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Originally Posted by davidd
<Not defending Bush>
I forgot, how long was he in office before the attack?
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It was 8 months. Considering that Richard Clarke & Co. remained on duty, it's not like they were starting from scratch. Clinton was working on terrorism in his final years, but Bush showed zero interest prior to 9/11.
Also, I've seen a lot of conservatives slam Clinton for not retaliating for the Cole bombing. The fact is that the FBI investigation didn't end until Bush's first week in office three months later. Everyone knew that bin-Laden did it, but it took time to pin him down with verifiable evidence. It was then Bush's job to take action, and he didn't.