9/11 timeline from ThinkProgress.org

Don't let 'em fool ya. I know we've got short, short, short memories. This timeline should help us remember, though. Remember things like this:

EARLY DECEMBER 2001: Bin Laden escapes at Tora Bora
DECEMBER 21, 2001: Senators introduce bill to create independent 9/11 commission
JANUARY 25, 2002: Cheney “warns” Daschle about establishing independent 9/11 inquiry
JANUARY 27, 2002: Cheney: bin Laden “isn’t that big a threat.”
JANUARY 29, 2002: Bush asks Daschle not to establish independent inquiry into 9/11 attacks
FEBRUARY 5, 2002: Bush: bin Laden “not the issue.”
MAY 23, 2002: Bush voices opposition to 9/11 Commission
MARCH 2003: Bush opposes additional funding for 9/11 Commission
JANUARY 2004: Taliban “can now outspend and outman” U.S. forces
JANUARY 19, 2004: Bush opposes giving extension to 9/11 Commission investigation

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FEBRUARY 5, 2004: Bush reverses position, backs 9/11 Commission extension
FEBRUARY 25, 2004: Bush, Cheney place strict limits on 9/11 Commission appearances
MARCH 2004: U.S. government report warns of Taliban resurgence
MARCH 2004: Warlords still control large swaths of Afghanistan
MARCH 28, 2004: Rice justifies refusing to testify before 9/11 Commission
APRIL 1, 2004: Bush blocks 9/11 Commission from accessing thousands of documents
MAY 2004: Major study finds al Qaeda strong, growing thanks to Iraq war
JULY 22, 2004: 9/11 Commission releases recommendations, Bush resists quick action
SEPTEMBER 27, 2004: Bush: “As a result of the United States military, Taliban no longer is in existence.”
APRIL 26, 2005: Global terrorist attacks triple over past year
JUNE 26, 2005: Rumsfeld “doesn’t know” if U.S. is eliminating more terrorists than are being created
AUGUST 2005: Taliban have reemerged in Afghanistan
APRIL 22, 2006: Global terrorist attacks exceed 10,000 over past year
JUNE 26, 2006: Violence in Afghanistan worst since 2001
AUGUST 14, 2006: Violence against women ‘widespread’ in Afghanistan
SEPTEMBER 2, 2006: Afghan opium harvest largest ever
SEPTEMBER 3, 2006: Terrorism prosecutions fall to pre-9/11 level
SEPTEMBER 8, 2006: Released tape shows Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda members training for September 11th attacks.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2006: CIA officials report bin Laden trail has gone “stone cold”