under which US presidents mute criticisms of their successors, Clinton said the Bush administration had decided to invade Iraq “virtually alone and before UN inspections were completed, with no real urgency, no evidence that there were weapons of mass destruction.”The Iraq war diverted US attention from the war on terrorism “and undermined the support that we might have had,” Bush said in an interview with an ABC’s “This Week” programme.
Clinton said there had been a “heroic but so far unsuccessful” effort to put together an constitution that would be universally supported in Iraq.
On Hurricane Katrina, Clinton faulted the authorities’ failure to evacuate New Orleans ahead of the storm’s strike on August 29.
People with cars were able to heed the evacuation order, but many of those who were poor, disabled or elderly were left behind.
“If we really wanted to do it right, we would have had lots of buses lined up to take them out,” Clinton.
Lorie Byrd at Polipundit has one reason why. No,… make that a number of reasons.
And here are a few other headlines you may have missed…
Breaking with tradition, Bill Clinton perjures…
Breaking with tradition, Bill Clinton perpetrates sex with a White House intern…
Breaking with tradition, Bill Clinton has sex in the Oval Office…
Breaking with tradition, Bill Clinton loots the White House…
And, don’t forget this one…
Breaking with tradition, Bill Clinton impeached…
Powerline has an excellent post this morning on Clinton’s shameless and dishonest politics.
Captain Marlow remembers a few quotes Bill made back in the day that even Bill has forgotten.
Dinocrat has more on the Clinton Legacy (via Larwyn).
The Anchoress, has a terrific take on the Clinton Legacy.
