Remember, Smirky disbanded the OBL CIA unit

[deminks]

that was started om 1996, Alec Station. Let's see, who was president in 1996, was it CLINTON?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/04/AR2006070400375.html

[Roland99]

1. And a Dem-sponsored amendment to recent legislation restored it!

[deminks]

2. Thanks, I didn't know that it was restored.

:thumbsup:

[joanski0]

3. And funded it with enough money for two years to

look exclusively for Osama. Ted Stevens had a hissy fit, but all Republicans had to vote for it so they wouldn't look soft on Osama. As I recall, the amendments was sponsored by both North Dakota Senators, Dorgan and Conrad. Stevens accused them of politization.

[deminks]

4. Here is a link I found

It does quote Stevens:

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/8408.html

There was minimal political backlash, in large part because the administration successfully hid the story on a day in which very few people saw it. Nevertheless, yesterday, a proposal from Senate Democrats reversed the Bush gang's move.

The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to reinstate a special CIA unit hunting for Osama bin Laden as it passed a $469 billion Pentagon funding bill. <…>

Senators unanimously backed an amendment pushed by Democrats to add $200 million to reinstate an intelligence team dedicated to finding bin Laden, the al Qaeda leader behind the September 11 attacks.

Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska blasted the amendment as a politically motivated "slam at the intelligence community," but urged fellow Republicans to go on record supporting it.

Sometimes, it's just impossible not to find Stevens amusing, isn't it?

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This happened September 7, 2006. Very recent. Thanks again.