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Chatter: Former National Security Advisor Steve Hadley's Reflections on Presidential Transitions

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How Did the Bush Administration Set the Foundation for the War on Terror?

In 2001, 2003, the amount of terrorist attacks is staggering. We did not know from where they were coming. It could have been al-Qaeda for all we knew. And people also forget that just one month later, a white powder anthrax started showing up in envelopes at congressional offices and major media. So it worked. If you had told us that there would not be a major mass casualty terrorist attack in the United States after 9-11, if you told us that in September of 2001, we would have been very surprised indeed.

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