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Originally Posted by buckman
And the ground work was put in place by Clinton and the urgency caused by the 9/11 attacks.
And now your hero is following the Bush plan. Your words not mine. Why the free pass?
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Clinton policy was driven by actions during his second term. Saddam was increasingly flaunting the UN. This led to many calls for increased action, even by Democrats...but nobody (aside from the the neocons) was looking for an invasion.
In 2001 Saddam wasn't even being seen as much of a threat.
Both Powell and Rice made strong statements in the months before 9/11 that sanctions were working and Saddam was contained.
Then, suddenly, Saddam was the trigger for a nuke attack in the USA.
So I don't see how Clinton laid the groundwork for anything.
-spence