Anyone with half a brain would acknowledge the FBI, CIA, INS, NSC, the Justice Dept, and even the Pentagon, had serious systemic problems after 8 years of Clinton/Gore. No surprise our enemies would act before a new administration had time to repair and redeem these agencies.
No one can know with certainty, if given another 3-6 months, the FBI and CIA might have cracked the terrorists ring, and prevented them from using the 9-11 method of attack. As you so clearly explain, agents were hot on the trail.
Right now I'm watching Senator Shelby on FOXNews. Why in the world he doesn't state the obvious, I don't know. He's saying the FBI had the Phoenix and Minneapolis memos in their Washington office in August, and should have acted on the combined information. Why in the world he doesn't remind viewers that in August, the FBI was a headless octopus,incapable of concerted action, I don't know.
Why in the world he [Sen. Shelby] doesn't state the obvious, I don't know. He's saying the FBI had the Phoenix and Minneapolis memos in their Washington office in August, and should have acted on the combined information. Why in the world he doesn't remind viewers that in August, the FBI was a headless octopus,incapable of concerted action, I don't know.
On numerous occasions, I've asked myself precisely this question.