AGAINST ALL ENEMIES

While reading this in Richard Clarke's book (p. 144), I laughed. I thought about all the wingnuts who said, "If Al Gore was president, he would never have gone into Afghanistan after the terrorists."

The first time I had proposed a snatch, in 1993, the White House counsel, Lloyd Cutler, demanded a meeting with the President to explain how it violated international law. Clinton seemed to be siding with Cutler until Al Gore belatedly joined the meeting, having just flown overnight from South Africa. Clinton recapped the arguments on both sides for Gore: Lloyd says this. Dick says that. Gore laughed and said, "That's a no-brainer. Of course it's a violation of international law, that's why it's a covert action. The guy is a terrorist. Go grab his ass."

Of course, the Republicans will say it only proves Al Gore is gay. They spend an awful lot of time thinking about hot man-on-man sex, don't they?
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