Giuliani defends Clinton on 9/11 efforts

[truthpusher]

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/09/27/giuliani_defends_clinton_on_911_efforts/

Giuliani defends Clinton on 9/11 efforts

By Matt Sedensky, Associated Press Writer | September 27, 2006

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. --Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani defended Bill Clinton on Wednesday over the former president's counterterrorism efforts, saying recent criticism on preventing the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is wrong.

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"The idea of trying to cast blame on President Clinton is just wrong for many, many reasons, not the least of which is I don't think he deserves it," Giuliani said in response to a question after an appearance with fellow Republican Charlie Crist, who is running for governor. "I don't think President Bush deserves it. The people who deserve blame for Sept. 11, I think we should remind ourselves, are the terrorists -- the Islamic fanatics -- who came here and killed us and want to come here again and do it."

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Giuliani said he believed Clinton, like his successor, did everything he could with the information he was provided.

"Every American president I've known would have given his life to prevent an attack like that. That includes President Clinton, President Bush," the former mayor said. "They did the best they could with the information they had at the time."

Giuliani also said a recently declassified report that said the Iraq war had become a "cause celebre" for Islamic extremists demonstrated the need to continue the fight there.

"The jihadists very much want a victory in Iraq. They feel that if they could defeat us in Iraq they will have a great victory for terrorism," Giuliani said. "What that should do is organize us to say if they want a big victory in Iraq then we have to deprive them of that victory."

[babylonsister]

1. How bipartisan of him!

:sarcasm:

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. Giuliani doesn't want to play the blame game

because the trail leads directly back to him, Bernie Kerik and Jerome Hauer.

[Roy]

3. Sure, it happens everytime....

Anytime it begins to get crystal clear that Bush incompetence has cost lives, they come out with the 'it's not the Dem's or repubs fault' crap. Plenty of blame to go around crap.
After Dems have done everything possible to avert or relieve a situation compared to Repubs sitting around twaddling.

[MichiganVote]

4. Awww...that's sweet...* gave $43million to the Taliaban in May 2001

What more need be said...

[jayfish]

5. Republicans Don't Want To Talk About Terra All Of The Sudden?

:cry:

A master-stroke by the Clintons. They have turned the terra game right around on the spineless Rethugs. It's beautiful.

Jay

[gauguin57]

6. Giuliani featured in some WAY LAME ads for Ricky Santorum in PA now.

Rudy babbles on about how Rick Santorum supports our first responders! Really lame ad.

Pardon me, but who DOESN'T "support" our first responders?

What strange bedfellows -- Rudy G., who lived with a gay couple when 9/11 happened (he called one of the men "Mom") and who loves to dress in drag at various events ... shilling for Man-on-Dog Santorum!!!

YIKES!