Posted on 12/17/2008 12:29:39 PM PST by meandog
WASHINGTON — The White House has prepared more than a dozen contingency plans to help guide President-elect Barack Obama if an international crisis erupts in the opening days of his administration, part of an elaborate operation devised to smooth the first transition of power since Sept. 11, 2001.
The memorandums envision a variety of volatile possibilities, like a North Korean nuclear explosion, a cyberattack on American computer systems, a terrorist strike on United States facilities overseas or a fresh outbreak of instability in the Middle East, according to people briefed on them. Each then outlines options for Mr. Obama to consider.
The contingency planning goes beyond what other administrations have done, with President Bush and Mr. Obama vowing to work in tandem to ensure a more efficient transition in a time of war and terrorist threat. The commission that investigated the Sept. 11 attacks, noting problems during the handover from President Bill Clinton to Mr. Bush, called for a better process “since a catastrophic attack could occur with little or no notice,” as its report put it.
“This is very unusual,” said Roger Cressey, a former Clinton White House counterterrorism official who was held over under Mr. Bush. “We certainly did not do that. When the transition happened from Clinton to Bush, remember it was a totally different world. You had some documents given that gave them a flavor of where things were at. But now you’ve got two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and a hot war against Al Qaeda.”
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Indeed!
I wonder if one of those briefings, discusses the crisis of having Obama as President?
Now they admit they didn’t brief President-Elect Bush. They sang a different tune after 911.
Of course, the biggest crisis facing this country right now is the cornonation of the Zero.
Obama is a crisis.
Are they coloring books or illustrated comics?
Empty suits need a cheat sheet.
Wonder how long before the info gets leaked.
The Trojan Horse to receive more confidential briefings.
When I heard this, the first thing I thought about was leaving a list of instructions for the teenage babysitter while the parents go out for the evening.
Just push this button, Obama............
“Now they admit they didn’t brief President-Elect Bush. They sang a different tune after 911.”
The tune they sang was that he allowed 9-11
to happen...President Bush and his team didn’t “connect the dots”.... Of course the Democrats were still smarting being air head Al Bore lost the election. Instead of behaving like adults and helping the President-elect, they threw tantrums.
No, it was the same world, full of seething Muslim hatred for all that is good and pleasant and just. Your boy just swept it all under the rug while the good times rolled.
I hope they remember to take the O’s off the keyboards(sarcasm)!
Does this mean that after hearing all these Top Secret contingency plans, they’ll have to shoot him?
(Moderator: don’t get mad; it’s an old joke told by those with high security clearances!)
I’m sure that if anything happens early, they will blame Bush and now they will claim that the briefings were wrong.
No matter how nice you are to these Rats..they still will bite you.
It is great that the Administration has done this..it is their duty, but don’t expect any good from Zero.
He is going to be more worried about diverting attention from IL and the evolving scandal.
“He is going to be more worried about diverting attention from IL and the evolving scandal.”
FYI, Zero has more teflon on his than John Gotti. There will be no scandal.
“Here’s what I’ve been doing for eight years, Sonnyboy. Have a seat and get used to not sleeping through the night.”
Maybe Bush can give us a “crisis briefing” before Barry takes charge instead.
Not only did the Clinton “team” not “do” that- they handed the Bush team,, with no briefing or warning, a brewing crisis with China over Chinese air force provocations of our P-3 recon flights in the East China Sea. Among other childish acts of sabotage
What say you, former SecDef Secretary Cohen?
Oh he is MIA.... big time MIA...anyone else notice?
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