Truth is Bush was caught off guard with 911 and I think Clinton knew it and wanted it that way. Bush took charge after that, but the thing about Bush is that he wouldn’t stand up to dems, especially in the last years, and nobody could understand it. He ended up coming off as very weak.
Now, that’s true.
I have always thought word got to W that his girls and prospective grandchildren, nephews and nieces and their children-would all be killed, if he didn’t get quiet. And, his dogs.