A picture is worth a thousand denials!!
Posted on 09/23/2006 5:14:12 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
WASHINGTON - Ex-President Bill Clinton exploded yesterday when asked why he didn't get Osama Bin Laden - and revealed that he had invasion plans drawn up to topple the Taliban and get Al Qaeda. Clinton was clearly annoyed when Fox News Sunday's Chris Wallace said viewers had sent e-mails urging him to ask, "Why didn't you do more to put Bin Laden and Al Qaeda out of business?"
After a string of related questions, Clinton became red-faced and, in a finger-jabbbing tirade, blamed a conspiracy of media and right-wingers for trying to blame him for Bin Laden's survival.
When Wallace tried to cut in, Clinton cut him off: "You brought up the question, so you get an answer."
Clinton said that after the bombing of the destroyer USS Cole in 2000, "I had battle plans drawn to go into Afghanistan, overthrow the Taliban and launch a full-scale attack search for Bin Laden. But we needed basing rights in Uzbekistan, which we [only] got after 9/11. The CIA and the FBI refused to certify that Bin Laden was responsible."
He seemed to put the blame on the Bush White House that succeeded him yet didn't heed his warnings about the danger Bin Laden posed.
"All of President Bush's neocons that said I was too obsessed with Bin Laden; they had no meetings on Bin Laden for nine months after I left office," Clinton said, that is, not until after 9/11.
The former President concedes he missed Bin Laden.
"At least I tried. That's the difference in me and some, including all of the right-wingers who are attacking me now. They ridiculed me for trying. [The Bush administration] had eight months to try [and] they did not try. I tried. So I tried and failed," Clinton said.
After the segment, Clinton got in Wallace's face and told Wallace he would not get away with his line of questioning.
"There is no other way to say it, the former President lost it," said Wallace.
Clinton granted the interview to get attention for the Clinton Global Initiative, his philanthropic effort.
"CGI is a nonpartisan event, and so we thought it would be fair to do Fox News Sunday... When Wallace hid behind his viewers and attacked President Clinton's record on terror, President Clinton fought back hard, just like any Democrat should when they are attacked with a baseless attack," said Clinton spokesman Jay Carson.
Wallace responded, "My record and my performance speaks for itself. I ask probing questions of all sides."
Do you know what time the show airs. I'll have to tivo it.
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A picture is worth a thousand denials!!
Clinton granted the interview to get attention for the Clinton Global Initiative, his philanthropic effort. "CGI is a nonpartisan event, and so we thought it would be fair to do Fox News Sunday... When Wallace hid behind his viewers and attacked President Clinton's record on terror, President Clinton fought back hard, just like any Democrat should when they are attacked with a baseless attack," said Clinton spokesman Jay Carson.
Clinton expected time to advance his propaganda and legacy re-write I guess.
Yes, Clinton lost it. Interestingly Bush gets tougher question and never does. Probably because those questions aren't based in truth...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,61653,00.html
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You forgot.......Bush took on the Middle east......Clinton took on School Uniforms.
And as we all know, in the liberal world, 'trying' is all that counts. It's the intention rather than the conclusion that we should value. Give me a break, his 'attempts' and refusal to succeed is what brought us this war, so if you hate war, he's your enemy! Big baby!
"Leave my Billy alone!"
"All of President Bush's neocons that said I was too obsessed with Bin Laden; they had no meetings on Bin Laden for nine months after I left office," Clinton said, that is, not until after 9/11."
ALL lies... satanic in origin... and exactly how many times did you meet with the head of the FBI to discuss bin laden billy-jeff? Oh yeah, that would be a big ZERO times billy-jeff. How many time did you meet with the head of the CIA to discuss bin laden billy-jeff? That too would be a B I G * Z E R O billy-jeff... you left-wing lying sack of bull poop!
LLS
Fox is playing up this Bin Laden thing to the hilt. Looks like the media is hurting for news today so this will be the "big scoop" of the day. Consider the source...France/Saudi Arabia. I'll believe he's dead when I see his rotting carcus and a certified DNA test.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UwJabtvSUQ
Billy Bob in the flesh!
Kinda like Bubba having no meetings with Tennet
No kidding.....Tenet was weak...Clinton was weaker.
"...... Clinton got in Wallace's face and told Wallace he would not get away with his line of questioning."
Buy a clue Chris...DON'T go anywhere near Ft. Marcy Park
Lied, tried and.....(we're still waiting for the last)
You know, I'm glad that Bill is so upset about this. Obviously, it is eating him up. Good. Paybacks are rough, aren't they?
He had Battle Plans drawn up to invade Trashcanistan, yeah right!
How do you invade from 50,000 feet?? He feared boots on the ground for fear of losing 1 soldier and having his poll numbers drop.
His entire Injustice Dept was being used to keep his sorry keister out of jail. Who had time for terrorists outside of pardoning them?
What a baby!
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