Reply #23: The irony is that Sandy Berger told Condi

[Emillereid]

that bin Laden and Al Queada would need all her and the Bush administration's attention -- that no foreign policy issue was more important. Also the Clinton administration had worked up a comprehensive policy to deal with bin Laden by the Fall of 2000 which they did not implement out of respect for the incoming administration -- unfortunately the Bushits dropped the ball, Cheney decided he would do his own review of the situation and develop his own policies. They didn't focus on al Queada -- instead gave all their attention to oil stuff. It's important to remember that this was the bunch that wrote Rebuilding America's Defenses wherein they stated that they probably couldn't get Americans on board for their military buildup and empire without an event like Pearl Harbor. How convenient 911 just happened to fall in their lap.