CNN Rediscovers Saddam's Govt Backed Terrorism, Notes Clinton Airstrike Anniversary


On Tuesday's The Situation Room, CNN's Wolf Blitzer noted that it was the 14th anniversary of a cruise missile attack on Iraq, ordered by then-President Clinton, in retaliation for a plot to assassinate former President Bush in Kuwait earlier that year. CNN also played a clip of the CNN correspondent from June 26, 1993 in which, referring to President Clinton's speech to the nation, Blitzer relayed the Clinton administration's desire "to make sure that the Iraqi government does not engage in what the U.S. describes as state-sponsored terrorism." (Transcript follows)

Below is a complete transcript of the item from the June 26 The Situation Room on CNN:

WOLF BLITZER: Here's an historic footnote. Fourteen years ago today, U.S. forces launched 23 cruise missiles against Iraqi intelligence headquarters in Baghdad. President Clinton ordered the attack--retaliation for a failed Iraqi assassination attempt against former President Bush two months earlier in Kuwait. CNN's then-senior White House correspondent reported on the missile strike.

BLITZER, in clip from June 26, 1993: If there were more of these kinds of operations in the works, as the President says, and as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the Defense Secretary all say, this will send a powerful wake-up call to officials in Baghdad that this Clinton administration is as determined as the Bush administration to make sure that the Iraqi government does not engage in what the U.S. describes as state-sponsored terrorism.

BLITZER, on camera live again: Fourteen years ago today. Kuwait later sentenced five Iraqis and a Kuwaiti to death for the assassination attempt.


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Blitzer is just priming the p

Blitzer is just priming the pump. Trying to show that the wimpocratic party can fight terrorism. Which they can't. Probably in response to terror attacks in the UK.

I think you are right. Any

I think you are right. Any attempt to assasinate the President of another country is an act of war. No big deal for Bill. But if Saddam had tried to take out who was apparently often under Bill's desk. Well, I think Wolfie would agree that that's a REAL act of war!

ahem - this was simply an att

ahem - this was simply an attempt to protect clinton from monicagate - a fantastic and effective distraction - a democrat launching missiles everywhere - took pretty much the whole world by complete surprise - only conservatives like us will tell you why he really did it...

so what else ya got wolfie?

I certainly hope Kuwait gave

I certainly hope Kuwait gave those terrorists their "Miranda" rights and proper treatment.  I hope the ball they gave them for recreation 'bounced' properly.

I hope they had the best legal council the taxpayers of Kuwait could afford!

See? Bill Clinton knew how to fight terrorism. Yeah!

(Geez! Just pretending to be a liberal made me dizzy.)

BTW: Isn't that the attack that bombed an aspirin factory and killed a night watchman?

I love my religion so much, I once strapped a bomb onto myself to  . . to . . argggh! ----Hillary's first draft, later revised, of a speech attempting to rally the Christian vote 

The aspirin factory bombing

The aspirin factory bombing and cruise misslies in the Afghan were in response to the Al-Qaeda bombings of the US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998.

Some claimed it was an attempt for Clinton to look Presidential in order to deflect criticism of his philandering and perjury.

Happy: Thanks for the correct

Happy: Thanks for the correction.

Don't forget the bombing by &

Don't forget the bombing by "NATO" (aka the US, aka Clinton) of Yugoslavia in March 1999. Some said reasons the same, divert attention on Clinton woes about grand jury, Lewinsky, impeachment, impending disbarrment and his lying in the Paula Jones case.

Clinton Dec 1998

And lest we forget Clinton's famous "Pay no attention to the girl under my desk" speech:

"We have inflicted significant damage on Saddam's weapons of mass
destruction programs
, on the command structures that direct and
protect that capability, and on his military and security
infrastructure," - Bill Clinton 12/19/98

Lysdexics untie!

Will the MSM media ever ask t

Will the MSM media ever ask the Clinton's if they are a happily married couple?

}}----> Happily Married

You do know the answer to that question, don't you?

I thought Steve Kroft did a wonderful job of allowing them to skate on the Jennifer Flowers story.  Nothing's changed, unless you count the numerous rapes and abuses that have come to light since then.  But maybe the couple is happy about that too.

Lysdexics untie!

CA,LOL!

CA,

LOL!

"Bushwacker"

For the record, the name of the op was "Operation Bushwacker." I kid you not. (;~> gh

}}----> Operation What?

I guess the task of counting up the casualties was Operation TallyWhacker?

Lysdexics untie!

Gary,You devil.  You are the

Gary,

You devil.  You are the keeper of all of the sublime ficts and facts here.

As always, thanks!  (BTW...your Sheryl Crow Square Diet post was over the top...loved that one too).

Blondie and C.A.

Blondie and C.A. - thanks -- just checkin in -- indeed having a bit of fun. My wife will kill me if she finds out.

Operation TallyWhacker - that's over the top. Ha.

But wait. One of my daughters' teacher's told her class a few years back, that Clinton never bombed anybody, sic., never killed anbody. I sent her the list of the munitions ordered up by Clintoon during the 90's,  which actually included the launch of 970 cruise missiles. Maybe none of them detonated??

(;~> gh 

}}----> Hi Gary

Just another teacher following the party line.  Since Clinton lobbing bombs didn't fall into the pretty picture, it didn't happen.

Lysdexics untie!

Yeah, Gary....I'd probably wa

Yeah, Gary....I'd probably want to kill you too if I caught you counting squares.

Of course la belle Bill never lobbed a Tomahawk at anyone.  That would have been bad form....wagging the dog and all that.

Can you say private school?

I could - and should have - b

I could - and should have - but did not. .. got to run take the youngster (16 1/2) across town for a movie.  bye for now. (:~>

What an ego!

I don't know if there is anyone in cable news that is more arrogant, pompous, self-absorbed and egotistical than Wolf Blitzkrieg! 

Even this picture of him looking at himself speaks volumes - is it any wonder why the Clinton News Network ratings trail so far behind FNC?

Wolfy Boy is a legend in his own mind!

Never dance on an empty stomach unless it's a liberal.

Procrastination?

Love to hear the explanation on why it took two months to launch 23 missles.  We must have been really angry at Saddam.

Clinton should have been much more agressive in making sure Saddam lived up to his truce obligations and produced his WMD's for destruction.  They also should have pushed the UN to enforce the terms of the truce.  Iraq should have been dealt with long before George W. Bush became president.

When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.