The only thing you need to know about the 911 hearings

[xoxoxoBruce]

But those differences were largely theoretical; administration officials told the panel's investigators that the plan's overall timeline was at least three years, and it did not include firm deadlines, military plans or significant funding at the time of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Talks cheap, show me the money.
If 10 guys drive to work every morning, not wearing a seatbelt and 1 has an accident. The fact that the 9 got away with it, is moot. The one that didn't is a fool.
lots of president's got away with not being proactive on the terrorists. Bush didn't.
Actually the others didn't really get away with it. ie, The Cole, WTC garage, Marine Barracks and various embassy attacks, but that didn't stir people up like 9-11.
But the bottom line is hindsight is 20/20 and nobody (except TW) ever expected an attack on US soil, the size and scope of 9-11.