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THE TALK SHOW AMERICAN: 9/11 commissioner says U.S. less exposed to another terror attack

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

9/11 commissioner says U.S. less exposed to another terror attack

The United States is less vulnerable to terrorists because of immediate moves after Sept. 11 to hunt down al-Qaida leaders and from worldwide help to snuff out its networks, but billions more must be spent to train first responders and upgrade emergency communications systems in case of another terror attack, Sept. 11 commissioner Bob Kerrey said Tuesday.

Kerrey said the Bush administration effectively reduced the risk by invading Afghanistan, where bin Laden enjoyed a sanctuary from 1991 to 2001. During that time, the U.S. government mistakenly viewed al-Qaida's bomb attacks on U.S. embassies in 1998 and the USS Cole in 2000 as "one-off incidents," he said.

"One of the big mistakes was that we kept the secret of Osama bin Laden from the people of the United States. ... After Sept. 11 we realized we were in a war," Kerrey said.

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