Why did Clinton allow 911 attacks to happen?
Apparently you didn’t actually READ the article you linked to: “While blame is heaped on Tenet and his deputies, the report also says that Tenet was forcefully engaged in counterterrorism efforts and personally sounded the alarm before Congress, the military and policymakers. In a now well-known 1998 memo, he declared, “We are at war.” The trouble, the report said, was follow-up. In a statement, Tenet said the inspector general is “flat wrong” about the lack of plan. “There was in fact a robust plan, marked by extraordinary effort and dedication to fighting terrorism, dating back to long before 9/11,” he said. “Without such an effort, we would not have been able to give the president a plan on Sept. 15, 2001, that led to the routing of the Taliban, chasing al-Qaida from its Afghan sanctuary and combating terrorists across 92 countries.” *********************** And here are some FACTS for YOU to “read and weep” about: Clinton Administration developed the nation’s first anti-terrorism po
It’s an internal CIA document, and deals only with the CIA. Thing is, under Clinton, there was a separate, cabinet level anti-terrrorism position (Richard Clarke’s) which held regular “principal’s meetings” so the different agencies would share info and intel. All that stopped under Bush. The Bush administration also specifically criticized Clinton for his “obession with bin Laden.” In case you didn’t notice, the attacks happened under Bush, and it was the Bush administration who ignored the vaguely titled “Bin Laden determined to strike in the US” PDB document. They dismantled all the anti-terrorist programs under Clinton, which is fine to do, but then they did nothing to replace them. Cheney was in charge of a special anti-terrorism taskforce which didn’t even convene until a few days before the attacks. Nice try though. Maybe if you click your heels together while repeating that phrase…. naw, it’s still the responsibility of the Bush administration.
