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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry
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To: Cogito who wrote (79741)10/4/2006 4:58:06 PM
From: one_lessRead Replies (2) of 81568
 
"I don't see how as a matter of fact the Bush administration could be considered to be "giving terrorism a weight that was at least equivalent to the previous administration." Clinton had ordered Bin Laden's death, had ordered specific strikes against Al Qaeda, had narrowly missed actually killing Bin Laden and other top Al Qaeda leaders, and had had invasion plans drawn up for Afghanistan to prepare for the ouster of the Taliban.

As far as I know the Clinton agenda to get Bin Laden was not contradicted by the Bush Administration. Bin Laden went much deeper underground after 911 so any efforts to snag him are by definition greater efforts than were called for by Clinton.

"I am just sick of hearing conservatives say that Clinton didn't do enough,

I don't fault Clinton for what happened on 911. The responsibilities fall squarely on the perps.

The need to respond and the effectiveness of the response fell rightfully on the Bush Administration. I don't have a problem criticising operations from that perspective, but making comparisons with what Dem Admins did or would have done seems kind of NA.

"In my view, the Republicans have a terrible record with respect to their response to terrorism, and have made us less safe."

You are welcome to your opinion. I feel less safe simply because the world wide movement of radical terrorism has mushroomed, which it was geared to do no matter who or which party had control of the Administration of the USA.
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