Bush Lies to 9/11 Commission

How much of a warning did Bill Clinton give incoming President George W. Bush that Osama bin Laden posed a grave danger? It depends on which President you ask. In his interview with the 9/11 commission last week, sources tell Time, Bush testified that Clinton appeared far more passionate about the dangers of North Korea's nuclear program and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. According to sources, Bush said Clinton "probably mentioned" terrorism as a national-security threat "but did not make it a point of emphasis." Clinton earlier told the panel that he had ranked bin Laden as the No. 1 problem the new Administration would face; he made the same point in a speech in New York City last October.

Time doesn't tell you that numerous Clinton officials pressed this same point - Osama was the number one threat. The Bush administration response - maybe we will look into it, right now we need to protect against missiles North Korea doesn't have yet but the military contractors love..

It was not only Democrats repeatedly warning the Bush administration, "The head of the US-led coalition in Iraq, Paul Bremer, warned six months before the Sept 11, 2001, attacks that the Bush administration seemed to be paying no attention to the problem of terrorism and appeared to “stagger along” on the issue."