NEWSPAPER. I TOLD MY SON A THIRD CANDIDATE SPOILER (SHAMEFUL PEROT - BLOOD ON HIS HANDS TOO!) LET THIS CREEP GET ELECTED AND THAT IT WOULD CAUSE THE USA MUCH SHAME. DID I CALL IT OR WHAT?
Cultural sensitivities. We simply didn't want to insult cultural pride and really stir up a hornet's nest. Boo hoo on them, then. When I saw the film of what happened to the Americans in Mogadishu, my reaction was to suggest that Somalia be wiped off of the face of the earth as punishment, to hold a few severed heads high and say, "Thus is the fate of those who dare such a thing."
Brute force is the sole language that barbarians understand.
Regards, Ivan