News Of The Incompetent
And that's being generous. It was revealed today that the Bush Administration received yet another warning about its pre-9/11 attitude about terrorism (that is, its refusal to care about the issue at all), and the imminent danger facing the country. A long-serving public servant made the remarks at a speech in February of 2001. He said that the Bush administration was:
"Paying no attention" to terrorism.
"What they will do is stagger along until there's a major incident and then suddenly say, 'Oh my God, shouldn't we be organized to deal with this.'"
So who said this? Richard Clarke? Paul O'Neill? Joseph Wilson?
No. It was L. Paul Bremer, current Viceroy of Iraq.
Not Scott McClellan's blatant lie, refuted by the aforementioned Messrs. Clarke and O'Neill:
"The actions we took prior to Sept. 11 demonstrate that we took the terrorist threat seriously. The first major foreign policy directive was a comprehensive, aggressive strategy to eliminate al-Qaida."
(edited for spelling)
And that's being generous. It was revealed today that the Bush Administration received yet another warning about its pre-9/11 attitude about terrorism (that is, its refusal to care about the issue at all), and the imminent danger facing the country. A long-serving public servant made the remarks at a speech in February of 2001. He said that the Bush administration was:
"Paying no attention" to terrorism.
"What they will do is stagger along until there's a major incident and then suddenly say, 'Oh my God, shouldn't we be organized to deal with this.'"
So who said this? Richard Clarke? Paul O'Neill? Joseph Wilson?
No. It was L. Paul Bremer, current Viceroy of Iraq.
Not Scott McClellan's blatant lie, refuted by the aforementioned Messrs. Clarke and O'Neill:
"The actions we took prior to Sept. 11 demonstrate that we took the terrorist threat seriously. The first major foreign policy directive was a comprehensive, aggressive strategy to eliminate al-Qaida."
(edited for spelling)
posted by Jude at 9:09 PM
