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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK
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To: pezz who wrote (1408)9/2/1998 8:59:00 AM
From: j_b  Read Replies (2) of 67261
 
<<Waiting a week or so might have been ok but it seems that to wait to long after the attack on our embassies may have lessened the effect of a swift and strong response>>

As far as I could tell from the speeches, the strikes were not in retaliation for the embassy bombings, but for numerous past strikes, and to prevent future strikes. The link to bin Laden is still somewhat suspect, as the two people charged have only said that they a)had trained at the Afghan camp (as have any number of people not aligned with bin Laden) or b)attended a rally with him. Neither makes bin Laden responsible for the bombings. Also, look at our previous responses to terrorist bombings during Clinton's administration - is the silence deafening? With that kind of track record, this strike doesn't exactly look like a swift and inevitable retaliation, especially due to its timing.

If you get a chance, look at the Investors Business Daily back page editorial for Sept. 1, 1998. It looks at the various evidence that the President was looking at to make his decision concerning the strike, and shows that calling the evidence weak would be too generous. If you can't find the copy, I'd be happy to post it tomorrow. Even if you don't agree with the conclusions, it's interesting reading.
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