Jay Carney: “It's not to defend conventional speech or not to protect acceptable speech, but to protect and defend offensive speech…”

I think what we have to see is whether or not the extreme rhetoric that we have heard from Republicans, that you just cited will be matched by extreme action.

Very concerned, Anderson. And I think that what you see here is a reflection of the fact that the effort against extremists, Islam and extremists around the world has taken a toll on the ability of al Qaeda and al Qaeda offshoots to…

I don't think there's anybody in the United States in any position of leadership who would want American men and women in uniform stationed in a foreign country without that kind of agreement and without that kind of protection.

We don't question the right of something like this to be published. We just question the judgment behind the decision to publish it.