Synthaholic
Diamond Member
Bush was handed the CIA report on the USS Cole when he took office, and did nothing about it.Actually they attacked us because Clinton gave them free roam to operate and did so while gutting defense. Al Qaeda operatives who were captured are on record that 9/11 took years of recruiting, training, planning, and financing. Bush was only on the job for less than 8 months and operating under Clinton's final defense-gutted budget when the attacks occured.
Oops...wrongwinger wrong once again!
bin Laden saw that weakness and exploited it.
The USS Cole happened on Clinton's watch. Just exactly what did he do other than read and pass on a report?
The incident happened right before he left office. The CIA report on who was responsible came at the very end of his term, so he did what everyone would want him to do - turn it over to the incoming president to prosecute.
So, why didn't Bush do anything? Regardless of what Clinton did/did not do?