Ever since Sept. 11, the American people have been trying to figure out what went wrong with our national security network. But now that certain defense members of the Bush and Clinton Administrations have finally decided to meet with the 9-11 Commission this week, maybe there's a smidgen of a chance they'll shed some light on the answers we've been searching for all these years. Then again, there's also a smidgen of a chance that "Dawn of the Dead" could win the Best Picture Oscar next year, but that doesn't mean there's no chance.
Powell, Rumsfeld, Cohen Take Stand Before 9-11 Commission
Monday marked the beginning of the 9-11 Commission's interviews with the Who's Who of the Bush and Clinton Administrations' national defense and safety departments to figure out exactly what went wrong on Sept. 11, 2001 and why Osama Bin Laden wasn't stopped.
All of this back and forth blaming started after former White House counter-terrorism expert Richard Clark (no relation to presidential candidate Wesley Clark, anti-aging mutant Dick Clark or sugary confection the Clark Bar) started blabbing to "60 Minutes" about how the Bush Administration ignored the warnings about Al-Qaeda and how they pushed him to use the attacks as an excuse to go after Iraq. Now with Republicans and Democrats tossing more blame at each other than a knocked-up whore on "The Jerry Springer Show," the 9-11 attacks have become what we feared they always would become between Republicans and Democrats - a game of "Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar?".
Democrats are echoing Clark's sentiments while Republicans blame the Clinton Administration for not stopping Bin Laden when they were in office. But the truth is never going to come out because each party is more interested in saying what they can to protect their side than to actually finding out what went wrong.
Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld actually said the reason they didn't find Bin Laden in time is because the intelligence they received didn't indicate such a thing was happening. I find that fascinating because when it came to the accuracy of reports about Iraq gathering enriched uranium in Africa, their intelligence is 100% correct. But now, he's saying the CIA couldn't find both of their hands with a flashlight even if their fingers they were on fire?
Former Clinton Defense Secretary William Cohen also said his people tried to kill Bin Laden numerous time, which pleased former Senator and Commissioner Bob Kerrey about as much as sitting on a cactus who said, "We had a round in our chamber, and we didn't use it." Cohen and Kerrey are scheduled to face off in a "Yo Momma So Fat..." contest later this week to settle the dispure.
The only shining grace for keeping this debate from becoming a partisan blame game came from National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice who said both the Clinton and Bush Administrations did everything in their power to bring terrorism to a standstill. I was shocked when I read her editorial about it in the Dallas Morning News Tuesday morning because she's normally pretty partisan when it comes to national security issues. She's also pretty. But, like the rest of this country, maybe she's tired of focusing on who to blame and more on bringing the perpetraitors to justice.
But it looks the only way she's going to keep both sides from using 9-11 to tear each apart is if she lines them all up for a spanking. But, hey, a guy like me can always dream, can't he?
Powell, Rumsfeld, Cohen Take Stand Before 9-11 Commission
Monday marked the beginning of the 9-11 Commission's interviews with the Who's Who of the Bush and Clinton Administrations' national defense and safety departments to figure out exactly what went wrong on Sept. 11, 2001 and why Osama Bin Laden wasn't stopped.
All of this back and forth blaming started after former White House counter-terrorism expert Richard Clark (no relation to presidential candidate Wesley Clark, anti-aging mutant Dick Clark or sugary confection the Clark Bar) started blabbing to "60 Minutes" about how the Bush Administration ignored the warnings about Al-Qaeda and how they pushed him to use the attacks as an excuse to go after Iraq. Now with Republicans and Democrats tossing more blame at each other than a knocked-up whore on "The Jerry Springer Show," the 9-11 attacks have become what we feared they always would become between Republicans and Democrats - a game of "Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar?".
Democrats are echoing Clark's sentiments while Republicans blame the Clinton Administration for not stopping Bin Laden when they were in office. But the truth is never going to come out because each party is more interested in saying what they can to protect their side than to actually finding out what went wrong.
Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld actually said the reason they didn't find Bin Laden in time is because the intelligence they received didn't indicate such a thing was happening. I find that fascinating because when it came to the accuracy of reports about Iraq gathering enriched uranium in Africa, their intelligence is 100% correct. But now, he's saying the CIA couldn't find both of their hands with a flashlight even if their fingers they were on fire?
Former Clinton Defense Secretary William Cohen also said his people tried to kill Bin Laden numerous time, which pleased former Senator and Commissioner Bob Kerrey about as much as sitting on a cactus who said, "We had a round in our chamber, and we didn't use it." Cohen and Kerrey are scheduled to face off in a "Yo Momma So Fat..." contest later this week to settle the dispure.
The only shining grace for keeping this debate from becoming a partisan blame game came from National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice who said both the Clinton and Bush Administrations did everything in their power to bring terrorism to a standstill. I was shocked when I read her editorial about it in the Dallas Morning News Tuesday morning because she's normally pretty partisan when it comes to national security issues. She's also pretty. But, like the rest of this country, maybe she's tired of focusing on who to blame and more on bringing the perpetraitors to justice.
But it looks the only way she's going to keep both sides from using 9-11 to tear each apart is if she lines them all up for a spanking. But, hey, a guy like me can always dream, can't he?
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