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If We're Successful In Iraq ... We Will Have Struck A Major Blow Right At The Heart Of The Base, If You Will, The Geographic Base Of The Terrorists Who Have Had Us Under Assault Now For Many Years, But Most Especially On 9/11.

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.

One Of The Reasons The Deficit Got As Big As It Did, Frankly, Was Because Of The Economic Slowdown, The Fall-off In Deficits, The Terrorist Attacks. A Significant Chunk Was Taken Out Of The Economy By What Happened After The Attacks Of 9/11.

One Of The Worst Things We Could Do Is Start To Act Now As Though The Attack Of 9/11 Is A Thing Of The Past And Will Never Be Repeated. That's Just Not True.

We Haven't Really Had The Time Yet To Pore Through All Those Records In Baghdad. We'll Find Ample Evidence Confirming The Link, That Is The Connection If You Will Between Al Qaida And The Iraqi Intelligence Services. They Have Worked Together On A Number Of Occasions.