Bush ignored 9/11 warnings

Representative Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), who returned to the Senate this year after her 2002 election defeat, was joined on Friday by 9/11 family members and a number of other panelists to explore the questions left unanswered by the 9/11 commission about what the Bush administration knew about the possibility of attacks on the United States before 9/11.

The panelists argued that the Bush administration ignored warnings of an attack from the CIA, FAA, foreign governments, and others, that Osama bin Laden was planning an attack on the United States using hijacked airliners.

Why didn't George W. Bush do anything? The panelists argued the Bush wanted to expand his power.

In light of what we know now about Bush's plans to invade Iraq well before the 2000 election, I agree with the panelist's conclusion. I think it's entirely possible that Bush may have "misunderestimated" the extent of damage that could be inflicted by an attack. He may have had other things on his mind that summer before 9/11. We certainly know that he was too busy clearing brush, finding his voice, trying to figure out how he would ever fool the public into believing he was the president, trying to look presidential.

jcb382 commented on the news of the hearing:

Bush is described as a knave and a hand-puppet with Cheney telling him what to think, Rove telling him what to say, and Gonzelez running between the two fixing the legalities.

May Junior wear the yoke of 9/11 around his neck until his dying day, not just because he could have done more to prevent the attacks, but because there are now almost 1800 dead American soldiers, over 13,000 wounded, and tens of thousands of dead Iraqis, who all died because of the way that the Bush administration repeatedly lied about Iraq having a connection to 9/11.