Former national security adviser Condoleezza Rice said she feels “deep personal remorse” over the failure to do more to prevent the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Speaking at a Pentagon memorial ceremony, Rice said officials in positions of power did not recognize the threat clearly enough or soon enough to stop the 9/11 attacks.
“We did what we knew to do, but by definition, it was not enough,” she said.
Rice, who was serving as national security adviser at the time, directly apologized to relatives of victims attending the ceremony.
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“I will always carry deep personal remorse for the pain that you, the families of the fallen, still feel, and for the trauma that our country endured,” she said.
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