The only reference (beyond FR) is from the Hillary forum, from a poster who heard him say it during his appearance at the 9/11 forum with McCain. I did find this while googling for information:
Democrat Presidential frontrunner Senator Barack Obama has responded to a question posed by an Infowars reader regarding government complicity in the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks.
Three months after the reader sent Obama a correspondence outlining her great concern that criminal elements of the government were directly complicit in the attacks, the Senator sent the following response via email, which was then forwarded to us:
Dear Penny:
Thank you for contacting me regarding your belief that the U.S. government was complicit in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. I appreciate hearing your passionate views on this matter.
While I do not believe the U.S. government was complicit in the attacks, I do think it should be held accountable for the unacceptable mistakes it made in the run-up to that terrible day. The blunders that occurred prior to the 2001 attacks were inexcusable and often outrageous. The series of clear warnings about the potential use of hijacked planes as weapons is just one example of why the “surprise” of 9/11 should have been anticipated. In my view, proof of government complicity is not necessary when making the argument that the U.S. should accept some responsibility for what happened on 9/11.
Thank you again for writing.
Sincerely,
Barack Obama
United States Senator
I really appreciate you taking the time to look for that. I’ve seen that email. I was living in Oregon on 9/11. I remember when Gordon Smith spoke - it’s easy to find what he said the day following. It’s virtually impossible to find anything until 10 days out or so from Obama, and I just find that strange.
Thank you for posting this letter.
“...The blunders that occurred prior to the 2001 attacks were inexcusable and often outrageous...”
Like when x42 refused to take possesion of Osama bin Laden THREE TIMES! Had he done that on either one of those occassions, perhaps we would have the Twin Towers still standing, the Pentagon undamaged, and that Pennsylvania field would be am unknown patch of ground. AND, the Nearly three thousand people that died on 9/11 would be around today. Yes, there were blunders that occurred prior to the 2001 attacks. Bill Clinton’s was one of, if not the biggest blunders ever made that allowed what happened on September 11, 2001 to occurr.