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Wednesday, September 06, 2006
The Tired USS Cole Rhetoric
I was listening to some former Bush toady on PBS and he made the often made charge that Clinton did nothing after the bombing of the USS Cole in retaliation against Al Queda or the Taliban.
As usual, when the GOP makes some absurd charge, it's wise to examine a few basic facts that they never, ever mention.
For example, the USS Cole was bombed on October 12, 2000 killing 17 sailors. While it was not immediately known who was responsible, the intelligence community had a damn good notion that it was Al Queda. Plans were drawn up to give Al Queda and the Taliban a taste of American justice. These plans were not implemented by the Clinton administration as they felt the action should be taken by the incoming administration. Unlike Somalia where Bush the Smarter left troops in danger which led to Black Hawk Down, Clinton believed the new administration should decide how America should respond. As we know, the Bush administraion did not puruse retaliation. Instead, they gave money to the Taliban to persuade them to consent to a trans-Afghanistan OIL pipeline. Naturally, the GOP liars will not mention these facts.
To Summarize:
On October 12, 2000, the USS Cole was bombed.
Clinton determined the responsible parties and planned a attack on Afghanistan.
The Bush Administration was given the operational plans and did not pursue them to protect pipeline negotiaions.
Only a little over 3 months had elapsed since the bombing and George Walker Bush being inaugurated as president. The bombing of the Cole apparently didn't rise to the level of action by the Bush Administration. The GOP, however, will continue to deny the fact that
BUSH DID NOTHING AFTER COMING INTO OFFICE ABOUT THE BOMBING OF THE USS COLE TO THE TALIBAN, TO AL QUEDA, OR TO AFGHANISTAN FOR THEIR PART IN THE ATTACK ON ONE OF OUR SHIPS WHICH HAD OCCURRED LESS THAN 4 MONTHS EARLIER!!!!
One has to ask oneself, if Clinton left things in such a disastrous state, what did the Bush administration do to correct the situation. As we know, they planned the invasion of Iraq in between trips to Crawford and Kennebunkport. They have a lot to answer for if the compliant media gets off their dead asses and starts asking the questions.
Like, what about that pipeline?
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As usual, when the GOP makes some absurd charge, it's wise to examine a few basic facts that they never, ever mention.
For example, the USS Cole was bombed on October 12, 2000 killing 17 sailors. While it was not immediately known who was responsible, the intelligence community had a damn good notion that it was Al Queda. Plans were drawn up to give Al Queda and the Taliban a taste of American justice. These plans were not implemented by the Clinton administration as they felt the action should be taken by the incoming administration. Unlike Somalia where Bush the Smarter left troops in danger which led to Black Hawk Down, Clinton believed the new administration should decide how America should respond. As we know, the Bush administraion did not puruse retaliation. Instead, they gave money to the Taliban to persuade them to consent to a trans-Afghanistan OIL pipeline. Naturally, the GOP liars will not mention these facts.
To Summarize:
On October 12, 2000, the USS Cole was bombed.
Clinton determined the responsible parties and planned a attack on Afghanistan.
The Bush Administration was given the operational plans and did not pursue them to protect pipeline negotiaions.
Only a little over 3 months had elapsed since the bombing and George Walker Bush being inaugurated as president. The bombing of the Cole apparently didn't rise to the level of action by the Bush Administration. The GOP, however, will continue to deny the fact that
BUSH DID NOTHING AFTER COMING INTO OFFICE ABOUT THE BOMBING OF THE USS COLE TO THE TALIBAN, TO AL QUEDA, OR TO AFGHANISTAN FOR THEIR PART IN THE ATTACK ON ONE OF OUR SHIPS WHICH HAD OCCURRED LESS THAN 4 MONTHS EARLIER!!!!
One has to ask oneself, if Clinton left things in such a disastrous state, what did the Bush administration do to correct the situation. As we know, they planned the invasion of Iraq in between trips to Crawford and Kennebunkport. They have a lot to answer for if the compliant media gets off their dead asses and starts asking the questions.
Like, what about that pipeline?
