Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Here's The Path To 9/11 Miniseries I'd Like To See

Al Franken already wrote the script treatment for a Path to 9-11 miniseries in his book Lying Liars -- this is the first couple of paragraphs from the chapter called "Operation Ignore" (via Atrios):

Bill Clinton's far-reaching plan to eliminate al Qaeda root and branch was completed only a few weeks before the inauguration of George W. Bush. If it had been implemented then, a former senior Clinton aide told Time, we would be handing [the Bush Administration] a war when they took office." Instead, Clinton and company decided to turn over the plan to the Bush administration to carry out. Clinton trusted Bush to protect America. This proved, nine months later, to be a disastrous mistake - perhaps the biggest one Clinton ever made.

Clinton's National Security Advisor Sandy Berger remembered how little help the previous Bush administration had provided to his team. Believing that the nation's security should transcend political bitterness, Berger arranged ten briefings for his successor, Condoleezza Rice, and her deputy, Stephen Hadley. Berger made a special point of attending the briefing on terrorism. He told Dr. Rice, “I believe that the Bush administration will spend more time on terrorism in general, and on al Qaeda specifically, than any other subject.'' * * *
Even if you've already read Lying Liars, click on the above link and read the rest of the chapter to refresh your memory on just how bad a job the Bush Regime did in the run-up to 9/11. It's astounding.

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