.....there was no 9/11 and no war in Iraq?
https://gma.yahoo.com/bill-clinton-h...opstories.html
My impression on Bush prior to 9/11 was that he was more focused on his domestic agenda. He seemed to have a hands-off policy when it came to international conflict issues such as in the Middle East and the civil war in an African country that I can't remember. It was soon after 9/11 that his policies went through a dramatic change. When we note that most of the criticism and jokes on him were on Iraq or influenced by that situation, I get the feeling that the opinions on him would've been totally different had 9/11 never happened.Hours before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, former President Bill Clinton told an audience in Australia about his missed chance to kill attack mastermind Osama bin Laden, according to audio released this week.
Clinton was speaking at a business meeting in Melbourne when the topic turned to terrorism.
“I’m just saying, you know, if I were Osama bin Laden ... He’s a very smart guy. I spent a lot of time thinking about him. And I nearly got him once,” Clinton said in the audio, which was recorded by former Liberal Party head Michael Kroger and aired by Sky News.
“I nearly got him. And I could have killed him, but I would have had to destroy a little town called Kandahar in Afghanistan and kill 300 innocent women and children, and then I would have been no better than him.
“And so I didn’t do it.”.....
I can't blame Clinton. I remember the accidental missile attack on the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. It was accidental in that the US didn't know that it was a Chinese embassy. This was a major setback for Clinton. I remember the reaction of the Chinese and the other people, and I understand why. We might say that Clinton should've killed Bin Ladin when he had the chance, but without the knowledge that 9/11 would happen, I too would've hesitated on that decision.
I don't know how the economy would've been. I hear that the costly war in Iraq worsened the economy that was already stagnating due to the numerous dotcom companies that went belly up.
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