Sallow
The Big Bad Wolf.
Hey, we're not talking about Whitewater. We were talking about Clinton turning down opportunities to get OBL. Clinton turned down the kill of OBL and then 9/11 happens. Shame, shame.
Not true..and 9/11 happened 8 months into the Bush presidency.
Which goes back to the OP.
Condi Rice..and the Bush administration was not focused on Al Qaeda. They were, however, focused on "thwarting" the rise of China and Russia as military and economic super powers. They started breaking treaties like the anti-missile defense, and making provocative moves against each..like sending spy planes into Chinese air space despite protests from the Chinese government.
Which is why Condi Rice was an utter failure as Secretary of State and a poor choice.
I never said 9/11 didn't happen in the Bush presidency? Clinton turns down OBL and then 9/11 happens. Who was President when it happened is immaterial. It happened because Clinton didn't get OBL. That's the point and that's a fact. No rabbit trails.
First off..you've done nothing or very little to "prove" Clinton "turned down OBL". In fact you skipped over a direct question to you.
Second..even if Osama bin Laden had been killed..do you really think that 9/11 would not have happened? The plans were in motion for quite some time. And it seems..he had very little to do with the tactical planning.
9/11 might have been stopped had the focus not shifted from "swatting flies" to provoking super powers. Which is what happened once the Bush administration started working.