Originally posted by Saurdaukar
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1993 - WTC #1 - Captured tried and convicted the perps.
(the same perps were planning to kill the Pope and to blow up 12 US airliners simultaneously. didn't happen.
Clinton tripled the counterterrorism budget for the FBI and doubled counterterrorism funding overall.
Both very successful crime bills included anti-terror provisions.
His was the 1st administration to coordinate Nationwide simulations to test preparedness of local response teams for terrorist attacks.
Created the 1st nationwide stockpile of vaccines including 40 million doses of smallpox vaccine.
When Clinton asked for even more funding in 1996 Orin Hatch (R) said " The administration would be wise to utilize the resources already provided before asking for more."
Clinton asked for increased wiretap authority after the Oklahoma City bombing... Gingrich helped shut it down. (Can you say "Patriot Act"?)
Immediately after the embassy bombings in Kenya Clinton issued a Presidential directive authorizing the assasination of OBL.
Clinton appointed Richard Clark as the 1st National Antiterrorism Coordinator.
Before Clinton left office he directed Clark to come up with a plan...That plan was presented to Condi and GWB and it included....
1. Attack and break up Al Quaida cells
2. Attack financial support freeze assets.
3. Assist other Govt's having Al Quaida trouble (Yemen, Phillipines and Uzbekistan)
4. Scale up covert action in Afghanistan to eliminate training camps and get to Bin Laden
5. Support the Northern Alliance and palce special forces on the ground in Afghanistan.
(exactly what Bush decided to do..... too late)
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