Even more bizarre and telling is the Bush administration's explanation for why it didn't respond. It was most clearly articulated by the neocon number two at the Pentagon, Paul Wolfowitz described the Cole bombing as stale. By the time Bush took office, it was just five months after the terror attacks. Wolfowitz wanted something bigger to respond to and soon he got it. It was remarkable to watch this, especially after the man had declared war on us, reiterated it, said, you time is coming. (17:19–17:27)
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