Originally Posted by
Trollkiller
Bush did not have time to politicize the intelligence community before 9/11 and the attempt after 9/11to get everybody to work together birthed the DHS.
He had nine months -- that was, clearly, more than enough time since that's what happened.
When your intelligence is nothing more than "something big may happen sometime" there is not a whole lot to go on.
I agree. However, when your intelligence is Al Qaeda intends to crash commercial aircraft into buildings, I'd say you have more than just a "hint."
I hope that you do not honestly feel that Bush or any other President would allow, or be allowed to let, 3000 people die if there was solid intelligence about an attack.
No, I do not believe that Bush intended for anyone to die in the 9/11 attack. However, I do believe that is the direct consequence of his unwillingness to listen to briefings from Clinton administration officials, directly attributable to his partisanship, as well as his preoccupation with Iraq.
However, this discussion is getting way off topic and veering close to OMNI land. The question was, "Would we have an over-reaching DHS if 9/11 occurred during the present administration?" My answer is, "no, for a variety of reasons."
As much as I'd like to address the rest of your post, I don't think it's appropriate to do it in this thread.