did ANYONE read the briefing that was given to Bush on 8/6/01? Did CONGRESS even read it?

Question

On August 6, 2001, Bush was given a security briefing entitled "Bin Laden Determined to Strike In U.S." Yet it would appear that either Bush did not read the briefing or did not take its contents seriously, as somehow 9/11 still managed to take place even in lieu of the briefing. To insure that the president is not making unwise/introverted decisions, congress is also given the power to make collective decisions based on the same intelligence that is presented to the president himself, and (congress) need only have the approval of the president for its decision to be affirmed. It was a similar situation when congress sought approval to present the 9/11 report to the american public. Based on the given facts, it would seem that congress should also have been given access to read the same security briefing that were presented to Bush on 8/6/01. Are you telling me that NOBODY read this briefing? And if it was read by congress why did congress not try to convince Bush of its accuracy?

come to think of it, why did the FBI not inform Bush about the contents of the very important briefing as they handed it to him on 8/6/01? Surely the FBI had to have known about the contents of the briefing because it is their job to review all material before it is presented to the president to check for coercion and the like. So why did the FBI not tell the president what the briefing was about and stress to him how important it was?

Answer 1

Of course, everything must've been his fault. We'd been getting these reports for years. Since early in Clinton's term, we knew there was a possibility of a terrorist attack. There is a HUGE difference in knowing that someone is determined to strike and knowing how to prevent it. What could have been done? What is your suggestion? Oh, his name is Osama, he's somewhere in the country of Afghanistan, that means I can tell exactly who he will hire, how they will do it, and when? No. Stop being a moron. Stop blaming the President for something that NO ONE PERSON could have prevented.

Answer 2

Chicken George and the other clowns in the Whorehouse were either incompetent for not reading it, or treasonous for knowing and choosing to let it happen.

Although I normally subscribe to the saying, "Never attribute to malice what can be explained by simple stupidity," in the case of Chicken George I'm inclined to ignore it. I would not be surprised if those clowns knew it was coming and chose to let it happen.

The "neo-con" theories are expounded upon in the website:
http://www.newamericancentury.org/

The membership of the "Project for a New American Century" (PNAC) reads like a "Who's who" list of American fascists.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century
The "goal" of the PNAC is that the US is the world's lone superpower and that the US have total political, militaristic, and economic dominance, all for the benefit of the US. When you hear the phrase "new American century", think "reich of a thousand years".

http://www.newamericancentury.org/RebuildingAmericasDefenses.pdf

The worst part is, I don't have to make anything up. They state their goals openly on their website. And read this while thinking about 9/11 and whether or not the reich wingers knew it was coming:

> Any serious effort at [world] transformation must occur
> within the larger framework of U.S. national security
> strategy, military missions and defense budgets.
>
> [...]
>
> Further, the process of transformation, even if it
> brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long
> one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event –
> like a new Pearl Harbor.

Gee, didn't the reichwingers call 9/11 a "new Pearl Harbor" after it happened?



And by the way: Don't buy into conspiracy theory nonsense like "Loose Change". The makers of that piece of junk wear tinfoil hats. The verifiable facts are frightening enough.


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Answer 3

Uh huh.... and why didn't Clinton take out Bin Laden when he has the chance?

If I give you a report that says, "Robbers are determined to break into your house." What are you going to do with it?

Even if you lock your doors and windows, buy a gun and set up a security system, a determined robber will find his way in.

Why do libs need to blame this particular president when this particular problem started and was far more manageable during the previous administration.

Answer 4

Watch the video- "Loose change" To answer your original question, when Condi was questioned about this, she didn't want to read the title, implying that she got it, but didn't pass it on.