Monday, March 29, 2004

The Dog That Didn't Bark Condi's defense of Bush's pressing Clarke to find an Iraqi connection to 9/11 is correct, up to a point. It was a question that had to be asked, even though the answer was as certain as a sunset. Clearly, our rule-by-his-gut President was going with his gut on this one -- after all, Cheney, Condi, Wolfie and Rummy had all been tutoring him on the state-based theory of combatting terrorism from day one. Rule-By-His-Gut may be a slow learner, but after 8 months something probably sunk in. That the only question Bush asked of Clarke was "what's the connection to Iraq" is the real butt scorcher here. Here you are, the President of the United States, your country had just been attacked by terrorists, and you're in the room with the man who been deeply involved in the anti-terrorist efforts of four presidents, who knew more about terrorism's roster, financing, networks, activities, locations and tactics than just about anyone else on the planet. And the only question you can come up with is "What's up with Iraq?"??? No request for recommendations, no discussion of tactical options, nothing. The next time a red-stater proclaims that Bush wasn't asleep at the switch, remind him that when the heat was on, when the country had just been attacked, Bush sent one of his best men on a fool's errand. 8:12:54 AM    Comment []  trackback []

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