9-11 panel - Diplomacy failed

Wednesday, March 24, 2004

WASHINGTON -- Clinton and Bush administration officials engaged in lengthy, ultimately fruitless diplomatic efforts instead of military action to try to get Osama bin Laden before attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, a federal panel said Tuesday. Top Bush officials countered that the terror attacks would have occurred even if the United States had killed the al-Qaida leader.

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