Why do Repubs attack Clinton for supposedly doing nothing against terrorism?

Question

when in fact it was Bush Jr who did nothing but IGNORE terrorism prior to 911?

Richard Clarke was Bush's National Coordinator for Counter-terrorism. Clarke helped shape U.S. policy on terrorism under Reagan, Bush Sr, Clinton, and Bush Jr.

Clarke said, "Frankly," I find it outrageous that the president is running for re-election on the grounds that he's done such great things about terrorism. He (((IGNORED))) it. He (((IGNORED))) terrorism for months, when maybe we could have done something to stop 9/11." "I blame the entire Bush leadership for continuing to work on Cold War issues when they got back in power in 2001. It was as though they were preserved in amber from when they left office eight years earlier. They came back. They wanted to work on the same issues right away: Iraq, Star Wars. Not new issues, the new threats that had developed over the preced
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/03/19/60minutes/main607356.shtml

Answer 1

You forgot the Meeting that George Tenet had with Condoleeza Rice on July 10th, 2001. He called a special emergency meeting with her due to terrorist traffic. He told Condi he had seen "Significant Al-Qaeda Traffic" he said it was "Unlike anything I have seen in my history of intelligence" and further "something is coming and its serious, there will be an attack in the US". This was further related in the Aug 6th PDB "Bin Laden Determined to attack inside the US". Condi's only response was "the president doesn't want us swatting at flys" tenet later stated that he had done everything short of holding a gun to her head to initiate action. Had action taken place and the Credit card info of the two hijackers that were on the watch list had been ran, we would have known that they had just purchased 10 airline tickets for the same day for other Arabic individuals

Answer 2

Maybe Clark was saying this because 9/11 happened under his watch and he was trying to pass the buck?

Do the math dude. Clinton had 8 years, Bush was in office for 8 months. Undeniable fact there sparky.
It's a known fact that 9/11 was planned under Clintons watch. His destruction and division of our intelligence community's I'm sure made it much easier for them to pull it off.
Stop and think. They probaby were ready to attack before 9/11, but waited until after Bush was in office to humiliate him because the Islamofacist hate republicans because we historically make life much harder for them. Republicans don't appease them.

Answer 3

You are being a very good BUSH BASHER but you have a few things wrong.what did Bill do during 8 years in office to fight terrorism. He let BIN go, bombed a pill factory, bombed the Chinese embassy, sold top technology to China. Out side of that, NOT MUCH. OH YES he bombed BAGHDAD twice but each time gave them a 72 hour notice that he was going to do it..I notice Clark didn't say anything about GW until he was fired. Sound like sour grapes to me.

Answer 4

Richard Clarke is just another pinko that old GW should have ousted. Anyway, his lies did nothing to change the voters minds and they DID re-elect GW. Probably because they KNEW that old Bill was too busy getting BJs and committing perjury to have done ANYTHING about terrorism.

Answer 5

i contemplate whether genuine conservatives believe that. i admire how we approach a decade from the Clinton administrations, and those somewhat everyone continues to be fixated on him. i assume they try this to deflect interest from the super disasters and universal disenchantment human beings experience in direction of the Bush administration and Bush's conflict. This conflict could in no way have occurred - we are able to proceed to pay dearly for it .

Answer 6

Clinton will continue to be criticized because Mrs. Clinton is a presidential candidate, and criticizing the husband is seen as a way to take votes from her. Fair or not, that's what is going on.

Answer 7

It happened on Bush's watch anyway you know the answer - right?

It's the same reason they blame Ray Nagin for the Katrina response.

It's disgusting why not be a man and accept responsibility for his actions?

Answer 8

Because it is easier to justify Bush's inaction by saying, well hey Clinton did it first. "Blame Clinton" has been the first line of defense for all six plus years.

Answer 9

Well the question is why did the Bush administration piss off the middle east so bad? I can list a few which might solve your question.

Answer 10

You can make all the excuses you want and rant till you are blue in the face and it will never---never------change the fact the clintons are crooks.