To: jd777
No, I'm just trying to say that it is difficult to know what a president's legacy will be until some years have passed. History (and the American people) would probably forgive another terrorist attack on Bush's watch if it could NOT be blamed on his failure to control our borders.
I don't think anyone seriously blamed Clinton for "allowing" the Oklahoma city bombing, and history will look upon it as something that simply happened co-incident to his presidency.
9/11 is different. He spent years de-funding and ignoring the CIA and military, and he turned down several opportunities to capture Bin Laden. In short, he probably could have prevented the attacks of 9/11, but he did not.
To: e_engineer
I don't think anyone seriously blamed Clinton for "allowing" the Oklahoma city bombing, and history will look upon it as something that simply happened co-incident to his presidency.Unless of course, it is proven that ME's were involved in the OKC bombing, as many reports seem to indicate.
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