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Old 04-11-2004, 07:33 AM   #6 (permalink)
HarmlessRabbit
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Originally posted by tecoyah
There is of course little chance anyone could have prevented 9/11, but at least have the balls to admit you may have been unprepared, and had information issues.
After reading that memo, I don't agree with that assessment any longer. The memo mentions:
- Airplane hijacking
- Bin Laden operatives scouting New York City
- Bin Laden operatives planning an attack with explosives

Granted, hindsight is 20/20, but this memo and Clarke's testimony makes me think that it was quite possible to prevent the 9/11 events. Remember, Zacharaias Mussaoui was arrested long before 9/11. It seems perfectly plausible that the Bush administration should have at least suspected a plane hijacking and taken some serious steps to increase security.
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