respond to the cole bombing. instead the commission learned he ordered the development after long-range plan to eliminate bin laden. >> the whole truth? >> i do. thank you very much, secretary powell. mr. chairman, president bush and all of us on his team knew that tris woem be a major concern for us. he wanted a thorough comprehensive diplomatic military intelligence law enforcement and financial strategy to go after al qaeda. >> he made clear us to that he did not want to respond to al qaeda one attack at a time. he told me, he was tired of swatting flies. the president says i have no hesitancy about going after him but i didn't feel that sense of urgency and my blood was not nearly as boiling. >> every morning that summer, bush received a a president's daily brief or pdb. outlining security threats to the united states. >> isn't it a fact, dr. rice, that the august 6 pdb warned against possible attacks in this