Sunday, September 10, 2006
"The Path To 9/11"
I am watching "The Path To 9/11" a bit behind -- had to do the dishes -- and I think it is pretty good (dramatizations notwithstanding) and can understand why the left is so appalled. Of the Clinton national security leadership, only Richard Clarke comes out looking good. Of course, that is quite consistent with his account in Against All Enemies. Glenn Reynolds has been live-blogging, and I hereby incorporate his reactions by reference.
Yes, the Democrats have shown their usual instinct for the capillary. While worrying about minor bits, they've missed that the real harm is simply the reminder of the terrorist threat, which they've tried to downplay, but which they've magnified in people's minds by making a stink. Going on the offensive like this just reminds people that they've been downplaying it for over a decade.
If they'd kept their mouths shut, this would be about the terrorists, which would be bad enough. Now it's about the terrorists and the Democrats.
For the life of me, I do not understand why the Democrats called so much attention to this thing.
UPDATE: The special Nightline segment following the show is hardly better for the Clinton administration than the docudrama.
6 Comments:
By 
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Sun Sep 10, 11:04:00 PM:
For the life of me, I do not understand why the Democrats called so much attention to this thing.
Short answer: stupidity, vanity, desperate CYA.
By 
Jason Pappas, at
Sun Sep 10, 11:25:00 PM:
I find the show is easy on Clinton compared to what I remember. Where’s the Gorelick wall? The FBI and CIA are talking! Where’s the PC atmosphere that makes the FBI hesitant to make connections among Muslims and see this in Islamic terms? Where’s Steven Emerson attending the jiahdi meetings that the FBI says it isn’t allowed to attend? Where’s Sudan’s offer of bin Laden? No mention of Able Danger! I could go on.
This movie could be a win for the Dems if they spin this to be a reminder that the focus should be on a single organization: Al Qaeda. (Of course, it is much more; it's a pan-Islamic movement with widespread support.) But the Dems won't realize how to exploit this opportunity ... or will they?
By luc, at
Sun Sep 10, 11:52:00 PM:
All the comments concentrating on Clinton is normal but I found the few seconds of M. Albright very revealing as to her total lack of integrity; in her role her only concern was CYA. Prbably she is a bad dancer too ;)
By , at
Mon Sep 11, 07:23:00 AM:
The second part will be an orgy of Bush attacks followed by a retrospective damming Bush. The media won't change its spots. Or maybe I am wrong.
By , at
Mon Sep 11, 12:27:00 PM:
I do not understand why the Democrats called so much attention to this thing.
At the very top, they believe the public to be imbeciles with very short memories and the analytic capabilities of a turnip.
By Dawnfire82, at
Mon Sep 11, 01:25:00 PM:
