To: longnshort who wrote (8884 ) 11/8/2004 9:43:56 AM From: Rock_nj Respond to I'm just saying when you piece it all together it looks mighty suspicious. Bush telling his biographer in 1999 that he intended to attack Iraq if he became President, something that was confirmed by a few of his staff who left the adminstration prematurely like Richard Clarke. Bush getting a specific Presidential Briefing that Bin Laden intends to attack the U.S. That was certainly enough of a warning to pass along to police agencies and perhaps make a public comment. The problem was Bush and his minions were caught up in an old Cold War mentality, they weren't prepared to deal with the threats of the 21st Century like terrorism. Certainly, Clinton is to blame also for not refocusing our defenses. I'm not trying to be too partisan. But, Bush was in office for 9 months pre-9/11 and he was in charge on 9/11/01, so the events of that day fall into his lap. I just find it astonishing that noone was held accountable for lapses that occured prior to and during 9/11. No reprimands, no firings, life just goes on, the only difference is the President has a 90% approval rating and has a mandate to spend whatever he wants on the military and to attack other countries. Life stranger than fiction.
