And they were given to the GWB administration upon the transition period, it was the responsibility of GWB after 1/20/01. He decided to do nothing about it and manypeople died. OBL was not Id'd as the Cole attacker until GWB became president. OBL was a CIA asset in the GHWB days, whatever happened there I dunno...
Point being is Clinton could have and didn't before Bush. I don't think it really matters but at least Obama got SEAL team 6 to get him. I was in Norfolk when that happened, couldn't get off the base for several days afterwards.