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According to Richard Clarke, the former White House counterterrorism chief, Bush was so obsessed with Iraq that he failed to take action against Osama Bin Laden despite repeated warnings from his intelligence experts.

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Laut Richard Clarke, dem ehemaligen Chef der Terrorismusbekämpfung im Weißen Haus, war Bush vom Irak so besessen, dass er trotz wiederholter Warnungen seiner Geheimdienstexperten nicht gegen Osama Bin Laden vorging.

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