Bush doesn't agree with Sept. 11 Commission on post-9/11 failures

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051216/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_interview

On another topic, Bush said he doesn't agree with a report from the former Sept. 11 Commission that accused the government of failing to make enough changes since the 2001 terrorist attacks to protect the country.

"I think this country is making good progress toward securing the country," Bush said.

Continuing its work as a private entity called the 9/11 Public Discourse Project, the panel said the Bush administration and Congress had not moved quickly enough to enact the majority of its recommendations of July 2004. It issued an assessment of the government's counterterror performance as a report card that gave failing grades in five areas and issued only one "A."

"They're right on some and they're wrong on others," Bush said. As an example, he said the administration does not deserve the mediocre grade it got on dealing with Pakistan. The president said that securing Pakistan as an ally in the war on terror and against the Taliban in Afghanistan was a major step.

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1. I wonder how the 9-11 Commission is being funded these days?

The 9/11 Public Discourse Project must be set up as a non-profit or something.