Ask Condi's deputy. He keeps popping up in the news lately.
Shortly after the Bush Administration took office in January 2001, the National Security Council undertook a review of existing policy for dealing with Al Qaeda. In response to written Joint Inquiry questions, Deputy National Security Adviser Steve Hadley explained: "The Administration took the Al Qaeda threat seriously and, from the outset, began considering a major shift in United States counterterrorism policy." From the first days of the Bush Administration through September 2001, it conducted a senior-level review of policy for dealing with Al Qaeda. The goal was to move beyond the policy of containment, criminal prosecution, and limited retaliation for specific attacks, toward attempting to "roll back" Al Qaeda. The new goal was to eliminate completely the ability of Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups of global reach to conduct terrorist attacks against the United States. . . . Between May and the end of July 2001, four Deputies Committee meetings were held directly related to the regional issues which had to be resolved in order to adopt a more aggressive strategy for dealing with Al Qaeda. These meetings focused on [ ]. This new policy might have produced a coordinated government response to the bin Laden threat or put the nation on more of a war footing with Al Qaeda before Sept. 11. However, as Mr. Hadley noted, "The administration finalized its review of policy on Al Qaeda at an N.S.C. Principals Committee meeting on Sept. 4, 2001." President Bush had not reviewed the draft policy before Sept. 11.
Hmmm, from July to Sept. Must be nice to take the summer off.
Hello Condi? Did you enjoy your vacation?
For those who understand no explanation is needed, ...For those who don't none will.
