Bush Let Osama bin Laden Get Away!

Rep. Hinchey: Bush Administration 'Intentionally Let bin Laden Get Away' In Order To Justify Iraq War

On Monday afternoon, Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-New York) told MSNBC host David Shuster that the Bush administration "intentionally let bin Laden get away" in order to justify the Iraq war. Hinchey is from a historically Republican district (though it includes Democrat-heavy in places like Woodstock and Ithaca) and his statement seemed to shock Shuster. "Look what happened. Look what happened with regard to our invasion into Afghanistan. How we apparently intentionally let bin Laden get away. How we intentionally did not follow the Taliban and al Qaeda." Hinchey alleged that bin Laden was let go because "the previous administration... knew very well that if they would capture al Qaeda there would be no justification for an invasion in Iraq."

Shuster, incredulous, pushed back: "You really believe that?" "Oh, there's no question about that because the leader of the military operation in the United States called back our military, called them back from going after the head of al Qaeda because there was a sense that they didn't want to capture him." Shuster began talking over Hinchey: "You can accuse them of malfeasance, you can accuse them of dropping the ball, of having an awful plan, and all of them would be justified, but to suggest that they would deliberately let, deliberately let Osama bin Laden get away so they could justify the war in Iraq... That will strike a lot of people as crazy."

Hinchey leaned back and smiled wrily. "I don't think it'll strike a lot of people as crazy. I think it'll strike a lot of people as very accurate."He continued to explain his reasoning, but MSNBC ended his segment.

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[LightAngel1960]

Bush kept us safe??? LOL!!!!

[LightAngel1960]

Historians have already spoken and they all agree...Dubya was the Worst president ever ;)

[sangsomphil]

hey your president let the laden family fly out of the usa after the attack on the towers.they were also in business with them in arms deals. the binladen family made money out of the conflict.they all made money.your government are as bad as the muslims..hes dead now is he.....no body.........smell something......laden family have 10% of your economy in there hands..........no body..........no dead.another one of the usa cover ups. bull

[ohannahdad]

OSB was never charged with anything having to do with 9/11. Bombing embassy buildings yes.....9/11.......no . The CIA said they had no evidence to charge Bin Laden. Other members of the Bin Laden family and GW Bush had oil dealstogether. There is a vid on youtube showing the two families together. Bin Laden was a very sickly person. Some people think he died a few years ago and that his recent death was a scam.

[georgekostaras]

@fontanaman13 So what about the news footage of George W. Bush saying that he really doesn't care about Osama, six months after 9/11. It's documented fact, unlike that birth certificate nonsense.

[fontanaman13]

Calling Bush a traitor and saying he let Osama Bin Laden get away is just as bad if not worse than calling Obama a muslim terrorist. Both aren't true and it's disgraceful to say that.

[DangerousPerson1000]

Obama is a fucking badass.

[XJuanwikoX]

@XJuanwikoX OBAMA DID THE JOB!!!

[phantom1000A]

@XJuanwikoX i guess you dont watch news nowadays

[XJuanwikoX]

@phantom1000A BUSH = BIGGEST BIG TIME FAIL

[phantom1000A]

all you liberals let your brains get away

[LibertyInProgressNOW]

Bush let Osama get away, and Obama still kills that mother fucker.

BUSH FAIL