Christmas Terrorism? Thanks, George W. Bush

So, while the Bush Administration started a justifiable war with limited effort in Afghanistan, and let Osama bin Laden escape from Tora Bora...

And while the Bush Administration launched an unjustifiable war with no post-invasion plan in Iraq, creating a wonderful terrorist-recruitment campaign...

George W. was also laying the groundwork for last month's failed NorthWest Airlines terrorist plot.

How?

First, the Bush Administration never solved the inter-agency rivalries that have plagued U.S. intelligence services since their inceptions.  The CIA still guards its secrets...ditto NSA, FBI, Treasury, et cetera.  Putting all these agencies in the same evidently useless department without solving these rivalries was a downright sin.

Second, the Bush Administration dropped the ball on Yemen.  This is what happens when you put all of your terrorism fighting eggs in 1 basket (Iraq), and do a poor job on the work that matters (Afghanistan, Yemen, Sudan, etc.).

The Bush Administration faced systemic problems when it entered office.  It did little to bend the system over 8 years to improve "the system".  After a while, a presidential administration "owns" the system.  If Obama doesn't fix things during his term in office, then he, too, will share blame.

9/11 was not Bush's fault...but NorthWest Air 253 almost was.