There was a cottage industry in elaborating the theory that Bush and his administration were unnecessarily caught flat-footed or even knew the attacks were immi

There was a cottage industry in elaborating the theory that Bush and his administration were unnecessarily caught flat-footed or even knew the attacks were imminent. Richard Clarke is a good place to start: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_A._Clarke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_A._Clarke He seemed more interested in publicity and exaggerating his own bureaucratic importance than being objective—tendencies the political opposition and media were in no mood to criticize. But YMMV.