CHENEY ADMITS THAT THE BUSH REGIME DOWNGRADED THE TERROR THREAT

We KNOW that members of the outgoing Clinton Administration warned the incoming Bush regime that the #1 threat to America was Al Qaeda. See for example what Sandy Berger said to Condileeza Rice and what CIA director Tenet said to Bush, Cheney and Rice. Today is his speech at AEI, Cheney admits that the Bush regime didn't take these warnings seriously:

9/11 caused everyone to take a serious second look at threats that had been gathering for a while, and enemies whose plans were getting bolder and more sophisticated.