Either you are forgetting or ignoring that President Bush did not get his cabinet together until March because of Al Gore’s attempt to steal the election
It’s my understanding that they had a solid four to five months of warnings after the inauguration. That didn’t include warnings by Clinton staff during transition. I absolutely blamed Clinton way more for 9-11, but Bush team also dropped the ball, in putting suspicion of Clinton team before the importance of actually listening.
To close, I say these things based only on what I’ve heard. I, like everyone else can only rely on that limited data.