Dick Perle on Hardball just said:
We knew they were plotting against us in Afghanistan before 9/11.
While this is not an exact quote, but a damn close one, I had to post this so people would watch the replay. I must warn you, the whole program is so full of neocon bile, that you'll probably want to wait until the last ten minutes or so of the program.
(I'll post the link here once transcript is available)
But as a paraphrase, Tweety asked what has changed in the president's agenda before 9/11 and after?
Perle says we knew they were bad guys, we knew they were plotting against us, we just didn't know that they were suicidal maniacs.
Point 1: I'm no fan of gotcha politics against Dems, but this would make a great TV spot in an ad against Bush. Only problem, I doubt the majority of the active electorate knows who this clown is.
Point 2: How do you not know that the bastards responsible for the Cole bombing, embassy bombings, and plots in LA for the millenium are not suicidal maniacs?
Point 3: Earlier in the interview, David Frum (another NeoCon) basically states that we need to finish the job and by that he means Iran and Syria. Tweety acts like this makes all the sense in the world. These people are so emboldened by the SCLM's free pass that they aren't even trying to disguise this stuff! Unbelievable!
Point 4: Also a bit earlier, Tweety reads the description in the book of Perle's role in forming policy. It says basically Perle had the ear of the president and shaped the president's opinions and those of C. Rice. Tweety looks over at Perle and asks "Are you that powerful?" Perle, with no hint of modesty says, "Yes." What hubris!
Ugh. I can't stand these guys!