Thursday, July 22, 2004
My Thoughts on the 9/11 Report
I don't care about assigning blame. Clinton vs. Bush, blah, blah, blah.
Here's my synopsis: People don't take care of problems until they arise (think Titanic, Pearl Harbor, etc.). It's human nature. If Clinton or Bush on 9/10 said "let's go into Afghanistan" people wouldn't have supported it. People would have freaked about extra security. Dear me, an extra hour for screening.
In the intelligence arena, there was a lack of willingness to have people do dirty work and deal with dirty people in order to protect us. The Toricelli rule being foremost among the problems.
I don't care about assigning blame. Clinton vs. Bush, blah, blah, blah.
Here's my synopsis: People don't take care of problems until they arise (think Titanic, Pearl Harbor, etc.). It's human nature. If Clinton or Bush on 9/10 said "let's go into Afghanistan" people wouldn't have supported it. People would have freaked about extra security. Dear me, an extra hour for screening.
In the intelligence arena, there was a lack of willingness to have people do dirty work and deal with dirty people in order to protect us. The Toricelli rule being foremost among the problems.
