03-23-2008, 06:59 AM
Wellardmac wrote:
Actually the only one who has come close to killing Bin Laden was President Clinton. If I remember they missed him by 20 min. He was with a Saudi official at the time. Richard Clarke who was the Secretary of Defense ( and a Republican) has verified that in his book. Interesting to note he was the Secretary for Regan, Bush Sr, and Clinton only to be fired GB Jr.
Quote:Yes, we were aware of the threats to national security. Bush was warned about Bin Laden when he took office.
Syria offered to deliver Bin Laden to us and we didn't take him.
Clinton had the chance to bomb him out of existence and didn't take the opportunity.
The fact is that the Clinton and Bush administrations knew about the problems with Bin Laden (remember the USS Cole bombings?) and the issues were clearly documented in the 9/11 report.
The "Intelligence" in CIA is an oxymoron.
(BTW, the veto I mentioned above was for Stem Cell Research - can't spend money on science! )
Actually the only one who has come close to killing Bin Laden was President Clinton. If I remember they missed him by 20 min. He was with a Saudi official at the time. Richard Clarke who was the Secretary of Defense ( and a Republican) has verified that in his book. Interesting to note he was the Secretary for Regan, Bush Sr, and Clinton only to be fired GB Jr.
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