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| Bush Passed on Zarqawi Hit Chance |
| 2004-03-04 |
| With Tuesdayâs attacks, Abu Musab Zarqawi, a Jordanian militant with ties to al-Qaida, is now blamed for more than 700 terrorist killings in Iraq. But NBC News has learned that long before the war the Bush administration had several chances to wipe out his terrorist operation and perhaps kill Zarqawi himself â but never pulled the trigger. The Pentagon quickly drafted plans to attack the camp with cruise missiles and airstrikes and sent it to the White House, where, according to U.S. government sources, the plan was debated to death in the National Security Council. |
| Posted by:Mr. Davis |
| #16 The Clinton Administration treated the Cole attack more as a criminal investigation than an act of war. Somewhere I read an account of the FBI guy in charge. It was insane what he had to put up with in regard to the Yemeni govt, as well as ours. They were staying in a hotel nearby, with the feeling that they were going to get seriously boomed. I am trying to find the article. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-3-4 4:43:06 PM |
| #15 We responded to the Cole attack? First I've heard of it. Sure did. Clinton's military invaded Afghanistan in 2001. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-3-4 2:53:37 PM |
| #14 About Cressey: "During this period, he managed the U.S. government's response to the Millennium terror alert, the USS Cole attack, and the September 2001 terrorist attacks." We responded to the Cole attack? First I've heard of it. |
| Posted by: Tibor 2004-3-4 2:07:16 PM |
| #13 "coordination and implementation of U.S. counter-terrorism policy"?? sounds more like he was in charge of "post-attack ineffective cruise missile pinprick attack back on deserted camps"? Ass-covering with both hands, huh? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-3-4 12:40:26 PM |
| #12 This guy was responsible for the coordination and implementation of counter terrorism policy prior to the attacks on the USS Cole, Somalia, WTC????? Great - another Clinton holdover puts out a bunch of horse manure. GWB is a great guy for letting so many Clinton people stick around in his administration. The problem is that Clinton seemed to have picked a nest of vipers to work for him. Some of these vipers are now working within the Bush administration. Great - just great. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-3-4 12:40:04 PM |
| #11 Let me throw this out on the table. In the source doc on MSNBC a Roger Cressey is the named source for this reckless statement. A quick search turned up this Bio DIVERSINET APPOINTS CYBER SECURITY EXPERTS RICHARD CLARKE AND ROGER CRESSEY TO ITS ADVISORY BOARD Roger Cressey served as chief of staff to the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board from November 2001 to September 2002. Between November 1999 and November 2001, he served as director for transnational threats on the National Security Council staff, where he was responsible for coordination and implementation of U.S. counter-terrorism policy. During this period, he managed the U.S. government's response to the Millennium terror alert, the USS Cole attack, and the September 2001 terrorist attacks. Prior to his White House service, Cressey served in the Department of Defense, including as Deputy Director for War Plans. From 1991-1995, he served in the Department of State working on Middle East Security issues. He has also served overseas with the U.S. Embassy in Israel and with United Nations peacekeeping missions in Somalia and the former Yugoslavia. While in the former Yugoslavia, he was part of a United Nations team that planned the successful capture of the first individual indicted for war crimes in Croatia. Me thinks soemone has an alterior motive here. This guy was responsible for the coordination and implementation of counter terrorism policy prior to the attacks on the USS Cole, Somalia, WTC????? |
| Posted by: Anonymous Tom 2004-3-4 12:32:39 PM |
| #10 I hate to bring this up but it was sort of common knowledge that VN produced tons of medals that were tougher to get in previous wars. I hate to say it as I don't wish to tarnish anybody who recieved medals. But when that war was going it was talked about. I remember it. It was a problem. Kerry seems to have been very active. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-3-4 12:29:34 PM |
| #9 23skeedoo you are allwrong. devil actualy one of chaineys puppets to. |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-3-4 12:29:00 PM |
| #8 Hmmm, we had a chance to kill a Jordanian long before we were attacked? Iâm sure that would have gone over well in the press: âBUSH MURDERS ARABS AT REFUGEE CAMPâ or something to that affect. Is this Troll Day at Rantburg? Seems to be a more than the normal amount. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2004-3-4 12:26:18 PM |
| #7 OK.. how about we show JF Kerry (who once served in Vietnam for a whole 5 months and manged to attain 3 purple hearts in that time so he could weasle he way out) marching under a North Vietmanese flag. Or him lying before congress after the staged and forged 'winter soldier' fiasco? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-3-4 12:20:55 PM |
| #6 no, chainey just puppet of bush who the devil is. |
| Posted by: 23skeeDoo 2004-3-4 12:20:45 PM |
| #5 no that chainey. |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-3-4 12:08:28 PM |
| #4 So Bush really is the devil? |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-3-4 12:07:46 PM |
| #3 And Santa Claus stole all my toys... |
| Posted by: Poitiers-Lepanto 2004-3-4 11:49:56 AM |
| #2 It's pretty amazing how Democrats will lie at the drop of a hat about classified matters, that will then have to be disclosed in their entireity in order to squash the reckless and shameless Democratic lie. These disclosures then give the enemy an idea of what we know about them, potentially outing a whole host of agents carefully cultivated by CIA field officers (not Valerie Plame - can you imagine some bloodthirsty jihadi taking instruction from her)? People who disclose information like this are borderline traitors and ought to be taken out and shot. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-3-4 11:46:37 AM |
| #1 Oh, God. Another example of a Republican being damned if he does and damned if he doesn't, while a Democrat can do no wrong. We can win this war, but first we're going to have to defeat the damned press. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-3-4 11:45:45 AM |