As an aside, why is anything that Clinton did wrong a complete indictment of him, regardless of hindsight, and anything this admin does wrong, OK because they did it based on the current situation (or more accurately what they’re saying the situation was…).

three years of this blog in one sentence. not bad economy of language.

1) Where is the documentation that the Saudis had OBL in “custody”
2) Where is the documentation they “offered” him to the US?
3) Where is the documenaation that Clinton turned it down?

* Even if (and that’s a BIG if) those things are true, and Clinton warned Bush, that’s not backtracking. It’s called realizing that you made a mistake, learning from it, and rectifying it. Dubya might want to look into that. It’s a virtue.

As an aside, why is anything that Clinton did wrong a complete indictment of him, regardless of hindsight, and anything this admin does wrong, OK because they did it based on the current situation (or more accurately what they’re saying the situation was…).

4) “…because Hussein tried to hire hitmen to take his dad out” – um, no. That’s been thouroughly discredited as being yet another fabrication for political purposes. It never happened.

5) If you really have to ask what the agenda is, well, nevermind…

Sarabeth, I’m glad you had the, um, stones, to write this. This idea keeps popping up in my head and I’ve fought like hell resisting it. The piece I hadn’t considered was the idea that they thought it would be something small-potatoes and they got 9/11. I’m not saying I’m a believer but this frames the argument in a more compelling way and is completely consistant with their behavior post-attack.

Wait, I don’t like to think that it could be true therefore it’s not. Done, thanks.

But what was the hidden agenda? You don’t really discuss it

???

I’ve said very clearly what the hidden agenda was. Why they had that agenda is a totally different question. One that I wisely don’t try to speculate about. Because who the hell knows? How the hell can you know?

Clinton said. “I told him that in my opinion, the biggest security problem was Osama bin Laden.”

Did not Saudia Arabia (or perhaps it was Yemen) that had him in custody and offered him to the US and Clinton said no, he was of no threat? Perhaps Clinton backtracked to try and save face…?

This sounds like Pearl Harbor. Did the President receive intel on an attack and ignore it, simply for other hidden agendas?

All possible. But what was the hidden agenda? You don’t really discuss it, unless you are hinting that GW Bush wanted to finish his dad’s job, take Hussein out because Hussein tried to hire hitmen to take his dad out…or?

I have a great theory for a hidden agenda if interested (on why Iraq was invaded)…