Here is an interesting quote from Clarke's book "Against All Enemies." Drawing a contrast with George W. Bush's aggressive approach to the war on terror, Dick Clarke says:

"Others (Clinton, the first Bush, Carter, Ford) might have tried to understand the phenomenon of terrorism, what led 15 Saudis and four others to commit suicide to kill Americans. Others might have tried to build a world consensus to address the root causes, while using the moment to force what had been lethargic or doubting governments to arrest known terrorists and close front organizations. One can imagine Clinton trying one more time to force an Israeli-Palestinian settlement, going to Saudi Arabia and addressing the Muslim people in a moving appeal for religious tolerance . . ."

Perhaps GW could have sat down with Bill, Hillary and Osama bin Laden and sung endless choruses of Give Peace a Chance. :rolleyes: