In his January 2003 State of the Union address, Bush said: “Some have said we must not act until the threat is imminent. Since when have the terrorists and tyrants announced their intentions, politely putting us on notice before they strike?”
President Bush said the Aug. 6, 2001, Presidential Daily Brief did not have “actionable” detail about impending Al Qaeda attacks. “There was not a time and place of an attack,” Bush told reporters Sunday.