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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Steve Dietrich who wrote (13407)	4/8/2004 6:06:38 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

Clinton with the help of the intelligence of other countries vigorously pursued the AQ. At the same time he ensured that the others went about their normal activities. The AQ has always wanted to strike the US. Clinton did not provide them with any window of opportunity to do so. In return, they managed to strike at targets overseas where it is not possible for the US to provide that level of bullet proof security and he could do in the US. Then the Bush folks came into office. They still suffered from a Clinton hangover. They remained preoccupied with Clinton bashing; the missing silverware, computer keys from keyboards etc. Then Bush took off for his Texas ranch vacation still trying to overcome the shock of his appointment as President. And that was enough of an opportunity for the AQ to strike. We don't need any 9/11 Commission or Dr. Rice's testimony to figure this one out.

To: Steve Dietrich who wrote (13407)	4/8/2004 6:46:07 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

I disagree with the facts of your premise. Clinton responded both overtly and covertly against Al Qaeda for attacks on our citizens. My post as worded inartfully. I should have said "Do you disagree with the premise that eight years of uncertain and ineffective reaction to repeated attacks on our citizens and military..." Clinton passed up a variety of opportunities to neutralize Bin Laden and Al Quaeda, and his attempts to strike back were ineffective and gave Bin Laden & Co. the impression they could strike us with impunity. Curious, isn't it, that the person who thwarted efforts of Al Quaeda to bomb jetliners was a Phillipina policewoman, and not anyone from our government. propagandamatrix.com Bush on the other hand utterly failed to respond to the Cole attack. I hate to burst your bubble, but the USS Cole was attacked on October 12, 2000. That would be during Clinton's watch. usinfo.state.gov