“[C]arrying out a Soviet-style occupation [of Afghanistan] with thousands of troops would place the United States at odds with much of the Islamic world and is fraught with danger.” – Michael R. Gordon, “A New War And Its Scale,” The New York Times, Sep. 17, 2001 […]
9/16/2001
Vice President Dick Cheney made an appearance on Meet the Press on September 16, 2001. When host Tim Russert “Asked if there was evidence linking Saddam Hussein to the [9/11] attacks, Cheney answered simply, ‘No.’ ” – Peter Baker, Days of Fire, Page 146 […]
9/16/2001
Vice President Dick Cheney made an appearance on Meet the Press on September 16, 2001. “He hinted at the new security architecture he had in mind, casting aside old barriers that seemed quaint in the face of this new enemy. ‘It’s going to be vital for us to use any means at our disposal, basically, […]
9/16/2001
Vice President Dick Cheney made an appearance on Meet the Press on September 16, 2001. ” ‘If you provide sanctuary to terrorists, you face the full wrath of the United States of America,’ he told [host Tim] Russert… He warned this would be a war unlike any other, unlike the Gulf War he had led, […]
9/16/2001
“On September 16, 2001, the Sunday after the attacks, [Vice President Dick] Cheney invited [Meet the Press host Tim] Russert to the presidential retreat at Camp David for an hour long interview. …Russert asked Cheney what was the most difficult decision made during the course of the day. ‘Well, I suppose the toughest decision was […]
9/16/2001
“In a statement faxed to the pro-Taliban Afghan Islamic Press agency [on September 16, 2001], Bin Laden denied having anything to do with the previous week’s attacks in New York and Washington. ‘I am residing in Afghanistan. I have taken an oath of allegiance [to the Taliban’s spiritual leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar] which does not […]
9/16/2001
“It was during a press conference on Sept. 16 [2001], in response to a question about homeland security efforts infringing on civil rights, that [President] Bush first used the telltale word ‘crusade’ in public. ‘This is a new kind of–a new kind of evil,’ he said. ‘And we understand. And the American people are beginning […]
9/16/2001
In an appearance on Meet the Press on September 16, 2001, Vice President Dick Cheney said: “the U.S. military might ‘have to work…sort of the dark side’ and ‘[a] lot of what needs to be done here will have to be done quietly, without any discussion, using…methods that are available to our intelligence agencies…to use […]
9/16/2001
On September 16, 2001, “Vice President [Dick] Cheney was quoted as saying…’Saddam Hussein is bottled up.’ “ – Hans Blix, Disarming Iraq, Page 259 […]
9/16/2001
On September 16, 2001, President Bush told reporters: ” ‘This crusade, this war on terrorism, is going to take a while. And the American people must be patient.’ ” – Peter Bergen, The Longest War, Page 51 […]