07-28-2004, 04:57 PM
Bush didn't create the misleading impression. The CIA was wrong. Russian Intelligence was wrong. British intelligence was wrong.
Clinton not deploying troops was "brilliant"? Clinton didn't DO anything with regard to deploying troops during his term (as Iraq ignored the UN for a decade and al Queda planned their attack on the US -- for YEARS before GW was ever in office). Since Clinton didn't take any actions, there aren't any direct ramifications.
Had he taken action, maybe 9/11 never would have happened. Maybe the fact that our actions have captured hundreds of al-Queda and removed Sadam have prevented future attacks on the US or the Iraqi people that would have happened if Bush hadn't ordered the troops. It's foolish to speculate, and I'm not saying that any of that is true, but the point is that you can't say that Clinton is great because he did nothing, and Bush killed 1000 americans because he used the military.
There are no explicit ramifications from inaction.
Clinton not deploying troops was "brilliant"? Clinton didn't DO anything with regard to deploying troops during his term (as Iraq ignored the UN for a decade and al Queda planned their attack on the US -- for YEARS before GW was ever in office). Since Clinton didn't take any actions, there aren't any direct ramifications.
Had he taken action, maybe 9/11 never would have happened. Maybe the fact that our actions have captured hundreds of al-Queda and removed Sadam have prevented future attacks on the US or the Iraqi people that would have happened if Bush hadn't ordered the troops. It's foolish to speculate, and I'm not saying that any of that is true, but the point is that you can't say that Clinton is great because he did nothing, and Bush killed 1000 americans because he used the military.
There are no explicit ramifications from inaction.