Partial quotes from the Guardian. Link
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - L. Paul Bremer, the U.S. administrator in Iraq, said he regrets a statement he made more than six months before the Sept. 11 attacks that the Bush administration was ``paying no attention'' to terrorism.
"At a McCormick Tribune Foundation conference on terrorism on Feb. 26, 2001, Bremer said, ``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.''
"Bremer made the speech after he had chaired the National Commission on Terrorism, a bipartisan body formed by the Clinton administration to examine U.S. counterterrorism policies.
To give Bremmer his due, he now says his remarks were unfair. You can read it at the link.
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - L. Paul Bremer, the U.S. administrator in Iraq, said he regrets a statement he made more than six months before the Sept. 11 attacks that the Bush administration was ``paying no attention'' to terrorism.
"At a McCormick Tribune Foundation conference on terrorism on Feb. 26, 2001, Bremer said, ``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.''
"Bremer made the speech after he had chaired the National Commission on Terrorism, a bipartisan body formed by the Clinton administration to examine U.S. counterterrorism policies.
To give Bremmer his due, he now says his remarks were unfair. You can read it at the link.
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