Missed opportunities

Published 6/12/06

This is interesting. Back in March 2004 ~~1994~~, NBC News reported how the Bush Administration turned down two opportunities to kill Abu Musab Zarqawi in 2002 — it was more interested in the impending war in Iraq than in the war on terrorism.

The Pentagon drew up a second strike plan, and the White House again killed it. By then the administration had set its course for war with Iraq.

“People were more obsessed with developing the coalition to overthrow Saddam than to execute the president’s policy of preemption against terrorists,” according to terrorism expert and former National Security Council member Roger Cressey.

The Fray

3 responses (add yours)

HowardNYC says:

quote: “Back in March 1994, NBC News reported how the Bush Administration turned down two opportunities to kill Abu Musab Zarqawi in 2002″

observation: time machine or typo?

June 12th, 2006 at 1:42 PM

Andrew says:

Typo, and thanks for catching it. It’s fixed now.

June 12th, 2006 at 1:51 PM

Chuck Staples says:

Hindsight is 20-20.

June 14th, 2006 at 5:59 PM

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