Who's camp did President Clinton try to bomb in Afghanistan of August 1998 ?
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He did a good job of bombing bin ladin, almost good enough, But he got away. To bad they wasn't playing horse shoes. Oh well. Bush can't find him either.
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Do a search on "PNAC" and read the documents. Notice who established this site in 1997 well before 9/11. The plan is all there. We will also be invading Iran.
694230
Red herring. This was 30 years ago and it doesn't explain why Osama hates the US now, or why Bush didn't go all out to find and kill him after he plotted the murder of thousands of Americans.
339161
Bill Clinton...It happened in 1997.
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HAHA...that is pretty good\n\nHeres a couple for ya...\n\nMullah Mohammed Hasan Akhund, the deputy Taliban leader, and George W. Bush agree to meet in Kabul for the first round of talks in a new anti-terrorism process. When George sits down, he notices three buttons on the arm of Akhund's chair. They begin talking. \n\nAfter about five minutes Akhund presses the first button. A boxing glove springs out of a box on the desk and punches Bush in the face. Annoyed, Bush carries on talking as Akhund laughs. A few minutes later the second button is pressed. This time a big boot comes out and kicks Bush in the shin. Again Akhund laughs, and again George carries on talking, not wanting to put off the bigger issue of peace between the two countries. But when the third button is pressed and another boot comes out and kicks Bush square in the privates, he's finally had enough. \n\n"I'm headin' back home!" he calmly tells the Afghan. "We'll finish these talks in Washington in two weeks!" \n\nA fortnight passes and Akhund flies to the United States for talks. As the two men sit down, Akhund notices three buttons on Bush's chair arm and prepares himself for the Texan's retaliation. They begin talking and George presses the first button. Akhund ducks, but nothing happens. George snickers but they continue talking. A few minutes later he presses the second button. Akhund jumps up, but again nothing happens. Bush roars with laughter. They continue the talks but when the third button is pressed, Akhund jumps up again, but again nothing happens. \n\nBush falls on the floor in a fit of hysterics. "Forget this," says Akhund. "I'm going back to Afghanistan!" George W. says, through tears of laughter, "What Afghanistan?" \n\n____________________________________________________\n\nQ: How do you play Taliban bingo?\nA: B-52...F-16...B-1...
469359
I am assuming you mean William Jefferson Clinton. Clinton was born on August 19, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas.
884481
In regards to the Somalia comment...President Bush Sr. promised the American people that we would send in troops to create a secure environment and then get them out.  He creates a time-table and when Clinton came into office, he followed that time-table.  The U.N. replaced the troops that we took out.  US  Defense Secretary Les Aspin was the one who denied more troops after Clinton started sending in elite forces.
130684
This war is a personal war between Bush and Sadaam.we had no buisness ever going over there.Where is the WMD's?
849425
Let's face it. We started off in Afghanistan purportedly to find Osama. But the real target was Iraq, Saddam and oil. Most of us don't even know how many US troops were killed in Afghanistan and the media doesn't keep us apprised. All eyes are on Iraq. Afghanistan was just a ruse to an even bigger prize, which prize has become a field of carrion, rather than barrels of free oil.
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Not at all.\n\nIn Afghanistan, the Taliban is actually making a bit of a comeback this month.  Most of the country is under the control of warlords with just a small portion around Kabul that is actually controlled by the American forces and the Afghani government that they installed.  The rest of the country is pure chaos.  (Kabul isn't much better).\n\nIn Iraq, the "coaltion" forces have done a pretty good job of securing the single square mile in central Bagdad known as the Green Zone, and now most of the road to the airport is reasonable secure as well.  Unfortunately, they have "secured" the Green Zone by shooting anybody who tries to enter, so that's maybe not a great example of "controlling the situation".\n\nSadly, neither country is even close to being secure, despite the lies that come out of Washington.  Does the term "lipstick on a pig" mean anything to you?  This particular pig has been run over, disembowled, set on fire and sexually assaulted.  But my! doesn't that lipstick look pretty!
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OK - so when the US embassies were attacked in Afghanistan & Sudan, what type of leadership did Clinton provide?\n\nThis is an excerpt from a 1998 CNN article:\n\n"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Saying "there will be no sanctuary for terrorists," President Clinton on Thursday said the U.S. strikes against terrorist bases in Afghanistan and a facility in Sudan are part of "a long, ongoing struggle between freedom and fanaticism." \nHis comments were broadcast live from the White House shortly after he arrived in Washington from his vacation in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. \nAmerican cruise missiles pounded sites in Afghanistan and Sudan Thursday in retaliation for the August 7 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. \nU.S. officials say the six sites attacked in Afghanistan were part of a network of terrorist compounds near the Pakistani border that housed supporters of Saudi millionaire Osama bin Laden. \nAmerican officials say they have "convincing evidence" that bin Laden, who has been given shelter by Afghanistan's Islamic rulers, was involved in the bombings of the east African embassies. \nIn the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, the El Shifa Pharmaceutical Industries factory -- which U.S. officials say was housing chemical weapons -- was also attacked. \nPentagon sources confirmed to CNN that the attacks were made with cruise missiles, not aircraft. The missiles were fired from ships in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea. The simultaneous attacks took place about 1:30 p.m. EDT (1730 GMT). \nIn a brief comment made before his departure, the president said, "Today, we have struck back." \nThe president said he ordered the strike against bin Laden and his compatriots because of "compelling information they were planning additional terrorist attacks against our citizens and others with the inevitable collateral casualties and .. seeking to acquire chemical weapons and other dangerous weapons." \nSudanese television showed piles of rubble at the factory and fire raging in the distance. People were seen walking through the damage, wearing masks." \n\nThere's some real leadership for you.  If Clinton had gone in after the terrorists after the attacks on those embassies, there might not have been a 9-11.  Oh, and he knew about the chemical weapons too. Amazing how you Dems forgot all about that. \nSo stop blaming Bush for everything.
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I agree with you - it is two faced! Why is it ok for America to bomb Afghanistan when the legitimate government, the Taliban, who were America's allies against Soviet invaders, were unable to hand over Osama bin Laden? (The new government even with aid from American Navy Seals, Britisn SAS and Ausie SAS troops have not been able to accomplish this task). With that logic Britain should have bombed the USA for not handing over Irish-Americans in NY and Boston - the biggest sponsors of terrorism against the UK, the Irish Republican Army.\n\nIn the same way why did USA not bomb Pakistan for harbouring Osama and Al Queda, running Madrassas where hatred and violence against all other religions is taught. Yet Musharaf was given bribes by Bush and allowed to be a nuclear power. Why is Pk allowed to threaten India with nuclear war and sponsor terrorists to kill MPs in the democratic India Parliament building but Bush told India not to retaliate? Why is Iran not allowed to develop a nuclear deterrent like North Korea's, when US performed blitzkrieg, invasion & occupation on Iran's neighbours who were former US allies: Iraq & Afghanistan!   \n\nWhy is Bush trying Saddam for killing revolutionary seperatist Kurds using the same method Winston Churchill did to the Kurds - poison gas, but sold to him by Donald Rumsfeld (who even embraced Saddam and declared that Saddam was his best friend in the world!!!); but kissing China's communist leader's a.s.s. when China has threatenned Bush with nuclear war over Taiwan & killed their own citizens - students protesting that they want democracy!
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Apparently Clinton and his advisors looked at Osama and his merry band as a law enforcement problem instead of a military problem.  This concept is enforced by Clinton's own words saying he didn't beleive he had the legal authority to take custody of OBL when he was offered up on at least two seperate occasions.
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1. Why are you talking about Clinton?\n\n2. Following the USS Cole bombing, Clinton ordered an attack on terrorist camps in Afghanistan and a pharmaceutical plant in Sudan that was thought to be linked to Bin Laden. \n\n3. Since we are talking about past presidents, why didn't Bush Sr take care of Saddam when he did actually have WMDs and invaded Kuwait?
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American attacked Afghanistan to go after the Taliban and Bin Laden for their involvement in the attack on 911.\n\nWe invaded Iraq because our President is a fool who wanted to help his rich oil buddies and used 911 as an excuse. We were better off leaving Saddam in charge.
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Clinton's minimalist responses to terror attacks and the drawdown of the US military were certainly factors in creating an environment where the terrorists could operate.  Also the compartmentalization of the various intelligence agencies, and lack of cooperation there-in were another prime factor.  \n\nAt this point, is it really all that helpful to assign blame?  Perhaps uniting in an effective approach going forward is the better strategy. Learn from the mistakes and fix them, but move on.
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Acting on "Bad Intellegence" bush has, with his war, killed countless thousands. Clinton had consentual sex with an of-age woman, then lied about it when he got caught. Obviously, Clinton is the anti-christ.