It's easy to identify shortcomings after the fact. Whether collection assets were focused on the "wrong" target or simply "the not as good" target should be considered. Using their limited judgment, someone must have thought they were looking in the right direction and doing the right thing. We're all susceptible to similar cognitive biases.
Nothing is a 100% solution. The most effective intelligence measures, in my opinion, are a 70% solution. We are beholden to our policy making masters and they may not share our concerns. We're worse at organizing our bureaucracies around potential future threats. Even the perfect organization has to contend with individual personalities that want to prevent information sharing.
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