Quote Originally Posted by Hurin_Rules
I think part of the problem is that Bush is hesitant to completely turn on Tenet, because if he does, Tenet may turn on him, and raise the embarrassing issue of how the Bush administration used Tenet's intelligence. Remember, the 9/11 commission never looked at how the Bushies used the intelligence; we've never had an independent commission look at that issue. Bush does not want this skeleton in the closet to see the light of day.
Though it is speculation it is entirely possible. If I had to assign a probability to it I would put it in the 75 to 90% range.

I saw some research into the public statements made by Bush, Cheney and cabinet officials for their time in office preceding 9/11. AQ and the global terrorism threat was mentioned once (by Condi if memory serves.) Their focus was on the anti-ICBM missile shield. Clearly the emphasis was NOT on AQ at the administration level, and AQ was on the farthest back burner at best.