Supposedly, Bush ASKED for this memo (if you believe Bush* instead of the FBI, who don't remember any such request). WHAT DID HE SEE
BEFORE that memo that made him "ask" for it?
As I've pointed out in numerous threads, the CIA and FBI both produced far more specific briefings on threats in the months before that August memo (detailed here:
http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/2002_hr/091802hill.html ) What's interesting is that in the Congressional inquiry into 9/11 (held in Sept/Oct 2002) Tenant was happy to declassify the information contained in those briefings, but REFUSED to declassify
any references to either Bush or anyone in the White House RECEIVING that information.
The August PDB might not be a smoking gun, exactly (although it clearly called for far more action than Bush took), but we need to know what he ALREADY knew before he GOT that briefing. The August PDB by itself is less important than its place in the context of information Bush ALREADY had.
IMHO, of course.
**edit :argh: to vs. too strikes again!**