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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
At least Clinton tried, over the opposition of Republicans like you who cared more about the hummer he was getting from Monica Lewinski than about the threat to country presented by Al Qaeda. When Clinton tried to take out bin Laden, you and the other armchair warriors complained that he did anything at all to divert attention from the Starr Blowjob Saga, not that he didn't invade Afghanistan.
And maybe if Bush hadn't ignored what his top counter-terrorism official was telling him to do, we would have never seen 9/11.
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"Senator to Clinton: Don't Wag the Dog
Wes Vernon
Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000
An influential member of the Senate Armed Services and Select Intelligence Committees has urged President Clinton to consult with military leaders and congressional committees before any possible military action before the election.
Several lawmakers are worried the president might "wag the dog" and create a "crisis" just in time to help Al Gore’s re-election effort.
Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., says Clinton should touch military and congressional bases before any possible retaliation for the recent attack on the USS Cole that killed 17 American sailors and wounded 39.
Such consultations, says Inhofe, "would help preclude any suspicions that potential military action this close to an election is politically motivated."
The Oklahoma lawmaker recalls the August 1998 cruise missile attacks in Afghanistan and Sudan, one of which hit an aspirin factory. Though Inhofe doesn’t spell it out, the suspicion then was that the president wanted to change the subject away from a focus on the grand jury investigation into questions of perjury and obstruction of justice in the Monica Lewinsky matter.
"It was a case where something was done and nobody knew it was going to happen," declares the GOP senator. "As a result, there are a lot of people who believe this military action might have been politically motivated."
The senator did not mention also that Clinton’s claim that he had to take military action on the day the House was considering impeachment in December 1998 failed the laugh test with many lawmakers.
Noting the election is less than two weeks away, Inhofe adds: "I want to go on record urging the president to work closely on any proposed action that could take place as a result of the USS Cole tragedy, in full consultation with all members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with the top service commanders in chief, as well as with the members of both the Senate Armed Services Committee, the House Armed Services Committee, and the Intelligence Committees.""
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