[snooker]

I would also add ...
The suicide bombings that occurred, directed at US interests and citizens, gave the impression there would not be any appreciable response to bombings committed against our people. This may be a fine point, but as they made successively more daring suicide bomb attacks Clinton did nothing of consequence. Think of them as 'probing our defesnes' attacks.

Until 9/11. Which may have been a blessing in disguise. It woke us up to the reality of what was happening before one of our cities got nuked.

There was also the doctrine that Clinton put forth that suicide attacks were matters for the courts.

Taken together it said loud and clear, attack us and we will do nothing.

snooker

[jaz.357]

There was also the doctrine that Clinton put forth that suicide attacks were matters for the courts.

You hit the nail on the head snooker!