Red Flag - The Bush Administration Opposed a 9/11 Commission
The Bush administration fought hard against the creation of an independent commission to investigate 9/11.\xa0 The families who fought for the creation of such a commission, wanted full accountability concerning the event that led to the deaths of their loved ones.\xa0 Yet, the administration resisted this. Why?
\nOn the 29th of January 2002 \u2013 CNN reported that,
\n\n\n\u201cPresident Bush personally asked Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle Tuesday to limit the congressional investigation into the events of September 11\u2033.
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Daschle told reporters that an investigation,
\n\n\n\u201c\u2026would take resources and personnel away from the effort in the war on terrorism\u201d.
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On May 23rd 2002, CBS News reported that,
\n\n\n\u201cPresident Bush took a few minutes during his trip to Europe Thursday to voice his opposition to establishing a special commission to probe how the government dealt with terror warnings before Sept. 11.\u201d
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The excuses for the opposition to the Commission often given were alleged fears of national security compromises and claims that those involved in the \u201cwar on terrorism\u201d would have their jobs hampered.\xa0 Yet, clearly national security had been compromised as a result of the attacks. If there were such failings and if people did not do their jobs, then they needed to be held accountable.
\nIn September 2002, under pressure from victims\u2019 family members, CBS reported that,
\n\n\n\u201cPresident Bush told Congress he now supports creation of an independent commission to probe the September eleventh attacks.\u201d
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The victims\u2019 families \u201cfought the Bush administration tooth and nail for a commission to investigate the September 11th terrorist attacks \u2014 and won\u201d.\xa0 Yet, why did they even have to fight them for one in the first place?
\nIn total, the Bush administration fought off an investigation for 441 days before the mandate was finally passed into law on November 27, 2002.
\nDuring the 9/11 Commission hearings \u2013 the Family Steering Committee requested Commissioners to ask Bush and Cheney to,
\n\n\n\u201cexplain your 14 month opposition to the creation of an independent commission to investigate 9/11 and your request to Senator Daschle to quash such an investigation\u201d. Yet, no answer is forthcoming.
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The Bush administration actively opposed any formal investigation into the attacks of September 11th.\xa0 If it were not for the determination of victims\u2019 family members and a budding 9-11 Truth Movement, there would have never been any inquiry beyond the heavily redacted Joint Intelligence Committee Inquiry from 2002. \xa0 Why did President Bush not want the American public to know exactly what happened before, during, and after September 11th?