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What was Tenet ultimately held responsible for by a 2005 report?

  • Financial mismanagement

  • The fall of the USSR

  • Failure to plan against al Qaeda

  • Invasion of privacy

Answer

Tenet, as the director of Central Intelligence, was found responsible for the intelligence failure leading up to the 9/11 attacks. The 2005 report, commissioned by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, concluded that Tenet and his agency failed to adequately plan for and address the threat posed by al Qaeda, resulting in a critical failure to prevent the catastrophic event.
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