that Bush paid little attention to the real threat posed by al Qaida durring this time (NOT EVEN RICHARD CLARKE SUGGESTS THIS TO BE THE CASE)

Actually, Teribus, he did ...and quite clearly too.

When you say 'even', the affect takes on a subtile form of slight or delegitimization... Are you so 'credible' that you can substantiate that Clarke's testimony under oath is suspect? Clarke may be the most qualified person in the entire world to critique Bush's performance on terrorism.

I don't think you are in a position to make any claims about bias or partisanship here Teribus...
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