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It's an interesting claim, but unlikely. The more realistic charge is that Bush/cheney didn't take the threat of al Qaeda seriously or had other plans/interests.

Certainly Richard Clarke's book Against all Enemies really documents that aspect of the bush administration, which could be summarised as "if Clinton did it, we won't". Clinton was very worried about al Qaeda. I imagine they were such american supremacists that they couldn't imagine a bunch of tribal ragheads could provide any threat to the US.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sun Dec 6th, 2009 at 07:44:19 AM EST
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It's an interesting claim, but unlikely.

Really?  Why so?  And good morning!

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Sun Dec 6th, 2009 at 07:57:46 AM EST
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Primarily for the reason in the second paragraph. They simply didn't believe the gnat could hurt the elephant.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sun Dec 6th, 2009 at 08:47:05 AM EST
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