What's most interesting about Biden's September 10 talk is that he mentioned terrorism but made no mention of "al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden or Islamic extremist groups" - just like Rice.
Except (and I shouldn't even have to point this out, except to desperate Bush apologists) he's a US Senator from the minority party without any power or responsibility, and she's the chief advisor on the subject to the President of the United States. Who cares what Joe Biden _says_? The question is, what was the Administration _doing_?
What specifically do you think they could have been doing between noon on 20 January and midnight on 10 September which could have prevented (not simply delayed) the events of 11 September? "That's what the commission is supposed to find out" is not the answer. The commission's duty is to find out why such action was not taken if indeed there was any such action that could have been taken to prevent the terrorist attacks on 11 Sep 2001. I'm asking what action(s) the Bush administration could conceivably have taken between the time they got into office and the instant before the first plane slammed into the World Trade Center which could have prevented the attacks. Also, what would have been the other consequences of such action(s)?
-- Ronn! :)
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