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Festivito

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3. Wow! The same GW Bush that said killing OBL was a waste, trying to hit a camel's butt with a missle?

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Mon Aug 1, 2016, 07:41 AM

Aug 2016

During the election turned SCOTUS selection of 2000, Bill Clinton, still president, had 24/7 watch on OBL Osama bin Laden with missiles ready to launch from a waiting ship in order to kill OBL. GW Bush joked about it while campaigning. And, once selected, dropped the idea of killing that Saudi born OBL fella along with dropping Clinton's daily briefings on terrorism.

Then came 9/11/2001.

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Remember when Obama bungled the Katrina-response and GWB killed Bin Laden? [View all] DetlefK Aug 2016 OP

And it was Chris Kyle who pulled the trigger! nt anoNY42 Aug 2016 #1

do these people wake up and take acid every day? spanone Aug 2016 #2

They'd be smarter if they did. GeorgeGist Aug 2016 #4

Worse - they wake up and turn on Fox and Friends every day. nt flygal Aug 2016 #6

Wow! The same GW Bush that said killing OBL was a waste, trying to hit a camel's butt with a missle? Festivito Aug 2016 #3

Yes. Bush pacefully set up the kill shot over a seven year time period. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2016 #5