"Based on the findings of the report, my conclusion was that this idea was not a practical deterrent for reasons which at this moment must be all too obvious"
Too bad that for anything that he DID try to do, he was accused of doing it in order to divert attention from the Monica Lewinski affair..
"Too bad"? Hardly. Clinton deserves every bit of criticism that he receives on this topic. If he had been focused on doing his job and been less obsessed with getting his horn scraped, there would've been no scandal. Had that been the case, those missile attacks would be seen as merely inadequate, rather than being self-serving above all. Either way, the SEALs would still be out there now, taking care of business.
(sigh) The point is that he didn't really "try to do" anything. Half-assed bombing raids of aspirin factories don't count as a "try" just because some things blowed up.
Maybe if he'd done something substantial then those accusations of "Wag the Dog" would have quieted down. But that would have required an expenditure of political capital - he would have risked seeing his poll numbers drop if he, say, sent troops in. Can't have that; his Presidency and popularity was much more important than the country and its citizens' safety. Easier just to put your finger on a map and drop a few bombs there for show.
Hence the criticism. Too bad indeed - too bad the guy was such a self-serving scumbag.
"Based on the findings of the report, my conclusion was that this idea was not a practical deterrent for reasons which at this moment must be all too obvious"