Anonymous wrote:http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/07/31/clinton-on-sept-10-2001-could-have-killed-bin-laden-but-didnt/?intcmp=latestnews
How the heck do we blame Bush for this one?
Sure, "Clinton" could have killed OBL. But on what basis at that time? The Embassy bombings or the first WTC attack? At the time (back when our policymakers still understood the difference between a criminal act and a military attack), the U.S. government didn;t hunt down its adversaries and kill them out of hand.
I get that 9/11 changed the calculus, and I supported the invasion of Afghanistan and the decision to take out OBL when we had the opportunity, but trying to blame Clinton for not pursuing what was at the time a truly unthinkable course of action is just ridiculous.