We've Never Made The Case, Or Argued

I Worked For George Bush. I'm Proud To Have Worked For Him. I Think That A Lot Of The Most Controversial Things We Did, That People Didn't Like And - And Criticized Us For, Things Like The Terror Surveillance Program Or The Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, Were Things That Allowed Us To Save Lives.

We Must Be Prepared To Face Our Responsibilities And Be Willing To Use Force If Necessary.

It's Very Important To Go Back And Keep In Mind The Distinction Between Handling These Events As Criminal Acts, Which Was The Way We Did Before 9/11, And Then Looking At 9/11 And Saying, 'this Is Not A Criminal Act,' Not When You Destroy 16 Acres Of Manhattan, Kill 3,000 Americans, Blow A Big Hole In The Pentagon. That's An Act Of War.

I Feel Very Strongly That The Significance Of 9/11 Cannot Be Underestimated. It Forces Us To Think In New Ways About Strategy, About National Security, About How We Structure Our Forces And About How We Use U.s. Military Power.

I'm Up In The Senate Most Tuesdays When They're In Session.