Where Terrorists Offer Injustice, Disorder And Destruction,

Is Real, It Is Serious, It Is Growing, And It Constitutes One Of The Greatest Threats To Our National Security And, Indeed, To Global Security.

You Always, I Think, Debate With Yourself About Whether Or Not You Made The Right Decision. And You Have To Then Give The Person That You’re Working For - In My Instance, The President - Your Best Judgment Based On Your Understanding Of The Facts, But Also The Calculus You Use To Make A Determination About What’s The Best Way To Go Forward.

Yes, War Is Hell. It Is Awful. It Involves Human Beings Killing Other Human Beings, Sometimes Innocent Civilians. That Is Why We Despise War.

We Will Use All Lawful Tools At Our Disposal, And That Includes Authorities Under The Renewed Patriot Act. We Firmly Believe That Our Intelligence Gathering Tools Must Enable Us To Collect The Information We Need To Protect The American People.

I'm Neither Republican Nor Democrat. I've Worked For The Past Five Administrations.