Reply #28: Yes it IS a product of incompetence [View All]

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And yes I've read PNAC.

Guess what: 9/11 was a smaller version of a massive terrorist strike that bin Laden had previously planned in 1995 called Oplan Bojinka. Luckily, it was thwarted by foreign police forces. It would have involved nearly a dozen airliners being blown up simultaneously over the sea, and several other airliners being flown into American targets, including several in DC.

When that plan failed, bin Laden had to scale his plan down and wait for the heat to wear off. When Bush assumed presidency, he got what he wanted: an airheaded leader with no foreign policy experience. It was the perfect time to strike.