“bits of the puzzle”
Unless a specific was brought what could be done? Hindsight is 20/20.
And in truth, who in their wildest dreams would believe that 9/11 would happen? Fly commercial planes into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon...one downed by passengers in Pa?
Truly, if someone had said that to me on September 10, 2001 or before I would have doubted what they were telling me.
Don’t give me that pathetic hindsight whine.
The bits known were large and pointed out the actual perps.
The islamics also did a failed test run far earlier, in Europe. And the actual *plan* was known and had a name. Just that no one thought it worth mentioning.
The dia had plenty. aq telegraphed their punches in pretty clear terms. The hijackers were being watched when they ‘suddenly’ went off the radar. What they DID NOT DO was coordinate the intel.
Furthermore, the first thing dot gov did was round up the saudi royals and the bin laden family and give them safe passage out of the country. THIS was covered up all the way from then until now. Those of us who knew were not believed. Now it’s coming out.
In fairness to GWB, this was in motion long before he assumed office. Don’t forget he was hindered from actually starting his presidency by some weeks due to clinton obstacles and had not had time to put his cabinet officers in place. Even after he did, the agencies were still full of clintonistas as they are to this day. Gorelick’s wall was very effective.
Still, it was GWB who assured us that islam was a religion of peace, wasn’t it?