he said
and he could not have done anything different. Instead the memo talked about terrorists' dangerous intentions - something that Americans always have known existed. Without more thorough or more startling information it is unrealistic to think the president could have prevented the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The details Bush acquired before Sept. 11 focused mostly on overseas targets; the little information he had about possible attacks on U.S. soil did not detail what could happen or where. While fielding questions and interrogations nearly three years later
Bush insists he did the best with the facts he was given.
