Some widows of 9/11 are asserting that President Bush should have acted on the vague data given him in an Aug. 6, 2001 memo, claiming that the memo gave the, "who, what, where, when, and how" of the attacks.
The article explains why this isn't necessarily true, and posits an alternity in which the Administration did act upon what information they had.
My deepest sympathies are forever with those who lost loved ones on 9/11. There is still a wound in our collective souls. I know that if the Bush Administration could have prevented it, they would have. Can you imagine how maddening it was to know that terrorists were planning to murder our citizens, but not having enough information to determine where, when, and by whom?
That is why it is more important to focus and pull together to make sure that 9/11 never happens again. It's going to take a lot of work, focus, and determination. It means making hard choices that are not comforting on the surface. Nevertheless, we must take the long view and think not of what feels good today. We have to fight with an eye to the futures of our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Never Forget.
Never Again.
You are definitely a passionate and articulate commentator on important issues.
If you get some time free before your next effort at saving the world from itself, come see the rest of the credit I have given you.
Posted by: David at April 13, 2004 04:27 AM