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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (180842)	9/14/2001 2:01:21 AM
From: DOUG H	Respond to of 769670

>>> I'm the one who called it a major failure of the Clinton administration (but remember: the Republicans at the time weren't exactly screaming for an American response either. Most of them maintained a studious silence. Everyone fails on this test, just like nobody attempted any nation-rescues during Pol Pot's murderous denouement.) Clinton was Commander in Chief, had the intelligence and turned his back. It was his call. End of story. Clinton did finally put the coalition together to prosecute the war, but with Congressional Republicans on his back the whole time predicting abject failure. The Europeans had to be dragged in to defend their own continent. With Somalia and asprin factories on Clinton's hitlist, it is understandable why they, and Congress were hesitant. Sure we know why Bush the Second gave them the money: the US announced why. It was DEA funding when the Taliban promised to cut back on the poppy growing. The Taliban promised it at least partly because their opposition up in the north makes money off of the poppy, and this way by attacking their enemies they can have cover for some of their actions. "But on it's face, it looks like a bad call." It was a bad call. They will pay.