Bill Clinton: I got closer to Killing Bin Laden

[brettdale]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/24/clinton.binladen/index.html

Bill Clinton: I got closer to killing bin Laden

NEW YORK (CNN) -- In a contentious taped interview that aired on "Fox News Sunday," former president Bill Clinton vigorously defended his efforts as president to capture and kill al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

"I got closer to killing him than anybody has gotten since. And if I were still president, we'd have more than 20,000 troops there trying to kill him," Clinton said, referring to Afghanistan.

"We do have a government that thinks Afghanistan is one-seventh as important as Iraq," he added, referring to the approximately 140,000 U.S. troops in Iraq. (Watch Clinton go on defensive -- 1:18)

[Bucky]

1. "Clinton go on defensive"? Huh? That was the best defense (a good offense)

That was a hammer job on a little nail.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. He should have slapped Chris Wallrus across the studio

just to lighten the mood.

[patricia92243]

3. LOL - I can just imagine that! n/t

[bridgit]

4. i think Wallace was tripping when Clinton came at him tapping him...

on what looked like his knee...talk about in your face :rofl: