Bush had the responsibility from the moment he was sworn in. What Clinton did is one thing, well worth a thoughtful upchucking, but what Bush didn't do is another. If 'events' moved too slowly for Bush to do the job right, it was because Bush moved too slowly.
Sorry, but being 'in charge' means you're responsible for all the things nobody tells you.
NewsMax.com WiresMueller had been in charge of the FBI a total of 6 days when 9/11 happened, he barely had time to get the key to the executive washroom ...I guess you blame him as well.
Thursday, June 21, 2001WASHINGTON - Attorney General John Ashcroft on Wednesday ordered a comprehensive review of the FBI, including an evaluation from the private sector, as a first step in broadly reforming the bureau.
In his memo to Thompson, who oversees the FBI, Ashcroft told his deputy that he wanted the department's new Strategic Management Council, or SMC, to "undertake a comprehensive review of the bureau, and by Jan. 1, 2002, submit recommendations to me for reforms within the FBI."
Thompson is the highest-ranking department official on the SMC, which was formed in May by Ashcroft to initiate long-range planning in the department.
Each member of the SMC "should identify and recommend actions dedicated to improving and upgrading the performance of the FBI, assisting the incoming director with the many challenges to be faced, and reinforcing the FBI's effectiveness as the premier law enforcement organization in the world," Ashcroft said.
FBI Director Louis Freeh is leaving the bureau this month, two years short of his full 10-year term.
Ashcroft said he also wanted the SMC to "commission a management study of the FBI, by a private firm, to review policies and practices of the bureau including information technology, personnel, crisis management and performance appraisal" by Nov. 1.
In a move that might prove controversial within the bureau, Ashcroft said the SMC "should independently solicit input from other individuals and organizations, both internal and external, including Congress, who may have constructive ideas on reforming and improving the FBI."
Bush also had a plan to take out al Queda before 9/11...
Shortly before the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, U.S. security officials prepared a presidential order to dismantle the al Qaeda network later blamed for the attacks, the White House said Friday. It was dated September tenth, and sat on National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice's desk awaiting Bush's review when the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were struck.