[JohnHuang2]

Oh, gee....lemme see...midterm elections are coming up...X42 has embarked on a campaign of self-redemption....

Monday, August 5, 2002

Quote of the Day by Mr. Bird

[JohnHuang2]

Intrepid prediction: This 'BUSH-KNEW!' campaign will backfire, as all earlier ones did.

[JohnHuang2]

Berger did not return calls to his office on Sunday.

Speaks volumes. This pathetic Clinton alibi is a BIG LIE.

[VoiceOfBruck]

This is pure Barbra Streisand.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Interesting that the current pack journalism theme is "Bush Knew" as opposed to "Clinton Fiddled while Rome Burned".

[Freemyland]

Reading somewhat between the lines, it looks to me like the Bush administration came into office, learned that al Qaeda was a danger that had to be dealt with, and proceeded to bust its balls to come up with a plan to deal with it.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

while concern was mounting by last summer that a major terrorist attack against U.S. interests was imminent, no decision was made to send a Predator drone - the best possible source of intelligence on the terror camps run by Osama bin Laden - to fly over Afghanistan.

That does it for me! How could Bush have been so reckless!! All he had to do was fly a Predator over Osamma, focus on his lips, and read what he was saying about the 20 kamikazi criminal operatives in America! And he did nothing!

Shoulda voted for Gore!

</sarcasm>

I'll bet ben Laden was lying on his back, sunbathing,
and telling the world about his plans.

Probably in English, too!

[InvisibleChurch]

soundz like democrat talking points, led by the nytimes...ho-hum

[1bigdictator]

Bush knew! This just in... Bush Administration knew of Pearl Harbor and did nothing... it's a conspiracy! Also, Bush Administration neglected to warn Titanic of Iceburg.... DEAD AHEAD!

[WillVoteForFood]

Its very interesting this article came out at a time when Clinton claims he would take up arms to defend Israel if he had to. Maybe coincidence, maybe not.

As for the article, the big deal is made out to be that the Bush administration was given a plan to deal with Al Qaeda, which I think is highly questionable. What is glossed over is the excerpt from the article that states the Clinton administration was supposedly ready to move against Al Qaeda, but did not want to seem like they were aiding algore in his quest for the White House. If anybody actually believes this bunch would not have used a conflict to prop up the deadwood, they are deluding themselves. However, lets assume this is all completely true. What this means then is that Clinton was unwilling to move against a group that was and is a clear threat to our country for politics sake. Essentially, if you believe the story, Clinton displayed the cowardice that was a centerpiece of his eight year soiling of the White House. Indeed, if they in fact new the attack on the Cole was an Al Qaeda attack, I think the Clinton could have presented the evidence to the American people and Congress and moved on with this imaginary plan. The Republican leadership likely would not have stood in his way and the press would have spun the issue in his favor.

I think this plan never really existed, but if it did, then Clinton just confirmed once again what a gutless individual he really is.

[rintense]

Here we go again... look for the attacks to continue through the month of August with the President in Crawford...

[plain talk]

Soon after it began studying the issue, the Bush administration decided a "rollback" was inadequate, and began planning for eliminating al Qaeda altogether, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

I found this interesting. Illustrates the difference between the grownups and the boomers running the show.

[liberallarry]

Read from the source : The Time magazine article - 8 long pages but worth it. It's an accurate description of the difficulties of a transition of power in a democracy, and of the sweat and doubt that go into making life-and-death decisions with only very imperfect information and limited resources.

The political spin put on the article by others is just that - spin. That's my opinion.

[norton]

Fox had the author on this morning, just innocent as hell.

Words like 'of course the democrats will make political use of it...but the timing was purely to allow us to investigte completely..."

Straight face and very little from the staff to shake his story. Call-ins, however, were good...it's going to be a lot worse on CNN.

It'd be great if they'd just dump the entire briefing into the news stream.

About the Predator 'just sitting around...' what is this fixation on destroying SUVs anyway?

[Semper Paratus]

Maybe if Bubba spent more time during the transition in briefing the incoming administration and less time lining his pockets and paying off political debts with pardons we would have been better prepared - but I doubt he and Sandy Berger know WTF was going on outside the country.

[freedomcrusader]

The White House ought to say it developed plans as fast as it could given the delay in transition and the difficulties getting key personnel who developed the report confirmed by the Senate.

[Sgt_Schultze]

Mayhaps 43's difficulties in the early days could be found in the vandalism wrought by the outgoing criminals. The phones were reportedly reprogrammed (a smart plan for an outgoing administration leaving behind an unresolved geopolitical problem).

The new president was busy recovering all the purloined furniture belonging to the American public, stolen from the WH by the New Yorkers from Arkansas. 43 had to restock the linen closets and silver service on Air Force One, the contents of which also vanished with the former president.

In short, this whole new affair is nothing but more of the same old buck-passing we witnessed for 8 horrid years. Thanks for the post.

[NC Conservative]

Harken must be dead. Halliburton also.

[TADSLOS]

The Clinton Administration's Anti-Terror Plan in action:

MOGADISHU

KHOBAR TOWERS

USS COLE

Why should the Bush Administration take anything these buffoons and criminals have to say seriously?

[VRWC_minion]

Possible the Clinton administration could have had done a better job in the hand off to the Bush administration if they didn't block the normal transistion team until after the recounts ?

[bray]

Unfortunately the BJ administration was too busy with the critical job of getting Elian back to Castro and jacking into a sink so there was no time left for Al Quaeda! Perhaps Chelsea had a plan worked into her Middle East peace plan??? Only an idiot like a Time mag would believe these horse hockey pucks! Smells like a Pewlitzer??

Pray for GW and the Truth