[popdonnelly]

Allow me to correct you: it happened under Clinton's watch. And the people involved were acting in an administrative sea created by Clinton's Administration.

[mercy]

If there was ANYTHING the Bush administration should have been concerned with in its first term it was how this travesty, this outrage of 9/11 happened despite the entire defense and intelligence establishments 'best' efforts.

Knowing just how and why our government failed us (miserably) is indeed equally important to attacking the terrorists in this War on Terrorism. Maybe it is more important.

I'm thoroughly dissatisfied with Bush's efforts in this endeavor. He has said nothing. He has not told us anything about how and why this failure transpired. Not one public official has been fired specifically for failing his or her duties to protect the nation.

How dare this administration screw around with a pointless refit of the Social Security System while such other truly weighty matters are ignored?

Obviously whatever sickness eating away at our governmental system which not only allows such a failure but then covers up the problem .... is the most dangerous enemy we have.

Bush says nothing.