Bill Clinton: “Before you ask questions, I just want to say that I really have appreciated the stories you've done, because I think…”

“Before you ask questions, I just want to say that I really have appreciated the stories you've done, because I think it's so important that--it's sort of a balance thing, but I want to raise public awareness of this and awareness also with people with influence who can influence decisionmaking without throwing people into an unnecessary panic. And I think these stories have been exceedingly valuable. Sandy was making fun of me today before you came in--Sandy Berger was. He said, ``When you started talking about this 6 years ago, nobody around here--people just didn't--they hadn't thought about it.''”