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<blockquote data-quote="tonyexpress" data-source="post: 116181" data-attributes="member: 1940"><p>I couldn't have responded better to this than rushfan already has<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/thumbup1.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumbup1:" title="Thumbup1 :thumbup1:" data-shortname=":thumbup1:" /></p><p></p><p>“The Path to 9/11” isn’t a documentary; it’s a docu-<em>drama</em>. Part of the idea of fictionalizing historical events is to tell a story, to get at a deeper truth than a documentary could. After all those Oliver Stone movies—not to mention dozens of “reality” TV shows—viewers know the difference between real history and an entertainment that uses history as its subject. If the Reagans can survive the snarky look at their relationship posited by the mini-series “The Reagans,” certainly Clinton can survive “The Path to 9/11,” too. This isn’t a history lesson. It’s a television show.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14722188/site/newsweek/" target="_blank">ABC's 9/11 Docudrama: When Do the Facts Matter? - Newsweek National News - MSNBC.com</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>If the worst criticism of President Bush is that he lied to us about Iraq, then we just got a whopping reminder of Bill Clinton's extraordinary talents for deception.</p><p></p><p>If they weren't describing the Clinton administration, then who?</p><p>A full reading of the report makes clear that the Clinton administration understood the seriousness of the Bin Laden threat, but failed to act decisively. In this, when ABC said "general indecisiveness" allowed the 9/11 attacks, it was correct to include the Clinton administration.</p><p>And why the indecisiveness? Rack it up to the idea that he need to prosecute, not kill, terrorists; that someone who has literally declared war on us should be tried with all the rights of American citizens. Maybe we should have tried negotiations instead.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/09/clinton_i_wasnt_soft_on_bin_la.html" target="_blank">RealClearPolitics - Articles - Clinton's Artless Equivocation on 'The Path to 9/11'</a></p><p></p><p> </p><p> "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country.</p><p> He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country."</p><p> General George Patton Jr </p><p> </p><p> We need more Patton leather than Patent leather!</p><p></p><p> God bless America!</p><p></p><p> </p><p>Nicely said rushfan.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/cool.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tonyexpress, post: 116181, member: 1940"] I couldn't have responded better to this than rushfan already has:thumbup1: “The Path to 9/11” isn’t a documentary; it’s a docu-[I]drama[/I]. Part of the idea of fictionalizing historical events is to tell a story, to get at a deeper truth than a documentary could. After all those Oliver Stone movies—not to mention dozens of “reality” TV shows—viewers know the difference between real history and an entertainment that uses history as its subject. If the Reagans can survive the snarky look at their relationship posited by the mini-series “The Reagans,” certainly Clinton can survive “The Path to 9/11,” too. This isn’t a history lesson. It’s a television show. [URL="http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14722188/site/newsweek/"]ABC's 9/11 Docudrama: When Do the Facts Matter? - Newsweek National News - MSNBC.com[/URL] If the worst criticism of President Bush is that he lied to us about Iraq, then we just got a whopping reminder of Bill Clinton's extraordinary talents for deception. If they weren't describing the Clinton administration, then who? A full reading of the report makes clear that the Clinton administration understood the seriousness of the Bin Laden threat, but failed to act decisively. In this, when ABC said "general indecisiveness" allowed the 9/11 attacks, it was correct to include the Clinton administration. And why the indecisiveness? Rack it up to the idea that he need to prosecute, not kill, terrorists; that someone who has literally declared war on us should be tried with all the rights of American citizens. Maybe we should have tried negotiations instead. [URL="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/09/clinton_i_wasnt_soft_on_bin_la.html"]RealClearPolitics - Articles - Clinton's Artless Equivocation on 'The Path to 9/11'[/URL] "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." General George Patton Jr We need more Patton leather than Patent leather! God bless America! Nicely said rushfan.:cool: [/QUOTE]
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