Clarke never suggested that military action In afghanistan was (a) possible in the pre-911 environment and (b) a modality for stopping 911.

Notice that hes not saying we could not have averted 911 at all- hes saying that invading Afghanistan would not have averted 911.

Go back and read it again, Tom- Selective quoting might work with all the other folks who have not read it, but not with me.

And Clarkes major point of contention is with the pursuit of Iraq in the aftermath of 911. The book speaks more about that then the testimony which, since it is in front of the 911 comission, is mandated to not ask pursue matters after 911

Davin L.