Reply #70: The actions that Clinton took are not what's at issue. [View All]

I am not saying that Clinton would have been worse than Bush or better. I am simply saying that of course, now that all or most of the facts are known (depending on which CTs you subscribe to), it's clear what Bush should have done. That's all I am really saying.

Link to legality of boxcutters from a guy who doesn't believe that they were used.

But since you brought up Clinton, what about USS Cole, Oklahoma City, and the first WTC bombing? Surely there were some warnings regarding those attacks. One of them was even perpetrated within the US. Why not decry these obvious failures? I don't really care, because, unlike you, I realize that being President is one of the most unforgiving, thankless jobs in the world. I won't and don't fault Clinton one bit.

People here on DU often refer to Mossad as being one of the best intelligence agencies in the world. I remember reading that Mossad stops only 9 of 10 terrorist plots in Israel. The lesson: even the best intelligence is imperfect. It's fortunate for us that we have so many perfect, clear-thinking, clearly qualified people here on DU that, given the chance to be President, could do an infinitely better job than ANYONE who has come before. Sorry, I'm not buyin'.