by Danyet » Mon Sep 10, 2007 11:14 pm
Oh, so that is why all that stuff is on TV lately.
BTW It was Bill Clinton's fault. During his second term he had 8 - 10 chances to squash Al Qaeda and Binladin but refused to act on the information given to him each time. It has come out recently, that he would call a meeting and just talk and then ignore the problem. One time he was at a golf tournament and was told by his chief staff that he was wanted for a telephone conference about Binladen (several times), and flat out refused to take the call. Yet Clinton claims that he, "did all I could".
This information is from Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Robert Patterson who was a military aide to President Clinton from May 1996 to May 1998 and one of five individuals entrusted with carrying the bag containing the codes for launching nuclear weapons. This responsibility meant that he spent a considerable amount of time next to the president, giving him a unique perspective on the Clinton administration.