The Mini Series From Hell
It has always been a little undeniable to me that the major networks do have a leftward tilt. That said, I would agree that every now and then they do seem to throw the right a bone. It appears that has happened with the up coming mini series “The Path to 9/11”.
The reaction to this has been pretty incredible. The Democrats are practically foaming at the mouth. The thing that is so amazing to me is how they have any basis for argument on this point. It is simply not arguable that the path to 9/11 was paved by us not responding to terrorist attacks. When Jimmy Carter hand wrote a letter to Ayatollah Khomeni pleading for the hostages realease, that started the modern era. We were perceived as weak. “America can do nothing” said Khomeni, and he was right.
It is also unarguable that our fate was sealed during the Clinton administration. Attacks accelerated and were responded to with a limper wrist than ever before. Indeed, our response was NOT to pursue aggressively, but to roll over and offer our throat, much as a dog does to submit to the dominant dog in the pack. This was the famous Jamie Gorelick memo*, and that sealed our fate. Not only would we not respond to terrorism, but also we would further our efforts to make it as difficult as possible to pursue them. It was the Clinton administration that used the law enforcement approach rather than the military one. It was the Clinton administration that then made legal pursuit almost impossible with the Gorelick memo. Most of this can be understood fairly easily. Few Americans would argue that the Clinton approach was at all effective in either catching terrorists or in dissuading them from their actions. Some would argue that the weakness of that approach encouraged more terrorism. With proactive steps such as the Gorelick memo, or the failure to take up offers from other countries to turn over bin Ladin the Clinton administration surely deserves some blame. They were concerned more with not rocking the boat and upsetting the economy. That shortsighted action compromised this nations security. That is something the American people do understand, as such it is an inseparable part of the Clinton administrations legacy.
* The Gorelick memo was revealed by then attorney general John Ashcroft during the 9/11. Jamie Gorelick, a member of the justice department during the Clinton administration, wrote it. Briefly, it is what established and codified they wall between various law enforcement agencies, preventing them from sharing information with each other. Nowhere was it shown definitively that this policy directly prevented us from thwarting the 9/11 attacks. However it is key to understanding the administrations mentality and law enforcement approach with regards to terrorism.
It has always been a little undeniable to me that the major networks do have a leftward tilt. That said, I would agree that every now and then they do seem to throw the right a bone. It appears that has happened with the up coming mini series “The Path to 9/11”.
The reaction to this has been pretty incredible. The Democrats are practically foaming at the mouth. The thing that is so amazing to me is how they have any basis for argument on this point. It is simply not arguable that the path to 9/11 was paved by us not responding to terrorist attacks. When Jimmy Carter hand wrote a letter to Ayatollah Khomeni pleading for the hostages realease, that started the modern era. We were perceived as weak. “America can do nothing” said Khomeni, and he was right.
It is also unarguable that our fate was sealed during the Clinton administration. Attacks accelerated and were responded to with a limper wrist than ever before. Indeed, our response was NOT to pursue aggressively, but to roll over and offer our throat, much as a dog does to submit to the dominant dog in the pack. This was the famous Jamie Gorelick memo*, and that sealed our fate. Not only would we not respond to terrorism, but also we would further our efforts to make it as difficult as possible to pursue them. It was the Clinton administration that used the law enforcement approach rather than the military one. It was the Clinton administration that then made legal pursuit almost impossible with the Gorelick memo. Most of this can be understood fairly easily. Few Americans would argue that the Clinton approach was at all effective in either catching terrorists or in dissuading them from their actions. Some would argue that the weakness of that approach encouraged more terrorism. With proactive steps such as the Gorelick memo, or the failure to take up offers from other countries to turn over bin Ladin the Clinton administration surely deserves some blame. They were concerned more with not rocking the boat and upsetting the economy. That shortsighted action compromised this nations security. That is something the American people do understand, as such it is an inseparable part of the Clinton administrations legacy.
* The Gorelick memo was revealed by then attorney general John Ashcroft during the 9/11. Jamie Gorelick, a member of the justice department during the Clinton administration, wrote it. Briefly, it is what established and codified they wall between various law enforcement agencies, preventing them from sharing information with each other. Nowhere was it shown definitively that this policy directly prevented us from thwarting the 9/11 attacks. However it is key to understanding the administrations mentality and law enforcement approach with regards to terrorism.
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