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25th Nov 2004

Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

Corrected entry: Moore points out the distressingly close relationship between Saudi Arabia's ambassador, Prince Bandar, and the Bush family. But Moore does not explain that Bandar has been a bipartisan Washington power broker for decades, and that former President Bill Clinton repeatedly relied on Bandar to advance Clinton's own Middle East agenda.

Correction: Moore doesn't defend Clinton as the epitome of presidential virtue and certainly never denies that the Clinton administration had dealings with Saudi Arabia. The point is that the relationship between the Bush administration and the Saudis has had a direct effect on American foreign policy in a post-9/11 world. Demanding that Clinton also be blamed is a red herring.

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