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You must be a mind-reader to know what GWB was thinking of when he made that comment? (This is not an ad-hominem attack). All we have to go by is GWB's actions
by ajays 15y ago
You must be a mind-reader to know what GWB was thinking of when he made that comment? (This is not an ad-hominem attack).
All we have to go by is GWB's actions and words. The actions at Tora Bora alone are a strong datapoint; but over the years, I remember reading several articles from people actively involved, claiming that insufficient resources were being tasked for hunting Bin Laden. This particular quote from his news conference fits very well with everything else that we saw was going on, hence it is very believable. There was also one Whitehouse Correspondents' Dinner, where GWB joked about looking under the sofa in the WH for Bin Laden. I myself remember asking myself (and in discussions) countless times, "why aren't we making Bin Laden priority #1, and not Saddam?". Do you remember how we hunted Saddam? Do you remember anything comparable for Bin Laden after the first couple of years?
If you would like to counter this statement of GWB, you are welcome to provide evidence (news articles, etc.) to buttress your claim. All I know is: I was frustrated with us not putting sufficient resources into tracking OBL, and when Obama forcefully said that we'd be making him enemy #1 again, I was delighted.
- jamesbritt 15y agoIf you would like to counter this statement of GWB, you are welcome to provide evidence (news articles, etc.) to buttress your claim. My point was that "news articles, etc.", as well as 3rd-hand accounts and hearsay, are likely insufficient to determine just what the CIA is up to. But maybe Wikileaks has something.