Let's not forget that the majority of 9/11 planning happened under the Clinton staff's watch, before anyone could predict GW of all people would get in the White House. Let's also not forget that Clinton has backed GW on his mid-east policy most of the time and he never hesitated to prove he could use our military. That said, no President has enabled terrorist more then Clinton.
What message did this send? The Cole bombing happened one year latter.
