re: Ya got me.
Exactly.
Imagine Bush invading Afghanistan before 9/11, and taking out bin Ladin. He would have been seen as a bully going after a poor country to get a little known thug.
“All bin did was attack the WTC in 93, kill some Americans at an African Embassy, and attack the USS Cole. That is no reason to invade Afghanistan and kill civilians,†they would say. “bin Laden was never a threat to mainland America. Bush should have handled the situation like Clinton did.â€
And then 9/11 would have never happened and Bush would be accused of invading Afghanistan for no good reason.