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Asa Hutchinson: It would be the wrong decision to make at this time. We want to know whether this is an incident that was directed at…

On the recordMarch 11, 2004
It would be the wrong decision to make at this time. We want to know whether this is an incident that was directed at Spain, that is no threat to the United States, whether this is an al Qaeda incident.

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Hutchinson discussed the decision-making process regarding the threat level in the U.S. following the Madrid bombings.

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