Maybe he thought the chances of a another terrorist attack was greater than the chances of an unpresedented Cat 5 hitting just the way it did so he decided to spend more money on anti terrorism. The war is iraq is a part of the antiterrorism effort.

What would you have thought the odds were were? What decision would you have made not being able to see the future?

Funding was cut or at least not increased before GWB was in power. I suppose this is his fault too.

Your history conveniently begins on Jan 1 2001 which debilitates your ability to see things the way they are. As you would say "very obsessedwith details and missing the big piccure"