Blog Entry 3

What would you say if I told you that the White House was warned about 9/11 before it even happened? That we would have been able to possibly prevent it if President Bush would have taken the notice seriously?
I'm sure most would not be pleased with this news. In a recent article in the New York Times, author Kirt Eichenwald stated, "The direct warnings to Mr. Bush about the possibility of a Qaeda attack began in the spring of 2001. By May 1, the Central Intelligence Agency told the White House of a report that “a group presently in the United States” was planning a terrorist operation. Weeks later, on June 22, the daily brief reported that Qaeda strikes could be “imminent,” although intelligence suggested the time frame was flexible." This means that, long before the attack was in the works in New York, President Bush and the White House Administration [WHA] had full knowledge of what could happen. They thought what any American would think. 'That is too awful of an event to ever happen.'
It was said that Bin Laden was planning this attack to distract Intelligence from the threat that had already been put upon them, Saddam Hussein. Laden and Hussein worked together in a sense and Laden knew the threat from Hussein was greater than any other.
Many officials and intelligence personnel tried warning Bush and WHA that this planned attack needed to be taken seriously. Even though the day of the attack was flexible, they needed to be ready. The Bush Administration did not want to reason. No matter who confronted them, they kept denying anything would happen and never took action.
After all the terrorism that has occurred throughout the years, 9/11 is the worst thing that has been bestowed upon this country. It killed thousands of people and brought us into another war. I do not believe this war will ever be resolved. When we are not looking, the teams behind Bin Laden and Hussein will strike again, causing another mass destruction. If only Bush would have listened to all the sources his own agents and intelligence gave him. He truly could have prevented 9/11.


September 14th, 2012
 12:18pm
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/opinion/the-bush-white-house-was-deaf-to-9-11-warnings.html?_r=1&ref=terrorism