4 May 2004, David Sirota, Christy Harvey and Judd Legum, The Progress Report
Center For American Progress
Two-and-a-half years have passed since the terrorist strikes of September 11. Poor planning, red tape, insufficient resources, questionable priorities, a lack of communication and sluggish monitoring cast doubt on the administration's claim that the United States is safer. According to a recent poll by the Council for Excellence in Government, "fewer than half of all Americans think the country is safer now than it was on Sept. 11, 2002, and more than three-quarters expect the United States to be the target of a major terrorist attack at home or abroad in the next few months.
