I Think The Decision That's Been Made

You Cannot Be Driven By The Polls. The Polls Change All The Time; They're Easily Manipulated By Whoever Wants To Ask Those Poll Questions; They Go Up; They Go Down.

I Learned Early On That If You Don't Want Your Memos To Get You In Trouble Someday, Just Don't Write Any.

You Really Do Think About It Institutionally; This Is Your Job, And To Some Extent You Benefit From Having A Job To Do At A Moment Like This. You Have Things That You Have To Make Happen. And You Don't Have Time For The Emotional Reaction That Might Otherwise Occur If Somebody Was Just Sitting There Watching These Events Unfold And Had No Responsibilities.

Remember, Success For A Politician Is 50% Plus One. You Don't Have To Have Everybody On Board.

I Mean, It's Not Just One Day You Get Up, Bang, And You Got Osama Bin Laden. It's The Kind Of Thing Where An Awful Lot Of People Over A Long Period Of Time - Thousands Have Worked This Case And These Issues And Followed On The Leads And Captured Bad Guys And Interrogated Them And So-forth.