What happened to the Bush Administration regarding terrorism is that they regarded it as a secondary issue, and associated with Clinton. One of those Clinton issues.

Quote by Sidney Blumenthal

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Dick Clarke, who was head of counter-terrorism in the National Security Council, pushed constantly for...

Dick Clarke, who was head of counter-terrorism in the National Security Council, pushed constantly for...

Every decision that they take has enormous consequences, and ripple out from the White House.

Every decision that they take has enormous consequences, and ripple out from the White House.

The biggest mistakes, early on, involved foreign policy and involved the strategy for health care.

The biggest mistakes, early on, involved foreign policy and involved the strategy for health care.

At the same time, Clinton was doing a lot things right, like the economy.

At the same time, Clinton was doing a lot things right, like the economy.

As I said, if you don't stand up for yourself, people aren't going to think...

As I said, if you don't stand up for yourself, people aren't going to think...

On health care, virtually every political error that could be made was made.

On health care, virtually every political error that could be made was made.

On the contrary, it might even be a projection of what the truth is of...

On the contrary, it might even be a projection of what the truth is of...

Even on education, his one accomplishment, the Leave No Child Behind Act, and he has...

Even on education, his one accomplishment, the Leave No Child Behind Act, and he has...

If there were any clear investigation of 9/11, they wouldn't let Louie Freeh off the...

If there were any clear investigation of 9/11, they wouldn't let Louie Freeh off the...

The book shows Clinton in the presidency as a profile in growth.

And Louis Freeh was a completely dysfunctional FBI Director, who was actually waging his own...

And Louis Freeh was a completely dysfunctional FBI Director, who was actually waging his own...

Clinton was very early on aware of the problem of international terrorism.

Clinton was very early on aware of the problem of international terrorism.

But presidents matter. That's one of the biggest lessons I learned being in the White...

But presidents matter. That's one of the biggest lessons I learned being in the White...

It was the biggest suppression of voting rights in our country's history since Jim Crow....

It was the biggest suppression of voting rights in our country's history since Jim Crow....

Clinton took very tough decisions on the economy.

Clinton took very tough decisions on the economy.

Bill Clinton was in the line of great progressive presidents who faced the realities in...

Bill Clinton was in the line of great progressive presidents who faced the realities in...

22 million new jobs under President Clinton. 3 million lost under Bush.

22 million new jobs under President Clinton. 3 million lost under Bush.

The attack on Clinton on terrorism is entirely politically inspired by the right-wing of the...

The attack on Clinton on terrorism is entirely politically inspired by the right-wing of the...

It was an absurd theory that by cutting taxes you would increase government revenues, because...

It was an absurd theory that by cutting taxes you would increase government revenues, because...

It wasn't simply that Clinton created the greatest prosperity in the country's history. Or that...

It wasn't simply that Clinton created the greatest prosperity in the country's history. Or that...