Could 9/11 have been stopped before it happened?
Long Shadow
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The FBI, the CIA, the FBI, and Homeland Security
Before 9-11, the U.S. counter-terrorism apparatus was understaffed and overworked. The FBI's counterterrorism resources had dwindled by nearly 20%, dropping to just over 500 agents nationwide. This meant that counterterrorism was largely an afterthought at the Bureau even after the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. In unguarded moments, many agents and supervisors will admit that the Bureau solves what it wants to solve.
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