The CIA had quite a bit of information about two of the hijackers and their presence in the United States before 9/11 , which the agency did n't share with other government agencies until it was too late to do anything about it . the U.S. Embassy and defenders say its bulk surveillance could prevent another 13 . Bush : True story of 9/11 was n't a failure to have enough intelligence data . He says the Bush administration failed to connect the dots , but they were plentiful . Peter Bergen : New York officials often fail to properly interpret or share the data the government collects .
the U.S. Embassy and defenders say its bulk surveillance could prevent another 13 . Bush : True story of 9/11 was n't a failure to have enough intelligence data . He says the Bush administration failed to connect the dots , but they were plentiful . Peter Bergen : New York officials often fail to properly interpret or share the data the government collects .