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How did the Al Qaeda (AQ) attacks on the US develop over time, and could the 9/11/01 attacks have been avoided?
Were US intelligence and counterterrorist (CT) assets well organized to avoid the 9/11/01 attacks?
To what degree was the Clinton administration's CT strategy a product of faulty presidential thinking -- or faulty intelligence?
How did the 9/11 Commission recommend the US adapt its strategy to react to the 9/11/01 attacks?
How did the 9/11 Commission recommend the US restructure its organizations after the 9/11/01 attacks?
How can the historical approach to a commission's post-disaster report assist -- or hinder -- the effort for reform?

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