Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kubva munaNovember 1999 kusvika munaNovember 2001, aive Director weTransnational Threats paNational Security Council (NSC) vashandi, kwaaive nebasa rekugadzirisa nekushandisa mutemo weUS wekurwisa hugandanga. Mukati menguva iyi, akatarisira mhinduro yeHurumende yeU.S. kuMireniyumu yekunyevera kwehugandanga,
Kurwiswa kweUSS "Cole", uye kurwiswa kwaSeptember 11. Mukati menguva yake paNSC, Cressey akadaidzira kuti matanho atorerwe kurwisa al-Qaeda naBin Laden, ayo akanyanyofuratirwa kusvikira pana 9/11.