Just Not Getting It

Ok, I was just starting to forgive the man for forgetting what the definition of "is" is (among other things), but now he's forgotten what "ex" means, as in "ex-president." Yes, Bill Clinton is back on the scene, and under the impression that someone cares what he thinks:

On the Middle East, Mr Clinton said Mr Bush had mistakenly disengaged from the region. He praised Colin Powell, which will do the US Secretary of State little good in a White House where some suspect he is a closet Democrat.

"I think it was a mistake to get out for a year," Mr Clinton said. "The important thing is, right now, that they be involved. I always thought that Secretary Powell wanted to do that."

Now, I've tried not to rag too much on the Clinton administration's negligence with regards to Al-Qaeda. There is something to be said for the “we didn’t actually think they would actually try something like 9-11.” Such an attack was obviously suicidal to any organization that tried it. Deterrence had worked for the past 50 years.

However, we underestimated our enemies as much as they underestimated us. I can almost forgive the Clinton administration for not believing in the threat. The events of September 11 would seem far-fetched to any of us if someone warned us of the attack in August of ’01.

I can also look beyond the fact that, during Clinton’s Presidency, our naval sea-transport capability was reduced to practically zilch. I mean, hell, that’s just what Democrats do, isn’t it?

The Middle East is a different matter. Clinton’s statements are not only hypocritical, but irresponsible and vile. Clinton is responsible for continually strengthening the thuggish regime of Yassir Arafat, while weakening America’s long-time ally, Israel. The Oslo Accords didn’t provide a framework for peace, they provided Arafat and his friends in Hamas a chance to purchase guns and ammunition. Arafat doesn’t want peace. He, and his henchmen, have made that sufficiently clear. Continued negotiations with the Palestinian Authority just gives them more cover to plan bombings against civilians.

There are no, potential “Peace Partners” in any level of Palestinian society. There are only combatants who see that terrorism gets results. At every point, Clinton, and the Department of State, tried desperately to appease a dictatorial and dangerously violent regime, and now we’re left with a people who overwhelmingly support suicide-bombing civilians as a legitimate political act. That is the legacy of Clinton’s policy, and anyone who would listen to his advice on foreign policy after the events of the last year is beyond stupid.

 

Posted by Captain Mojo at July 28, 2002 08:17 PM | TrackBack