'A tragic lapse into a blame game': "'President George Bush failed the country in its hour of greatest need, according to his administration's top anti-terrorism adviser during the crisis. Richard Clarke ... has levelled a powerful charge that must be answered with something more than the usual White House smears ...
'[Mr Clarke's report on 9/11 was] based on all available intelligence evidence and cleared by both the CIA and the FBI, [and] showed no Iraq connection to 9/11. However, Mr Clarke said, 'We sent it up to the president and it got bounced by the national security adviser or deputy. It got bounced and sent back, saying, 'Wrong answer ... Do it again.'' If what Mr Clarke says is true, the American people would be wise to bounce this president right out of office come November.' "
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