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 […]
10/3/2000
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
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
” ‘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
” ‘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 […]
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
“In a rambling speech [which was videotaped and sent to Al Jazeera on September 21, 2000], bin Laden issued a warning to the United States. [Day of Terror bombing conspirator] Sheikh [Omar] Abdel Rahman was to be set free or else. The younger [Mohammed Abdel] Rahman chanted, exhorting Muslims worldwide to ‘avenge your Sheikh’ and […]
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 […]