Whose neglect ushered in 9/11? Not Bush's

Nobody will argue that the US government in general – or the Bush administration in particular – distinguished itself in the summer of 2001. While reviewing the old memos, however, let’s keep in mind the salient fact that the worst failures of government occurred far away from the White House, and even before the Bush administration took office:

1) The failure of the CIA to share terrorist watch lists with the FBI so as to bar the lead 9/11 conspirators from the country; and

2) The failure of local police to cooperate with national immigration enforcement so as to remove the conspirators when they came into view inside the country.