Bremer Hit Bush Over Neglecting Terrorism Before 9/11

According to this article, which cites a book /conference of the Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation, Paul Bremer was very critical of the Bush Administration's failure to defend the country before 9/11. According to the article, he said in late February of 2001, "The new administration seems to be paying no attention to the problem of terrorism. What they will do is stagger along until there's a major incident and then suddenly say, 'Oh, my God, shouldn't we be organized to deal with this?' That's too bad. They've been given a window of opportunity with very little terrorism now, and they're not taking advantage of it."

This quote is consistent with everything we've heard from Richard Clarke, and everything we know about the White House's neglect of counterterrorism before the attacks.