Comments on: Rice: Clinton Claims 'Flatly False'

Secretary Of State Challenges Ex-President's Record On Fighting Terror

[Calexfo]

It is apparent to me that the republiCons are desparte to prove that they have not mismanaged and led the United States of America to the worst goverment in the history of tgis republic. Bush and his cronies are laying the blame of former president Bill Clinton for their miserable failures and their repetitive lies to us the citizens of the USA. The current culture of the GOB is to lay blame on its political opponents and take credit for law and order and national security. While their so-called war on terrorism has fueled the cause of militants to be aggressive, the government of King George Bush has severely damaged its credibility with the majority of the citizens of this great country.

George Bush's excessive attachment to terrorism has cause the country to slip to hell and believe me, republicans are happy with themselves because they are well financialy connected and they cannot confront the real state of the state and respond in a positive manner. Instead, they resort to name calling and diversion.

Remember this; Bill Clinton is not president of the United States. Everything that happened after 12 noon on January 20th, 2001 has to be the responsibility of George Bush, not the Democrats nor Bill Clinton.

It is high time for republiCons to stop the blame game and own up to their gross failures in managing America domestically and from a foreign relations perspective.

[energyecon]

To quote The Great Communicator, "There you go again, Condi." The record of the 9/11 Commission shows she is not being honest with the American people (link at end of posting).

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The January 25, 2001, memo, recently released to the National Security Archive by the National Security Council, bears a declassification stamp of April 7, 2004, one day prior to Rice's testimony before the 9/11 Commission on April 8, 2004. Responding to claims that she ignored the al-Qaeda threat before September 11, Rice stated in a March 22, 2004 Washington Post op-ed, "No al Qaeda plan was turned over to the new administration."

Two days after Rice's March 22 op-ed, Clarke told the 9/11 Commission, "there's a lot of debate about whether it's a plan or a strategy or a series of options -- but all of the things we recommended back in January were those things on the table in September. They were done. They were done after September 11th. They were all done. I didn't really understand why they couldn't have been done in February."

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Clarke asked on several occasions for early principals meetings on these issues, and was frustrated that no early meeting was scheduled. No principals committee meetings on Al Qaida were held until September 4th, 2001.

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http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB147/index.htm

[drgoodwin12]

get out and vote For everyone that is against Bush because he deliberately mislead us into war in Iraq,go online and contribute $10,25 or any amount of money you can afford to the Democratic Party and do so before the elections.There are good republican senators like Specter and Warner however in order for this country to change course we have to change it's leadership first.It's crunch time for the elections and in order to restore this country we need new leadership in the house and senate.

[MonsterSound]

Jan 25, 2001. Clarke Urgently requests meeting to discuss Al Qida, read it:
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB147/index.htm
Comprehensive Plan to Roll-back Al Qida, read it:
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB147/clarke%20attachment.pdf
Now why don't the "reporters" mention these documents that Rice says didn't happen.
The truth is right there, but the lies get "reported" again and again.

[trailsntrees]

Rice and the whole administration are a bunch of liars to begin with. If that women told me good morning, I wouldnt believe that either. She's just being overly defensive. Both are at fault for many reasons. Done, can we get some real news instead of whitehouse soap opera.

[siddin-2009]

"People can be made to believe any lie, either because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid it's true."
Need I say more?

[polyjunkie]

It is truly sad that so many let their hatred influence their ability to rational thought. I could go on and on about the weaknesses of both the Clinton and Bush administrations. That would do nothing but stoke the fires of hatred for both the left and right. I would challenge all of you to open your minds and seek the truth, not the truth you see on television or talk radio as neither is wholly truthful or objective. You will be better for it.

[upser17]

Just because the office of the president changed hands from Clinton to Bush, the responsibility of gathering critical information fell on the CIA and the FBI. They were responsible for doing the grunt work necessary to gather critical information and share it with one another. Their failure to act put our country in danger.
There have been dozen of reports of critical information that were never acted upon or turned over to the proper authorities. Not only were there signs of possible threat but huge RED flags waving at them. They did nothing...and continue to faulter.

[drgoodwin12]

For everyone that is against Bush because he deliberately mislead us into war in Iraq,go online and contribute $10,25 or any amount of money you can afford to the Democratic Party and do so before the elections.There are good republican senators like Specter and Warner however in order for this country to change course we have to change it's leadership first.It's crunch time for the elections and in order to restore this country we need new leadership in the house and senate.

[dantt-2009]

Overall Clinton was a good president, but his international policies were weak, he just need to accept it, and move on, don't try to change history because he just looks silly. I don't blame him as much as the people around him who decided for example that bombing Kosovo and helping alqaida fighting agaist the serbs in Kosovo was more important that fighting the islamic fundamentalis getting ready to attack us. Or that treating the World Trade attack in 1993 as a criminal issue intead of a terrorist issue. People like Madeline Albright did hurt Clinton an history will show that.