Clinton Explains Bin Laden Plan Cancellation

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton revealed that the CIA had halted a plan to target al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden prior to the September 11, 2001 attacks, out of fear that civilians might be killed if the operation failed. He explained that the plan might have succeeded in killing him, and he preferred to capture him alive, but concerns within the agency about civilian casualties led to its cancellation. Clinton also stated that he concluded bin Laden was responsible for the 9/11 attacks after seeing footage of him hitting the Twin Towers, affirming that bin Laden posed the greatest threat to the United States and that his death in a covert operation in Pakistan in 2011 was necessary. Additionally, he warned of the possibility of a new terrorist massacre in New York and called for increased security vigilance and enhancements in intelligence gathering.

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