A great comparison of what */Clinton did right and wrong

[CatWoman]

On March 24, Richard Clarke delivered a persuasive performance in front of the commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks. Clarke—who has worked for Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush, serving as counterterrorism chief for the last two—apologized for his failures in fighting al-Qaida. Then he slammed the Bush administration for paying insufficient attention to the terrorist threat in the summer of 2001. His new book, Against All Enemies, makes similar points at greater length.

Although the book amounts to a chronicle of what many in the present Bush administration did wrong (and what Clarke and Clinton did right), it is neither shrill nor overly self-congratulatory. Unlike some of the books Slate has diced and julienned in this space, this one's worth reading, mostly for Clarke's informed account of al-Qaida's rise and the U.S. government's awareness of the threat. But since you may not have time to read the whole thing, Slate presents Clarke's most salient pieces of criticism and praise.

http://slate.msn.com/id/2097803/

[Blue_Roses]

1. Bought it this morning and

I can't put it down. It really is a good book. I'm pretty selective when I choose to read a political book, 'cause I really just want the facts without all the bullshit. This one is intriguing, well-written, as well as educating. I have learned more about Hezzebollah and these other terroist groups in one day than in all the years I have been politically active. Grant it, I'm only half way through it so I haven't gotten to the part where all the stink is about, but I am pacing myself to make sure I absorb every word and tone of Clarke's writing.

As I read this, I get a sense that Clarke is not only a extremely focused and intelligent man, but one who sincerely has a passion for what he speaks of---terroism. No doubt the man is an expert. I'm glad to know that there is someone like him who feels as strong as he does to weed and work to eliminate anyone or group who will use terroism to hurt us or other soveriegn countries.

I genuinely don't believe this is a partisan issue for him. He's too professional for that crap (and I wouldn't be surprised if he's said those very words). It's Bush who's making it a partisan issue, 'cause he's so extremely incompetent as a President. No news here though:eyes:

Now on to read the other half of the book:)