What would Clinton do? More like what DID Clinton do?

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Can anyone here tell us what Clinton did to fight terrorism?

-- Cherri (Jessam6@home.com), October 28, 2001

Answers

He killed 24 members of Al Qaeda in one swift attack.

Dumbya has been at it for 6 weeks, has spent about 1,000,000 times as much money, and instead of killing the terrorists, the only thing he has killed are babies.

-- (Dumbya is @ sissy. babykiller), October 28, 2001.


CHerri I do not think he did much of anything. I know you like him.. I feel he was a better talker than president. I think if he was pres now the American people might feel a bit better but not a bomb would be dropped. Give it time.. I think Bush and the people around him will come through. Its not a pretty time in America but we will survive.

-- (yeah@right.com), October 28, 2001.

He had to defend his penis from attacks by jealous repugs. We have a constitutional right to use our penises as we choose, and the repugs were trying to destroy this right. They were jealous because their penises have withered away from lack of use.

Clinton definitely made the right choice, defending penis rights over eliminating terrorists. After all, a world without penis freedom would not be worth living in anyway.

-- nazi repugs (wasted @ valuable. time), October 28, 2001.


Your replies demonstrate your decadence and predict your demise. You believe in nothing but hedonistic pleasure. You will not fight when it your fat American asses are at risk. And they are. Die, decadent gutless scum. Die in pain. We shall skin you alive.

-- (Osama@cutlery.shop), October 28, 2001.

What would Clinton do?

He would fuck the shit out of another plump intern.

-- (like@Minds.com), October 28, 2001.



Lets see here, he appears to have been aware of and trying to develope methods of dealing with terrorism way back in...1993.....

If you don't believe Clinton was seriously involved in trying to prevent terrorism then go to this webpage, pick a year and do a search on the word "terror". What he did is a matter of public record, even if the public wasn't aware.
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents

[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents]
From the 1993 Presidential Documents Online via GPO Access [frwais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:pd02au93_txt-9]

[Page 1460-1463]

Monday, August 2, 1993

Volume 29--Number 30
Pages 1437-1506

Week Ending Friday, July 30, 1993

Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters on Immigration Policy

July 27, 1993

The President. Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.
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Several weeks ago, I asked the Vice President to work with our Departments and Agencies to examine what more might be done about the problems along our borders. I was especially concerned about the growing problems of alien smuggling and international terrorists hiding behind immigrant status, as well as the continuing flow of illegal immigrants across American borders.
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the Vice President presented me with a report spelling out what we might do. I have reviewed that report and approved it.
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The simple fact is that we must not, and we will not, surrender our borders to those who wish to exploit our history of compassion and justice. We cannot tolerate those who traffic in human cargo, nor can we allow our people to be endangered by those who would enter our country to terrorize Americans.
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But to treat terrorists and smugglers as immigrants dishonors the tradition of the immigrants who have made our nation great. And it unfairly taints the millions of immigrants who live here honorably and are a vital part of every segment of our society. Today's initiatives are about stopping crime, toughening the penalties for the criminals, and giving our law enforcement people the tools they need to do their job.
I'm also taking steps today to address the long-term challenges of reforming our immigration policy.

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it's certainly plain to anybody with eyes to see that the border patrol is drastically understaffed, breathtakingly understaffed.
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Q. How much of this counterterrorism provision was sparked by the World Trade Center bombing, and how confident are you that the borders will be safe now from terrorists getting into the United States, if this proposed legislation is enacted?
The President. I can answer the first part; maybe I should invite the Attorney General to comment on the second. There's no question that the World Trade Center bombing has caused us to review a whole range of issues, not just involving immigration, in terms of our ability to deal with the whole threat of actual or potential terrorism. And when that happened, we began in earnest to review not only this issue but the capacity of our law enforcement agencies to deal with it, and we will continue to do that. Attorney General Reno. With respect to the second part, no one can ensure anything, except that we are going to try our best. When I came into office, I found a service that too often did not communicate with law enforcement and vice-versa, that too often was not in communication with other Federal Agencies. I think it's imperative that we bring everyone together to communicate to do everything that we can to address the critical issue of terrorism and to be as vigilant as possible. To ensure our borders at this day and time is a very difficult task, but it is one that is of the highest priority of this administration.
***snip***
But the kinds of practices that are manifest in who can get into this country on an airplane, what kind of illegal smuggling can go on, and the fact that our borders leak like a sieve, those things cannot be permitted to continue in good conscience. It's not good for the American immigrants who are here legally in this country, for the American economy, for the cohesion of our society, or for the rule of law worldwide. And we're going to try to do better. This is a very good first step.
Thank you very much.
Note: The President spoke at 11:38 a.m. in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building.

-- Cherri (Jessam6@home.com), October 28, 2001.


http://frwebgate2.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate.cgi?WAISdocID=416482 5270+2+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve

[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents]
From the 1996 Presidential Documents Online via GPO Access [frwais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:pd25mr96_txt-6]

[Page 512-514]

Monday, March 25, 1996

Volume 32--Number 12
Pages 505-547

Week Ending Friday, March 22, 1996

The President's Radio Address

March 16, 1996

Good morning. I have recently returned from an historic meeting in the Middle East. Twenty-nine leaders from the region and around the world came together in support of peace and against terrorism. Our summit was called to confront an urgent threat. Recent terrorist atrocities in Israel have taken scores of innocent lives, including those of two young Americans. They have jeopardized the hopes of Israelis and Palestinians who long for peace, and they menace the dreams of all the mothers and fathers there who seek a better life for their children.
But the merchants of terror will not succeed. By their acts of violence they have only reinforced the determination of the peacemakers. Whatever the effort, whatever the time it takes, we will prevail because we must.
The violence in Israel is a terrible reminder of the challenges we all face to protect the security of our Nation and our people. For while we live in an age of great possibility, we face new perils as well. Open societies and open markets are on the march. And the dawn of the information age is creating exciting new opportunities to build a brighter future. But as barriers fall the free-

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dom and openness that make our Nation strong can also make us vulnerable. The freedom and openness that will bring Americans almost 3 million new jobs in the next few years in telecommunications alone, spurred on by the telecommunications bill I signed just a few weeks ago, also mean that our democratic societies which have to be open to new people and products and information are also more vulnerable because they're open to threats that all too easily can cross national borders.

Terrorism is a part of the growing web of threats that include the spread of weapons of mass destruction, drug trafficking, and organized crime. I have made our fight against terrorism a national security priority. And in order to defeat these forces of destruction, we need every tool at our disposal.

The United States maintains strong sanctions on states that sponsor terrorism. We have stepped up cooperation with other nations to root out terrorists before they act and to capture them when they do. We have increased funding, manpower, and training for our law enforcement agencies to combat terrorism. And our efforts are yielding results.

We made swift arrests after the attacks on the World Trade Center and Oklahoma City.

Today those responsible for the World Trade Center bombing are behind bars.

In the last 3 years the United States has arrested more terrorists than at any time in our history, plucking them from hiding all around the world and bringing them to justice for their crimes. This progress is dramatic, but we must do more.

Yet on the same day I was in the Middle East rallying the world community to fight terrorism, some in Congress, led by Republicans, were taking apart piece by piece the tough legislation designed to beat back that very threat.
More than a year ago I sent a bill to Congress that would strengthen our ability to investigate, prosecute, and punish terrorist activity. After the Oklahoma City bombing I made that legislation even stronger. My efforts were guided by three firm goals: first, to protect American lives without infringing on American rights; second, to give law enforcement officials the tools they need to do the job; and third, to make sure that terrorists are barred from our country.
The congressional leaders promised to send me that bill by last Memorial Day, 6 weeks after the Oklahoma City tragedy. The Senate passed counterterrorism legislation last June. But now, less than 6 weeks before the anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, the House has finally acted to gut the bill. The House took the teeth out of our efforts to fight terrorism. Unbelievably, the House voted to give law enforcement officials fewer tools to fight terrorism than they have to fight far less horrible crimes here at home.
First, the bill had a provision to chemically mark the explosive materials terrorists use to build their deadly bombs. If we know where explosives come from, we have a better chance of figuring out who used them. The House voted to strip this law enforcement tool because for some reason the Washington gun lobby opposed it. The House and the Washington gun lobby are against giving law enforcement the ability to trace explosives. I know we should be able to keep up with materials terrorists use to build bombs.
The House also voted to let terrorists like Hamas continue to raise money in America by stripping the Justice Department's authority to designate organizations as terrorist and thereby stop them from raising funds in the United States. The House voted against allowing us to deport foreigners who support terrorist activities more quickly, and it voted to cripple our ability to use high-tech surveillance to keep up with stealthy and fast-moving terrorists.
At the same time the bill went easy on terrorists, it got tough on law enforcement officials. The House stripped a provision that would have helped protect police officers from cop-killer bullets. And it ordered a commission to study not the terrorists but the Federal law enforcement officials who put their lives on the line to fight terrorism.

Even the Republican chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Henry Hyde, couldn't believe what his colleagues did, saying the House eviscerated the terrorism bill.

I urge the Senate to stand firm and turn this bill back into the strong antiterrorism legislation I want to sign and America needs.
Our Nation has felt the lash of terrorism. We know its terrible costs, and we know that

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only America can lead the world's fight against it. We can't let the gun lobby turn America into a safe house for terrorists. Congress should get back on track and send me tough legislation that cracks down on terrorism. It should listen to the cries of the victims and the hopes of our children, not the back-alley whispers of the gun lobby.
Thanks for listening.

Note: The address was recorded at 5:08 p.m. on March 15 in the Roosevelt Room at the White House for broadcast at 10:06 a.m. on March 16.

-- Cherri (Jessam6@home.com), October 29, 2001.


[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents]
From the 1999 Presidential Documents Online via GPO Access [frwais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:pd25oc99_txt-3]

[Page 2065]

Monday, October 25, 1999

Volume 35--Number 42
Pages 2065-2124

Week Ending Friday, October 22, 1999

Statement on United Nations Security Council Action Against
International Terrorism and the Taliban

October 15, 1999

I applaud the U.N. Security Council for taking a strong stand against international terrorism today and demanding that the Taliban stop harboring Usama bin Ladin. The Security Council's resolution, which passed by a unanimous vote, will result in economic sanctions being placed on the Taliban if they do not deliver bin Ladin within 30 days to a country where he can be brought to justice.
The Security Council's action demonstrates the international community's understanding of the threat posed by bin Ladin and his network of terrorists. Despite the condemnation of scores of countries after the 1998 bombing of our Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, the Taliban has continued to allow bin Ladin and his network to operate training camps, make threats against the United States and others, and plan terrorist operations from their bases in Afghanistan. Now the international community has spoken with one voice. The sanctions the U.N. has chosen parallel the unilateral ones that the United States placed on the Taliban in July and will result in the restriction of landing rights of airlines owned, leased, or operated by or on behalf of the Taliban, the freezing of Taliban accounts around the world, and the prohibition of investment in any undertaking owned or controlled by the Taliban.
The international community has sent a clear message. The choice between cooperation and isolation lies with the Taliban.

Note: This item was not received in time for publication in the appropriate issue.



-- Cherri (jessam5@home.com), November 01, 2001.


Hey, don't lay the blame for 9-11 at my door step. I talked my ass off. I told eveyone else to do something about terrorism. That weinnie Gore was supposed to do something but he's PWed. I tossed around a few cruise missles and warned everyone to standby. I checked the polls everyday and everybody said I was doing a great job. I did what the American people wanted. I was and am a great President. I never had sex with anyone including Hillary, BLAUGH! Our daughter was one of those same things Christians say created Jesus. Muslims know I love them, I never attacked them during Ramadon but I really showed those Christians, I had Elian Gonzalas abducted over their most holy holiday, EASTER. Ha-ha. I was the best. I am the best. Only problem is, now that I don't have the bully-pulpit I can't lie to the American people anymore and the truth about me is slowly coming out. My legacy will be one of the shortest worst ever written . And all those people I pardoned, where are they? Why aren't they standing up for me? Did they think money was all that was required for my forgiveness? Poor me. Oh, poor Bill Clinton. Pray for me for I am doomed to HELL for my sins.

-- innocent bystander (billclinton@monicasy.com), December 31, 2001.

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