GEORGE W. BUSH, FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT: I can hear you. The rest of the world hears you. And the people --
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
BUSH: And the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
(END VIDEO CLIP)
The operative word is "soon." Osama bin Laden escaped our grasp at Tora Bora, and Bush changed his tune. Less than six months after his stirring Ground Zero talk, Bush addressed the subject of bin Laden, the leader of "the people who knocked these buildings down:"
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, March 13, 2002)
GEORGE W. BUSH, FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT: Again, I don't know where he is. I repeat what I said. I truly am not that concerned about him.
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Bush had given up. Late 2005, he made it official -- Bush dissolved the CIA unit that tracked bin Laden, Alec Station, which had been formed in 1996.
Yes, I have heard the opinion that those who criticize Bush's decision to close Alec Station do not understand intelligence. To that I say: Those 'Bushies' do not understand leadership -- Bush should have informed the American people when he made that decision and why he made it. Instead, the news leaked out six months later....
And, now, Bush wants a TY.
Thank You, Weasel, for all you did. [rolleyes]
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