Bush contracting out security to Pakistan: Clinton

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TORONTO (AFP)

Former US president Bill Clinton on Thursday accused President George W Bush’s administration of contracting out US security and the hunt for Osama bin Laden to Pakistan, in its zeal to wage war in Iraq.

Though he didn’t mention Bush by name, Clinton, on a book tour in Canada, said the Iraq war had drained resources which could have been better spent chasing the suspected mastermind of the September 11 attacks.

“We will never know if we could have gotten him (Bin Laden), because we didn’t make it a priority,” Clinton said in an interview with CBC television. ..

“Why did we put our number one security threat in the hands of the Pakistanis with us playing the supporting role and put all our military resources into Iraq which was I think at best our number five security threat?” asked Clinton. ...

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1. I saw that on CBC here in New York...Clinton was

mesmerizing! When a newscaster(in this case it was Peter Manbridge) is talking to Clinton they can ask him intelligent questions and he will answer them in kind.

[Catherine Vincent]

2. That's my Clinton!

Love ya, Big Dog!:loveya: