While Clinton was president, if you followed the news carefully you’ll remember some high profile (and others that barely made the news) regarding loss of nuclear data, submarine specs and nato battle plans. It’s ironic that these were for the most part brushed aside (oh there was a hand slap and then an apology) but then, who were some of Clintons biggest donors? Chinese. Let’s keep looking who donated millions to Clintons library? Arabs, who represented the Arabs in the recent port management fiasco? Clinton was their advisor. You don’t see a tiny conflict of interest at best?
To me, that is the action of a traitor. I never said clinton was the cause of this conflict (Islamic fundamentalism), it was alive way before he came along but, he showed the weakness that has caused the escalation of terror activities. In the current Arab tribal, sectarian culture (and the past and probably forever) this is a sign of lack of will and weakness and we pay dearly for it.
The first Gulf war? Do you read anything beyond the New York Times? Our goal was to roll into Baghdad, we stopped as out Arab “allies” in the coalition threatened to back out if we took out Hussien, why? Because the last thing they want, ALL of them is a local government with any sort of democratic leanings it is a direct threat to them. Bush sr. bowed to our “allies” and backed off… hmmm besides the Arab states that supported us there was who? Oh, France and Russia gee, they had no vested interest in Hussein staying in power.
Also, we really didn’t plan on occupying Iraq, which I agree is incredibly short sighted at best, I imagine that they were hoping to see the Iraqis bond together and work in the interest of their country now that the hammer was removed from over their heads but alas, no, we almost completely ignored the primitive tribal mentality that permeates most of the citizenry and is exploited by the religous leaders.
