"Bush, when he came into office, didn't want to do anything the way Clinton did things. He turned his back on the Middle East and in doing so created an atmosphere where the bin Laden's of the world had a lot of sympathy and support in the Arab world."

According to the Aug 6th PDB, Clinton's actions prompted Ben Laden's attacks on the US. No matter what we do, Arabs are going to assume we side with Israel, we always have and it's political suicide to suggest anything else.

Actually, not doing things the way Clinton did so many things is a positive thing for must of us. Want to rent the Lincoln bedroom? Buy a Presidential pardon? Don't let him around your daughter. Clinton was a joke across much of the world, at least from my personal experience. You couldn't catch a cab in a foreign country without someone telling a Clinton joke.