RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Missouri Young Republicans?

["F Vernon Green" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I also know, from Clinton's own words in an interview with Larry King, that
he wanted to do something about him. He felt he could not do it though
because the American people would either not have supported it, or they
would have felt that he was only doing it to cover up his problems in the
White House.

This is the problem though and brings me back to the original point.
Clinton's problems hindered his ability to perform leadership. Based on his
own admissions, poll numbers hindered his leadership ability. If he truly
felt that Bin Laden was such a problem, he was the most powerful man on
earth, he should have done something about it plain and simple.

I think Bush dropped the ball with Bin Laden as well. He should have been
more serious about it, I think he was gearing up to deal with the problem,
it is too bad it took him too long to get there. At least he did not listen
to public opinion or world opinion on going after the threat though and
showed true leadership at that point.

I think he has some other people to deal with yet though, and I think those
countries are going to yet bite him in the ass.

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Subject: RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Missouri Young Republicans?

On Thu, 8 Jul 2004, F Vernon Green wrote:

> You might not like it, but the country needs a leader, not someone that 
> looks at polling data and changes his mind based on the popular opinion. 
> That is a dangerous precedent and one that allowed Osama Bin Laden to 
> flourish under Clinton. Clinton would not do anything about Bin Laden, 
> even though he identified him as a threat because he felt that the 
> American populace would not like the idea.

Of course, bin Laden didn't attack the WTC and Pentagon until Bush was 
President, and Bush didn't stop him.  Objectively, it looks like Clinton 
stopped him but Bush failed.  If you've been reading the news in the past 
few months you know that the Clinton administration was very concerned 
about Al Quaeda and they warned Bush about the problem, but their warnings 
were not taken seriously enough.

Mike
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