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In reply to the discussion: Did you take Al Qaeda / bin Laden seriously before 9/11? [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)62. Yes, and I knew that Bush was ignoring the threat. Posting on a right wing dominated
forum the summer before 9/11 I remember Right Wingers telling me that Clinton was just making 'shit' up when he warned about the threat of terrorism and Bush was right to ignore the Clinton warning.
9/11 could have been stopped, would have been stopped if we had leaders who wanted to stop it.
Clinton had stopped several terrorist attacks including two that would have been worse than 9/11.
That illegal war is what created the situation in the ME today. And doing more of the same will only guarantee MORE OF THE same.
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Interesting choice of username. You're aware that Al Quaeda translates as "The Foundation"?
Electric Monk
Sep 2014
#31
Yup....I was in high school at the time and even I remember those bombings
Cali_Democrat
Sep 2014
#21
I remember the bombings but don't remember hearing Al Quaeda or Osama Bin Laden mentioned
Louisiana1976
Sep 2014
#29
Those who have the ability to look into the archives at this site could check back and see
BKH70041
Sep 2014
#45
No i didn't take them seriously but after they attacked NYC I take them and the fact
hrmjustin
Sep 2014
#28
It's interesting that "did not wish to select any of the options provided." is currently winning. nt
Electric Monk
Sep 2014
#33
Oh yeah right after I saw the classified documents, the daily briefings and
SomethingFishy
Sep 2014
#38
I took them as a threat in the 90s beginning with the embassy bombings, and then the Cole
Uncle Joe
Sep 2014
#48
Yes, and I knew that Bush was ignoring the threat. Posting on a right wing dominated
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#62
Some of us read the "Terror 2000" report and just knew Bush was gonna fuck it up. nt
msanthrope
Sep 2014
#70
JFK was going to end the CIA, Why? Harry Truman regretted the NSA, Why?
orpupilofnature57
Sep 2014
#77