” ‘He believes in nation building,’ [Republican presidential candidate George W.] Bush said of Democratic candidate Al Gore at their first debate, on October 3, 2000. ‘I would be very careful about using our troops as nation builders. I believe the role of the military is to fight and win war and therefore prevent war […]
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10/3/2000
” ‘He believes in nation-building,’ [Republican presidential candidate George] Bush said of [Democratic nominee, Vice President Al] Gore [in a debate between presidential nominees on October 3, 2000]. ‘I would be very careful about using our troops as nation-builders.’ ” – Stefan Halper and Jonathan Clarke, America Alone, Pages 134-135 […]
10/3/2000
In a debate between presidential nominees Al Gore and George Bush on October 3, 2000, when asked ” ‘How would you go about, as president, deciding when it was in the national interest to use U.S. force, generally?’ “ Bush responded, ” ‘…I would take the use of force very seriously. I would be guarded […]
10/3/2000
Presidential candidate George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore had their first presidential debate on October 3, 2000. ” ‘The vice president and I have a disagreement about the use of troops,’ Bush said. ‘He believes in nation-building. I would be very careful about using our troops as nation builders.’ ” – Craig Unger, […]
10/3/2000
Former President George W. Bush recalled comments he made before the 2000 election: ” ‘The vice president [Democratic candidate Al Gore] and I have a disagreement about the use of troops,’ I said in the first debate [on October 3, 2000]. ‘…I would be very careful about using our troops as nation builders.’ At the […]
10/1/2000
“…as many as ten of the fourteen ‘muscle’ hijackers (as opposed to the ones who flew the planes) in the 9/11 attacks traveled into or out of Iran between October 2000 and February 2001.” [The 1st of the month used for date sorting purposes only.] – Roy Gutman, How We Missed the Story, Page 199 […]
9/27/2000
“On September 27, 2000, two weeks before the [USS] Cole attack, bin Laden told a group of al-Qaeda members about the ‘possibility of a missile attack by the infidels’ on their training camps. Around the time of the Cole bombing, the al-Qaeda leader evacuated everyone from his compound at Kandahar airport [Afghanistan] and split up […]
9/26/2000
“In early 2000, the United States began a high-level effort to persuade Pakistan to use its influence over the Taliban.” Despite assurances by leader Pervez Musharraf, there didn’t seem to be any progress. “By September [26, 2000], the United States was becoming openly critical of Pakistan for supporting a Taliban military offensive aimed at completing […]
9/21/2000
“On September 21, 2000, he [bin Laden] issued another fatwa, this one released to Al Jazeera, the Arabic television network, on videotape.” Bin Laden “reminded the Feds of al Qaeda’s loyalty to the spiritual leader of the New York cell–blind Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, whom the Able Danger data miners had clearly linked to al […]
9/21/2000
Osama bin Laden issued another video fatwa on September 21, 2000. “Wearing a dagger, surrounded by al Qaeda’s Egyptian leaders Mohammed Atef and Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri as well as Refa’i Taha Musa, the head of the IG [al Gamma’a Islamayah, or Islamic Group], bin Laden sits next to [Day of Terror bombing conspirator Sheikh Omar […]