Reply #30: Since Bush's actions DECREASED our vigilance and readiness... [View All]

[JHB]

No one can say for certain, but...

What can be said for certain is that the change in focus, priorities, and actions at the change in administrations had the effect of decreasing the collection of intelligence, the practical distribution of that information, and in general reduce the state of our vigilance and readiness to detect and intercept such a plot.

There must be a consolidated list somewhere of what the Bushites did: dropped antiterrorism as a priority, reduced funding for counterterrorism efforts, pulled the subs (with ground attack missiles to try to hit bin Laden) off station, cut funding for armed Predator RFVs which were used to try to hunt bin Laden, tabled an existing counterterrorism plan for political reasons (it had Gore's fingerprints on it, not theirs), etc.