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  •  This was Michael Moore's thesis (none / 0)

    in Fahrenheit 9/11, too-- that bin Laden was "invented" to help Bush get his mojo back.
    •  Got your mojo back (none / 0)

      Remember:  In the wake of that bombing, Bush stated on the campaign trail: "I hope that we can gather enough intelligence to figure out who did the act and take the necessary action... there must be a consequence."[Washington Post, 1/20/02]

      Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz later complains that by the time the new administration is in place, the Cole bombing was "stale." Defense Secretary Rumsfeld also states too much time had passed to respond. [9/11 Commission Report, 3/24/04 (B)]

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