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Replay of the unthinkable
Washington Times ^ | Monday, May 27, 2002 | L. Brent Bozell III

Posted on 05/26/2002 10:39:38 PM PDT by JohnHuang2

Edited on 07/12/2004 3:54:04 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

When Bill Clinton announced he was taking a swing at Osama bin Laden with cruise-missile attacks on targets in Sudan and Afghanistan just three days after admitting an affair with Monica Lewinsky, some within the Republican camp questioned the timing. An ABC poll found 30 percent of the public guessed it was a "Wag the Dog" strategy, a cynical military ploy to divert attention from all the presidential pawing and parsing.


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1 posted on 05/26/2002 10:39:38 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
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Monday, May 27, 2002

Quote of the Day by Avoiding_Sulla

2 posted on 05/26/2002 11:20:38 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
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May I say again, that the Clinton adminstration constantly invoked the Nixon verbage during his terms in office applying the former President to almost every issue.
That they would now,( media and demoRATS) pull the Nixonian phrase out of the clear blue sky is not plausible.
Hillary Clinton wanted to set up a "war room" to go after Bush as soon as she took her "oath" in the Senate.
This attack on Bush, using the same exact words used about Nixon is no coincidence. This is Hillary's war room at work.
President Bush is fighting two wars, as I am sure he is fully aware.
3 posted on 05/26/2002 11:31:39 PM PDT by ladyinred
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