Clinton Congratulates Bush
Former president Bill Clinton has congratulated President Bush
on Saddam Hussein's capture.
In a statement issued by his office Sunday afternoon, Clinton said, "Saddam
Hussein's capture is a tribute to the skill and bravery of our troops and the
good work of our intelligence officers. I know President Bush is very proud of
our troops today. I congratulate him and them."
Clinton said he was glad Hussein was captured alive "so he can be brought
before the bar of justice."
"I hope his capture will speed Iraq's transformation to a secure and
self-governing nation and increase international support for and involvement in
meeting the big challenges ahead," he added.
The 42nd president and his wife, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, have been
sharply critical of Bush's handling of the Iraq war.
Last week Sen. Clinton complained that Bush was "obsessed" Hussein,
suggesting that his obsession drove him to take military action prematurely.
She also criticized the Bush administration for trying "to make do with as
few troops as possible, as light a footprint as they could get away with."
"Now we're playing catchup," Mrs. Clinton groused to reporters.
"Unfortunately, I don't think [the Bush administration] fully appreciated the
conditions we would encounter."
Sen. Clinton, who is scheduled to deliver what her office is calling "a major
foreign policy address" at the Council on Foreign Relations tomorrow, has yet to
offer any reaction to Saddam's capture.
Asked last week, however, whether she thought the U.S. needed to capture
Osama bin Laden, Mrs. Clinton emphatically told NBC's "Meet the Press," "We
better. We better."
On the eve of his impeachment nearly five years ago to the day, President
Clinton ordered airstrikes on Iraq in what many believe was an attempt to derail
congressional proceedings against him.
After he was impeached, Mr. Clinton ordered an end to military
action
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