Claim: The Clinton administration failed to track down the perpetrators of several terrorist attacks against Americans. Status: False. http://www.snopes.com/rumors/clinton.htm ---- When Republicans couldn't prevent executive action, President Clinton: -- Developed the nation's first anti-terrorism policy, and appointed first national coordinator. -- Stopped cold the planned attack to blow up 12 U.S. jetliners simultaneously. -- Stopped cold the planned attack to blow up UN Headquarters. -- Stopped cold the planned attack to blow up FBI Headquarters. -- Stopped cold the planned attack to blow up the Israeli Embassy in Washington. --Stopped cold the planned attack to blow up Boston airport. -- Stopped cold the planned attack to blow up Lincoln and Holland Tunnels in NY. -- Stopped cold the planned attack to blow up the George Washington Bridge. -- Stopped cold the planned attack to blow up the US Embassy in Albania. -- Tried to kill Osama bin Laden and disrupt Al Qaeda through preemptive strikes (efforts denounced by the G.O.P.). -- Brought perpetrators of first World Trade Center bombing and CIA killings to justice. -- Did not blame Bush I administration for first World Trade Center bombing even though it occurred 38 days after they had left office. Instead, worked hard, even obsessively -- and successfully -- to stop future terrorist attacks. -- Named the Hart-Rudman commission to report on nature of terrorist threats and major steps to be taken to combat terrorism. -- Tripled the budget of the FBI for counterterrorism and doubled overall funding for counterterrorism. -- Detected and destroyed cells of Al Qaeda in over 20 countries -- Created a national stockpile of drugs and vaccines including 40 million doses of smallpox vaccine. -- Robert Oakley, Reagan Counterterrorism Czar says of Clinton's efforts "Overall, I give them very high marks" and "The only major criticism I have is the obsession with Osama" -- Paul Bremer, Bush's Administrator of Iraq disagrees slightly with Robert Oakley saying he believed the Clinton Administration had "correctly focused on bin Laden. " -- Barton Gellman of the Washington Post put it best, "By any measure available, Clinton left office having given greater priority to terrorism than any president before him" and was the "first administration to undertake a systematic anti-terrorist effort." Here, in stark contrast, is part of the Bush-Cheney anti-terrorism record before September 11, 2001: -- Backed off Clinton administration's anti-terrorism efforts. -- Shelved the Hart-Rudman report. -- Appointed new anti-terrorism task force under Dick Cheney. Group did not even meet before 9/11. -- Called for cuts in anti-terrorism efforts by the Department of Defense. -- Gave no priority to anti-terrorism efforts by Justice Department. -- Ignored warnings from Sandy Berger, Louis Freeh, George Tennant, Paul Bremer, and Richard Clarke about the urgency of terrorist threats. -- Halted Predator drone tracking of Osama bin Laden. -- Did nothing in wake of August 6 C.I.A. report to president saying Al Qaeda attack by hijack of an airliner almost certain. -- Bush - knowing about the terrorists' plans to attack in America, warned that terrorists were in flight schools in the US - took a four week vacation. -- By failing to order any coordination of intelligence data, missed opportunity to stop the 9/11 plot as Clinton-Gore had stopped the millennium plots. -- Blamed President Clinton for 9/11. http://www.mikehersh.com/Clinton_vs...s_Clinton.shtml
Danr, if Clinton did all that then he must've known that Al Qaeda was/is the biggest threat to the U.S. AND he still didn't take a more forceful action against them or the countries who supported them. What you failed to put in you post was that Bush took the fight to the enemy and Clinton allowed Al Qaeda to attack us time after time after time.
Gee Danr, he did all of that and still had time for Monica! What a man.... no wonder he looked so drawn out and tired all the time. Hilery even commented on this condition. IF she had only known... poor Bill! Just kidding of course.
If Clinton did all of the above as Danr say's then guy' give the man credit for it, dont knock him. jwevansv dont forget that the Bush administration did nothing either till after September the 11th, and as for allowing them to attack!! come on look at all the attacks since 9/11 did Bush allow them? No of course not. Guardian I have to agree the poor guy LOL De Orc
Bill and Monica, bush and Jeff Gannon I do not care to much about personal issues, but if I did I would call Bush's homosexual relationship with Gannon a bit freakier.
What attacks are you referring to De Orc? I don't know of another terror plot that has happened to U.S. interests since.
well, I wonder why then clinton did nothing when 17 died on the uss cole. Guess he was so busy foiling all those other plots and getting his knob waxed he forgot all about the U S Servicemen.
LOL in which case why are you so bloody worried about the Muslim threat if there have been no other attacks on US intrests since 9/11 If I was you sonshine I would wake up and smell the ****, we are in a war in case it hasd passed you by. Try reading some of midas's posts. De Orc
Originally Posted by Danr I would call Bush's homosexual relationship with Gannon a bit freakier. Its his inner catholic preist.
Ok, Sunshine, Sweetie, or whatever you want to call yourself. The U.S. hasnt been attacked as violently since 9/11 because Bush is taking it to the enemy on their own turf, not on ours. You are trying to tell ME we are at war? I am the one who has been for eliminating all Islamo fascists on the Earth in case you cant read my past posts. I agree with Midas's posts. Again, I ask you, What attacks against the U.S. are you referring to since 9/11?
The July 4th, 2002 attack at the El-Al ticket counter at the Los Angles Airport, LAX was determined to be a terror act. http://airtravel.about.com/library/weekly/aa070402a.htm A small one, three killed but still an act of terror. Ben
The London bombings, the Madrid bomings both aimed at allies of the USA hence attacks on US interests, the Attacks on US service personel in Iraq & Afghanistan (lots of body bags but i doubt that you have the inteligence to call them US assets) the failed plots to explode aircraft flying into the US has hit you economicly, less people fly in & out, another attack on US assets. Attacks on Israil again US interest but again you cant see it, the Bali bombing do you want me to go on!! And by the way I never mentioned direct attacks did I! nor did I mention any scale of attack, those are things you have decided I must have meant. Also whats with the Islamo facist crap, they are Islamic extremists facism don't enter into it. Do you ever actualy read any of the comments or do you just make your mind up on what others are saying then start to beat your chest and attack? are you that incabable of rational thought? You critizise everyone who disagrees withyou or Bush yet are happy to blame Clinton dont forget he was also your President, perhaps that is too deep a thought for you to handle. All I can say is thank God that the rest of America dont act like you or you realy woudnt have any allies left in this world, and believe me you have few enough as it is. De Orc
Paula Jones, Linda Tripp, Gennifer Flowers, Monica Lewinsky. No not Clinton's fault, they just kind of happened.:goofer:
Better than Bush's military style homosexual relationship with Jeff Gannon. I bet they did it in the oval office (jeff on top).
You are letting your tribalism show again! Which one, bush or jeff, did you think you had a chance with? Or put another way, which one are you really mad at?
I think Bush more likely to have love with Karen Hughes, or Condoleeza Rice, both of them kissed by him in public.
