In his interview with Chris Wallace on Sunday, Bill Clinton said that he talked to the CIA and FBI about going after the Taliban in Afghanistan and ultimately Osama bin Laden. Clinton claims "The country never had a comprehensive anti-terror operation until I came there.
Now, if you want to criticize me for one thing, you can criticize me for this: After the Cole, 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 got after 9/11.
The CIA and the FBI refused to certify that bin Laden was responsible while I was there. They refused to certify. So that meant I would've had to send a few hundred Special Forces in helicopters and refuel at night."
First of all.... he WAS the president and could have gone into Afghanistan if he was serious about it. Secondly, since when does a president let the CIA or FBI dictate foreign policy?
Here's my source w/transcript
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,215397,00.html
2006-09-25
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