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James M. Jeffords: “Amazing. As I have said many times, I understand, in the wake of the horrific events of September 11, we would look for…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2002
Amazing. As I have said many times, I understand, in the wake of the horrific events of September 11, we would look for ways to strengthen our Nation's defense to prevent any further catastrophe. I fully support that goal, but we must be cautious, to make sure that we work to correct what went wrong and not interfere with what went right. We know what went wrong, and I firmly hope we, as a nation, will develop a comprehensive plan to address the shortcomings of our intelligence gathering and communication efforts which, to me, were the core of the problem.
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Discussing national defense and intelligence shortcomings after the September 11 attacks.

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