On September 13, 2001, “After hearing the CIA’s presentation [which called for attacking the Taliban and Al Qaeda] the President [Bush] asked [Counterterrorist Center Director Cofer] Black simply, ‘How long will it take?’ To the surprise of others present at the meeting, including [CIA Director George] Tenet, Black told the President that he thought the U.S. could vanquish Al Qaeda and the Taliban in just a matter of weeks. To the dismay of [Secretary of Defense Donald] Rumsfeld, the Department of Defense had no military plan for defeating Al Qaeda in Afghanistan on hand at the time, which forced the Pentagon to yield the lead role to the CIA.”
– Jane Mayer, The Dark Side, Page 33