Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
the September 11 attacks illustrated a fundamental failure by our Government to share information effectively in order to detect and prevent the attack by 'connecting the dots.'
Said by
Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed highlights the failure of information sharing before 9/11.

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