How would YOU interpret this excerpt from a 9/11 Commission story?

[wyldwolf]

Two days of testimony before the commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks have revealed that U.S. officials from President Bush (news - web sites) down failed to respond adequately to growing signs that a terror strike was imminent in the summer of 2001.

Senior officials of both the Bush and Clinton administrations have faced tough questioning by commissioners, suggesting that the bipartisan body could issue an extremely critical report in late July.

For Clinton officials, that may affect the way historians judge their tenure. But it could be a much bigger problem for Bush, coming at the height of his re-election campaign.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&ncid=564&e=1&u=/nm/20040324/ts_nm/security_commission_report_dc_3

Reads to me as though the commission has put more of the blame on Bush, but I'm biased. Thoughts?

[BlueEyedSon]

1. Well, it's too late to not re-elect Clinton.

So regardless of who has more blame, it's more of a problem for Bush.....

[yardwork]

4. Sorry for the dupe - I posted mine while you were posting yours!

[yardwork]

2. I read it that blame is being distributed in a partisan manner,

but that the impact will be much worse for W.

Clinton has only his legacy to worry about. W has a reelection to win.

Therefore, even if the blame is placed equally, it will hurt W more.

[RobertSeattle]

3. Tells me Bush should have pushed for the 9/11 commision much sooner

So the results could have been released last year and the attention deficit syndrome US populace could have forgotten it by now.

[yardwork]

7. Very good point!

Monkey-boy has made this mistake a lot.

1. Held up release of Richard Clarke's book until now - doh!

2. Held up commission until now - doh!

He could not have been stupider in planning the timing.

Unfortunately, this just confirms how stupid and incompetent he is - which is really worrisome considering he IS the president.

Evil and stupid is even worse that evil and smart, imo.

What will W do next? Blow up the world by accident? Seriously.

[54anickel]

10. Gee, when you point things out like that, I tend to give even more

credence to those at DU who talk about the "suits" that are really in charge. :tinfoilhat:

[patricia92243]

12. This is the second post saying that the WH had to approve Clarke's book...

befor it could be published. I don't understand this.

[BeFree]

14. Approval

The WH must clear any book written by a former employee to make sure there are no classified items being published. Seems like that shouldn't take but a week or two, eh? The book was presented in November, says patriot Clarke.

Always glad to help a damsel in distress. :lips:

[xchrom]

5. not biased

9-11 didn't happen on clinton's watch -- it did happen on bush's watch. AND bushco did have plenty of warning something{although the description was pretty accurate} was going to happen.
and bush sat on his damn hands.

[Solomon]

6. They're going to try and spread it around to help Bush but it's all

bullshit. Things could have been done with the knowledge we had, to have stopped 9-11. What Clinton did or didn't do is irrelevant to getting chatter about hijackings and not beefing up airport security.

Bush clearly f'd up out of arrogance. But they won't come out this way.

[newscaster]

8. Bias may have nothing to do with it.

911 happened on Bush's watch. He was in office long enough to have a tight rein on things but he did not. If I recall correctly, he had not even finished appointing people to various administration jobs when the WTC was hit.
Bush has been issuing "No Mea Culpas" as fast as his pudgy little hands can move, trying to blame it all on Clinton, but I think the country (hopefully) is smart enough to see thru that and will place the blame right where it belongs.....in Shrub's lap.

[Mountainman]

9. I was thinking of this yesterday.

Clinton has nothing to lose politically. Bush has everything to lose. So this has to hurt Bush more than it does Clinton. Bush has to show he is better than Clinton and so far he hasn't done it. One defense used by BushCo is to point to Clinton. Never do they take credit for their watch.

[swag]

13. delete

[flamingpie2500]

11. More of the blame should be put on Bush--the baton was passed and he

dropped it, AlQueda beat him to the finish line.