[Cboldt]

I only wanted to correct the "Bush caused" language. That overstates the blame-assignment. I'm not saying the blame assignment is valid, but at least it should be stated/summarized in a fair way. Otherwise the argument goes down a stupid rabbit hole. And yes, I do think the GWB regime came off as dolts. Rice comes out and says "we never thought people would use planes as weapons." Hello? Bojinka?

[Future Snake Eater]

Yeah, “caused” isn’t the right word. DOD eggheads called 9/11 a “black swan” event. Maybe so. However, Monday morning quarterbacking is inevitable after such an event. There were definitely steps that Bush (and most certainly Clinton) could have taken to halt 9/11 in place. The question is whether he knew if those steps even existed, let alone the threat.